Trailer Life Cycles

The following figure and table details the trailer life cycle:

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Trailer State

Trailer State Description

In Yard

Use the Check In action to create a trailer in the In Yard state. The following actions are available in this state:

  • Occupy: M oves a trailer into a slot. The trailer state becomes At Slot and the Yard Slot state becomes Occupied.

  • Dock: M oves a trailer to a dock door. T he trailer state becomes At Dock.

  • Unload: Unloads the contents of the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Empty.

  • Load: Loads contents into the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Fill.

  • Check Out: Moves the trailer out of the yard. The trailer state becomes Out of Yard.

  • Delete: Deletes a trailer from the system. The trailer state becomes Deleted.

At Dock

Use the Dock action when the trailer is in the In Yard state or the At Slot state to enter the At Dock state. The following actions are available in this state:

  • Occupy: M oves a trailer into a slot. The trailer state becomes At Slot and the Yard Slot state becomes Occupied.

  • Undock: Moves a trailer to a yard. The trailer state becomes In Yard.

  • Unload: Unloads the contents of the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Empty.

  • Load: Loads contents into the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Fill.

  • Check Out: Moves the trailer out of the yard. The trailer state becomes Out of Yard.

  • Delete: Deletes a trailer from the system. The trailer state becomes Deleted.

At Slot

Use the Occupy action when the trailer is in the In Yard state or the At Dock state to enter the At Slot state. The following actions are available in this state:

  • Vacate: Moves a trailer out of a slot. The trailer state becomes In Ya rd and the Yard Slot state becomes Vacant. When a Yard Slot has a state of Vacant, it can be inactivated for maintenance.

  • Dock: M oves a trailer to a dock door. T he trailer state becomes At Dock.

  • Unload: Unloads the contents of the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Empty.

  • Load: Loads contents into the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Fill.

  • Check Out: Moves the trailer out of the yard. The trailer state becomes Out of Yard.

  • Delete: Deletes a trailer from the system. The trailer state becomes Deleted.

Out of Yard

Use the Check Out action from any trailer state to enter the Out of Yard state. The following actions are available in this state:

  • Unload: Unloads the contents of the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Empty.

  • Load: Loads contents into the trailer. The trailer state does not change, but the trailer status becomes Fill.

  • Delete: Deletes a trailer from the system. The trailer state becomes Deleted.

Deleted

Use the Delete action from any trailer state to enter the Deleted state. No actions are available in this state.