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Scheduling is split into two tabs: Vehicle Schedule and Crew Schedule.
In the Crew Schedule tab, trips are assigned to duties. In this tab, you will find a Gantt view with your duties, a KPI dashboard, a validation panel, and other tools listed in this article.
In the top-right corner, you can see a drop-down with your service IDs. Service IDs are usually named after the days of the week they are active. Click on it to select the service you want to view in the Gantt:
KPI panel
The KPI dashboard at the top of the page sums up the results of your schedule and shows important metrics for you to understand its efficiency. You can learn more about the dashboard in this article.
Crew Gantt
In the center of the screen, you can see a Gantt chart. Each row represents a duty and what events it includes throughout the day, such as trips, breaks, and so on.
Note: The vehicle and duty Gantt charts are connected - making changes in one will impact the other.
Click on an event in the Gantt to see its details. Parameters marked with * are only relevant to trips:
IDs of the duty and vehicle performing the task
Event type (except in trips)
Route*
Pattern (ALT)*
Trip ID*
Eligible vehicle types*
From and to locations
Start time, end time, duration, and distance of the event
Depending on the type of the event, you also edit, move, or delete them while viewing the details.
You can also click the vehicle ID (the number in the top-right corner of the popup) to view this trip in the vehicle schedule:
In the duty schedule, trips can also be linked, grouped, or ungrouped. Click on the highlighted terms to learn more.
Duty schedule events
Events are marked with different icons and shapes to help you differentiate them:
Trip - colored rectangle/rectangular arrow, depending on the direction of the trip or if it’s circular. Outbound trips point right, inbound trips - left. Contains the route number:
Sign-on/sign-off - T-shaped icon.
Pre- or post-trip - time allocated to check the vehicle.
Sign-on or -off - time allocated for the driver to report in or out of duty, break, or a work piece.
Pull-in/pull-out - blank gray rectangle, usually comes after a sign-on or before a sign-off. The hue of the rectangle will vary between depots:
Deadhead - black rectangle. If the deadhead is automatically generated and is not in the catalog, the rectangle will have an orange dot in the middle:
Split - horizontal line through the word Split:
Relief - vertical up/down arrows:
The down arrow next to an event indicates a relief where one driver gets relieved on arrival.
The up arrow indicates that the next driver onboards the vehicle on departure.
Break - two parallel horizontal lines with an abbreviation of the break type.
Note: to be able to view breaks in the Gantt, configure the Break preferences , and revise break events.
Layover - blank space between events.
Travel - black rectangle with a yellow frame. Depending on the travel type will contain a letter:
P for public transportation
W for walk
R for relief car
Duty ID column
Down the left side of the Gantt is the Duty ID column. Click on an ID to view information such as:
start and end time,
type of duty;
start and end locations;
warnings and errors.
Like separate events, duties can also be moved and edited while viewing the details.
Clicking on the checkboxes next to the IDs will open a toolbar where you can do the following:
batch edit
generate duty IDs
unassign trips
pin duties to the top of the list
view selected duties in the vehicle schedule
Stats, layers, and filters
Stats allow you to add columns to the left of the Gantt, displaying more information about the duties, such as duty type, stop IDs, and other details.
Layers are added over the Gantt itself, letting you view details like vehicle or trip IDs, as well as relief opportunities and break or layover durations. Switching a layer changes what is displayed on the trip blocks on your Gantt. By default, you will see route numbers displayed over the blocks. You can switch those for trip IDs, vehicle IDs, and other details.
Apply filters to only view duties that fit certain parameters, such as duration or preference group.
Optimization
If your product package includes, you will see the Optimize button on the right above the Gantt. Optimization arranges and assigns your duties and/or vehicles in the most efficient way possible, following your preferences.
Other tools
Below the Gantt, at the bottom of the page on the left, you can see how much of your duties and vehicles are successfully assigned:
In the bottom right, there is a validation panel that lets you see the issues present in the current version of your schedule. Click on them to find out more. To learn more about the validation panel, check out this article.