Loading a Truck
Warehouse staff use the RF for truck loading; however, since the truck is defined as a location, you do not have to associate an RF transaction to a warehouse task. From the RF, staff select the option to move items, specify the truck location or accept the default, and scan references. Staff must specify the location because the truck load transaction does not generate any put-away.
Staff can load boxes or pallets onto the truck. The boxes or pallets can be totes or references. Typically, the user who implements truck loading cannot predict whether warehouse staff scan:
• Totes that were created in batch picking
• References from full pallets that were moved directly from the reserve area to the shipping area
If staff are loading a pallet onto a truck, the system records the pallet ID, and moves the detail record, detail allocations, and shipper information. If the pallet ID is a container-level shipper, the system moves all detail records and detail allocations for the content of the container. When staff scan the pallet, the system moves the stock detail allocation and shipper information.
Use the following procedure for truck loading:
1 From the RF, select Container Move.
The system displays the Loc Transfer RF frame.
2 Scan the references.
The system displays the truck location. If you assign a shipping lane to a truck location in Lane Maintenance (4.15.1.1) in the Associated Dock/Truck field, the default truck location displays in the Loc field. Otherwise, the system uses the warehouse as a location and you must enter either a valid truck or stage location.
3 Click Next.
The system displays the Transfer Complete message, then informs you that the truck is ready to ship.
Transferring Items to Another Truck
Occasionally, warehouse staff may have to transfer items from one truck to another or use an entirely different carrier. For example, if you want to ship one order of a wave to the customer overnight, you may need a different carrier, and therefore, a different truck location for that carrier.
If using a different carrier, change the carrier first in Pre-Shipper/Shipper Workbench (7.9.2) for sales orders or in DO Pre-Shipper/Shipper Maint (12.19.3) for distribution orders. Specify the new carrier in the Ship Via/Carrier field, then reprint the pre-shipper/shipper to start the truck load process. Warehouse staff can then use the RF to select Loc Transfer, then enter a different truck location in the LOC field.
Note: You can use warehouse order maintenance functions to specify carriers for both SOs and DOs for order lines. The carrier defaults from the header Ship Via fields in the maintenance programs for both order types.
