| # Means of Transport (fmfmd0155m000) Use this session to view and maintain individual means of transport. Means of transport are not mandatory for load building purposes, but you can define means of transport to perform load building for individual means of transport. If you define means of transport, you must link them to a transport means group and a carrier. You can specify one or more individual means of transport for a freight order line or a load. Each means of transport belongs to a transport means group. Related topics The use of transport means groups Freight order grouping Introducing load building To set up subcontracting Multiple means of transport by load Means of Transport means of transport. Registration Number The registration number of the means of transport. Owned If this check box is selected, the means of transport is self-owned. Calendar Code The calendar code identifies the calendar for the means of transport. Transport Means Group The transport means group of the current means of transport. If you selected a carrier in the Carrier field, you can choose from the transport means groups defined for that carrier. If the means of transport is self-owned, you can select from all transport means groups defined in Freight Management. If you entered a vehicle type, the transport means group is taken from the vehicle type. Carrier The carrier that owns the means of transport. If the means of transport is self-owned, you can select a carrier that is associated with your own organization. Vehicle Type The vehicle type of the means of transport. Note that the transport category of the vehicle type must be identical to the vehicle type of the carrier of the current means of transport, or at least one of the two must be Not Applicable. Empty Vehicle Weight The weight of the vehicle itself (without load). If you entered a vehicle type, the empty vehicle weight is taken from the vehicle type. Empty Vehicle Weight The default weight unit for freight-management master data. Default master data units are set in the Freight Master Data Parameters (fmfmd0100m000) session. If you entered a vehicle type, the empty vehicle weight unit is taken from the vehicle type. |