Carriers

Use Carriers to define who executes transportation in Shipper TMS.

A carrier can represent:

  • your own fleet organization,
  • an external transport company,
  • or a subcontracted carrier you use for specific routes.

The carrier record is also where you connect default resources, carrier rates, route points, and telematics.

When to maintain a carrier

Create or update a carrier when you need to:

  • assign a default vehicle or driver,
  • compare carrier rates with Carrier Selection,
  • connect a carrier to a telematics setup,
  • filter planning by carrier,
  • exclude a carrier from scheduling.

How to work in this page

  1. Fill General and address/contact fields first.
  2. If the carrier represents a Business Central vendor, employee, resource, or shipping agent, use Source Type and Source No. in Link.
  3. In Defaults, set the default vehicle, driver, and vehicle unit type if they should be suggested on Transport Orders.
  4. In Route Points, set start and end map locations if this carrier always starts or ends from fixed points.
  5. In Telematics, set Telematics Setup Code if this carrier is connected to a provider.
  6. In Scheduler, use Scheduler Sort Order to control display order and Block for Scheduling to hide the carrier from planning boards.
  7. Use Drivers to review drivers linked to this carrier.
  8. Use Vehicles to review vehicles linked to this carrier.
  9. Use Carrier Rates when carrier selection is enabled.

Fields that matter most

Field Why it matters
Mode of Transport Defaults transport settings on new orders
Default Vehicle No. Fills the vehicle automatically on a Transport Order
Default Driver No. Fills the driver automatically on a Transport Order
Default Unit Type Helps keep capacity and equipment consistent
Start Map Location / End Map Location Adds fixed carrier route points to carrier cost comparison when relevant
Telematics Setup Code Connects this carrier to a provider connection
Blocked Prevents the carrier from being used in new work
Block for Scheduling Removes the carrier from scheduler-based planning

What happens on a Transport Order

When you select a carrier on a Transport Order:

  • the carrier name is filled,
  • the default vehicle can be filled automatically,
  • the default driver can be filled automatically,
  • carrier-related telematics actions become available if the carrier has a telematics setup.