Dispatch and the field
How does ControlBoard® plan equipment and material moves to the jobsite?
ControlBoard’s dispatch board plans every move that gets equipment and material where it needs to be by a deadline.
Moves are grouped into trips with a driver, a rig and ordered stops, including fuel, inspection and supplier pickups,
and the driver and rig are booked on the schedule for the day. A trip stays a draft until it is published to the
driver. Each pickup, drop-off and task is marked done as it happens, so the office knows where things stand. When GPS
shows a machine has moved, ControlBoard offers to record the move, keeping equipment locations true without extra
calls.
What you can do with it
- Plan equipment and material moves to jobsites
- Group moves into trips with stops and tasks
- Confirm the moves GPS saw
More about dispatch and the field in ControlBoard
Already a customer? The step-by-step is in Help inside ControlBoard.
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Common questions
Can we schedule equipment deliveries with a deadline?
Yes. Each move in ControlBoard says what goes where and when it is needed by, for equipment from inventory,
material or an item from a supplier. The board shows the day’s deadlines and the moves with none, so late
deliveries are seen before they happen.
Can a trip include fuel stops and inspections?
Yes. A ControlBoard trip carries its moves and any other stops in order, such as a fuel stop or a permit errand.
Each stop can hold tasks like fueling or an inspection, and each task is marked done on its own.
Does GPS update where our equipment is?
When GPS shows a machine has moved, ControlBoard lists it for the office to confirm or dismiss. A confirmed move
or drop-off is recorded, so the record of where each machine sits stays accurate without a phone call to the
field.
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