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The Drivers and Trucks lists

Read who is available and which trucks are ready, and add a driver or a truck from the console.

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DispatcherService advisorAdministrator
Hosting
Any hosting
Devices
Web browser
Business
Towing

Checked against Pop Street Dispatch 0.1.0

Drivers and Trucks show the people and the equipment you can send to a call. You will be able to read each driver's state and each truck's readiness, and add a new driver or truck.

Before you start #

You need the dispatcher, advisor, manager or owner role.

Drivers #

  1. Open Drivers. Each row shows Name, Phone, Roles, Status, Truck, Current call, On the clock (Yes or No) and Last position.
  2. Read Status: available, busy or off duty.
  3. To add a driver, go to Add a driver, enter Name (required), and add Phone and Email if you have them.
  4. Choose Add. The new driver appears in the list.

Trucks #

  1. Open Trucks. Each row shows Unit, Type, Ownership (Company, Customer, For sale or Third party), Plate, Inspection due, Insurance due and Status.
  2. Read Status: Ready, Not in use, or a red message that says why the truck cannot go out.
  3. To add a truck, go to Add a truck, enter Unit (required) and Plate, then choose Add. The truck is added as a company vehicle.
Technical details
  • Drivers come from GET /tow/drivers and are people with the driver role. Adding one sends POST /people with a driver profile.
  • Trucks come from GET /tow/trucks. Adding one sends POST /assets with kind vehicle and ownership operator.

If something goes wrong #

  • The Add button stays grey: the required field (Name or Unit) is empty.
  • A red message under the form: the server refused the entry. Read it, correct the field it names and choose Add again.
  • A truck shows a red status: see "Assignment rules" for what blocks a truck.