Scale Weight
The actual weight recorded from a scale. The scale weight is the nominal weight + the tare weight. See also Nominal Weight and Tare Weight
Scheduling
Once a load has been constructed and a sequence established, scheduling will establish pickup and delivery dates for each stop for the load. Scheduling is performed in conjunction with the routing and rating process.
Seal
A numbered sticker affixed over the opening edges of the truck doors to ensure security of the load.
Self-Invoicing
See "Auto-Payment (Auto-Pay)".
Service
A mode of transportation that a carrier uses to ship freight.
For example: The mode could be truckload, air, or rail. See "Freight Service".
Shipment
A logical and physical collection of freight moving between any two given locations.
Shipment Itinerary
The path that a shipment follows from its origin to its destination.
Shipment Leg
The individual steps that form a shipment itinerary. Each load will be composed of one or more shipment legs.
Shipment Leg Container
When a shipment leg is assigned to a manifest and the carrier/tariff/ service combination in effect designates that container tracking is required, a shipment leg container is created for each container attached to the shipment from which the shipment leg was created.
Shipment Sequence
The order in which shipments are loaded onto a vehicle when using Shipment Sequencing. You assign a shipment sequence number using a value optionally associated with a shipment commodity code.
Shipment Sequencing
A feature in which you can specify the order in which different sets of commodities are loaded onto a vehicle.
Shipment Throughpoint
An area or entity, such as a hub or distribution center, that a shipment passes through on its itinerary.
Shipment Type
A predefined type of shipment that controls the processing of the shipment.
Shipment Version
An entity that determines whether certain shipment fields are mandatory and controls defaults settings for date/times and other attributes.
Shipper
The business entity that makes the request that goods be moved.
Shipping Commodity
A code assigned to each shipment to indicate the type of freight being shipped.
For example: FRZ might indicate frozen freight.
Shipping Containers
Boxes, air freight containers, barrels, cages, and shrink-wrapped skids are all examples of shipping containers. See "Container".
Shipping Location
Term used to refer to consignees, hubs, distribution centers, and load-ats as a group.
Shipping Schedule
See Delivery Schedule.
Single-Unit Truck
See "Straight Truck"
SKU
See "Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)".
Size
Parcel carriers compute the size of a parcel as Length + 2[Width + Height] where Length is the longest of the three sides. Typically, a package that exceeds one threshold (for example, 84 inches) might trigger an additional charge while a parcel that exceeds a maximum (for example, 160 inches) might be ineligible to move using that service. Size, Parcel Size and Girth are used interchangeably.
Skeleton Route
Typically based on historical patterns, a skeleton route is a setup entity that defines a specific sequence of expected stops called skeleton locations. A skeleton route will have an effective date range and may specify carrier, service, domicile or tractor/trailer equipment type pre-assignments. Every skeleton route must have at least two skeleton locations where the first represents a pick activity and the last represents a drop activity.
Skeleton Location
A setup entity linked to a skeleton route that defines the shipping location to be visited, activity to occur (that is, pick, drop, or pick/drop) and the initial relative placement in the sequence of stops. A skeleton location may also define commodity, service window and stop insertion constraints the optimizer must satisfy when planning the associated skeleton load.
Skeleton Load
A specific instance of a skeleton route definition in the form of an operational load record. A skeleton load refers to the skeleton route from which it was generated and reflects a specific scheduled date/time representing when the load is expected to start. Skeleton loads may designate valid combinations of carrier, service, domicile or tractor/trailer equipment type values with the respective commit statuses set as hard commit. A skeleton load may be associated to zero or more skeleton stops and zero or more non-skeleton stops.
Skeleton Stop
A specific instance of a skeleton location in the form of a stop record. A skeleton stop refers to the specific skeleton location from which it was generated. Skeleton stops have zero shipments attached when first created and carry a stop status value that corresponds to the stop type of the associated skeleton location.
Slip Seating
Load or trip where drivers change periodically but the tractor/trailer continues moving from origin to destination.
Small Pack or Small Parcel
See "Parcel".
SMC
Southern Motor Carriers
Vendor of RateWare, a rating and scheduling engine integrated with the routing, rating and scheduling process in Transportation Manager and Transportation Planner.
SPLC
The Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) is a unique number that is assigned to North American freight pickup or delivery location. The SPLC is structured with specific digits representing region, state/province, county, city and a city sub-definition.
Spot Carrier
The carrier associated with a spot rate.
Spot Market
Spot Markets will attempt to match unused carrier capacity for (typically backhauls) with ad hoc demand.
Transportation Manager will allow loads to be conditionally tendered to Spot Market "Carriers" (i.e. the intermediaries).
Spot Rate
A onetime rate negotiated for a specific movement. The rate could apply to the amount being charged either to a customer or by a carrier. By definition, the spot rate would not be the rate that would be computed by the routing and rating module for the movement.
Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC)
The standardized code name assigned by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association to a carrier.
Status
Status codes are used by Transportation Manager at key points in the processing of shipments, loads, and trips to determine whether certain operations can be performed. The decision is made based on the current status of the entity.
For example: If a shipment is in Open status, it is not eligible for shipment confirmation. Entities usually move from one status to the next, according to system-defined status progression rules. In many cases, an entity can be returned to a previous status. Status codes and their definitions are system-defined.
Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)
An item that a distributor sells or that a manufacturer produces or uses in the production of other items. Usually abbreviated to SKU.
Stop
The shipping locations that make up a load. When a load is constructed, it will consist of two or more stops.
Straight Truck
Single equipment asset with both power and cargo area on the same chassis.
Supplier
See "Vendor".
Surcharge
An additional charge within a tariff.
System Calculated Amount
The extended charge amount as calculated by Transportation Manager. In the simplest form, it is the result of rating units multiplied by the system calculated rate. However, it could also reflect the results of a series of calculations and operations involving minimum charge, base charge, and unit divide factor.
System Calculated Rate
The per-unit rate as calculated by the system’s routing and rating module for a movement. See "Charged Rate".