Add Weight to a Load
Add Weight to a Load
Before You Use This Article
- Access needed: Load Manager login and permission to use this screen, report, setting, or workflow.
- Use this article when: you are creating, updating, dispatching, documenting, importing, exporting, or tracking a load in Load Manager.
- Use a different article when: you need the company-specific dispatch document instead; brokers should use Rate Confirmation Layout and Features, dispatch services should use Dispatch Report Overview for Dispatch Services, and trucking companies should use Dispatch Report Overview for Carriers and Trucking Companies. For full setup order, start with Freight Brokers, Carriers, Owner-Operators, and Trucking Companies, or Dispatch Services.
Use this article when you need to enter the weight for a load in Load Manager TMS. Weight can be entered as an overall load value, and, when enabled in settings, it can also be entered by commodity row in the Commodities and Accessorials table.
Where Weight Can Be Entered
Open the load from All Loads or My Loads, or click Add Load to create a new load.
Depending on your company settings, you may see one or both of these weight entry options:
- Total weight: Use this for the overall weight of the load.
- Commodity weight: Use this when you need to enter weight for a specific commodity or accessorial row.
Add Total Weight
- Open the load.
- Find the load-level Weight field.
- Enter the total load weight.
- Save the load.
Add Weight by Commodity Row
If your company tracks weight by commodity, use the Wt(lbs) column in the Commodities and Accessorials table.
- Open the load.
- Scroll to the Commodities and Accessorials table.
- Add a new row, or update an existing row.
- Enter the Qty, Type, and any needed description.
- Enter the row weight in the Wt(lbs) field.
- Save the load.
If You Do Not See the Wt(lbs) Column
The commodity weight column is controlled by a configuration setting. If the column is missing, an administrator can turn it on.
- Go to Settings.
- Open Configuration Options.
- Find the Commodity Weight option.
- Turn the option on.
- Save the settings, then return to the load.
How Commodity Weight Is Used
When commodity weight is enabled, the Wt(lbs) value is saved with that commodity or accessorial row. Commodity rows with weight entered can appear on documents such as the Rate Confirmation or Dispatch Report, depending on the document settings and the other details entered on the row.
Troubleshooting
- I do not see the Wt(lbs) column: Ask an administrator to turn on Commodity Weight in Settings > Configuration Options.
- I entered total weight, but not commodity weight: Total weight and row-level commodity weight are separate fields. Enter commodity weight in the Wt(lbs) column if you need it tied to a specific row.
- The commodity row is not showing on a document: Confirm the row has the needed commodity details and that the document settings allow commodity/accessorial rows to display.