| # Vehicle Types and Means of Transport by Transport Means Combination (fmfmd0148m000) Use this session to maintain means of transport and vehicle types for transport means combinations. Related topics Multiple means of transport by load The use of transport means groups Freight order grouping Introducing load building To set up subcontracting Transport Means Combination A transport means combination to which you attach means of transport and vehicle types. Vehicle Type A reference to a particular type of vehicle, such as tractor, trailer, container, and so on. A vehicle type has various properties, such as: With or without loading capacity Self-propelled If you add a means of transport in the Means of Transport field, the vehicle type must be identical to the vehicle type of the means of transport, provided that a vehicle type is attached to the means of transport. The transport category of the vehicle type must match the transport category of the transport means combination, or the transport category of either must be Not Applicable. Note that if the transport category of the transport means combination is Not Applicable, and the transport category of a vehicle type that you enter is unidentical to Not Applicable, any following vehicle types must have identical transport categories. Transport Means Group The transport means group of the vehicle type. If you enter a means of transport in the Means of Transport field, the transport means group of the means of transport and the transport means group of the vehicle typemust be identical. Means of Transport An individual identifiable means of transport used for freight planning and freight order clustering, such as: Truck Airplane For load building and freight order clustering purposes, Freight Management checks the availability of individual means of transport, if specified for a load or a freight order line. The vehicle type of the means of transport must be identical to the vehicle type entered in the Vehicle Type field. Number of Vehicles The number of vehicles of the vehicle type specified in the Vehicle Type field. If a means of transport is added, this number cannot be more than one. The reason is, because a means of transport is an individual identifiable entity, a means of transport cannot refer to more than one vehicle. Print Transport Means Combinations Starts the Print Transport Means Combinations (fmfmd0442m000) session. Transport Means Combinations Starts the Transport Means Combinations (fmfmd0142m000) session. Vehicle Types Starts the Vehicle Types (fmfmd0147m000) session. Means of Transport Starts the Means of Transport (fmfmd0155m000) session. Transport Means Groups Starts the Transport Means Groups (fmfmd0150m000) session. |