Summary
In short
- A trailer and equipment inventory is a register used in KnowLogistics that holds every trailer, container and piece of transport equipment on site, whose it is and how long it has been here. It is built against Contract requirements and forms part of the Yard and Mobile Plant programme.
- Maintained continuously. Owned by the yard controller.
- The template holds 34 fields across 3 sections, with equipment on site repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is equipment dwell time, where high is bad.
- Contract requirements is contract requirements. Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
- It connects to the rest of the library: feeds Detention Log and Empty Equipment Release.
What it is
What it is
What is a trailer and equipment inventory?
A trailer and equipment inventory is a register used in KnowLogistics that holds every trailer, container and piece of transport equipment on site, whose it is and how long it has been here. It is built against Contract requirements and forms part of the Yard and Mobile Plant programme.
When is a trailer and equipment inventory completed?
A trailer and equipment inventory is completed once at set up, then whenever an entry is added, changed or retired. Maintained continuously.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This register is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this register covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Yard and Mobile Plant programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: feeds detention log and empty equipment release
Not for
- Yard Check Record, which walks the yard and records what is actually parked where against what the system believes.
- Gate Entry and Exit Log, which records every vehicle entering and leaving, who was driving, what they carried and whether they were expected.
- Dock Schedule Adherence Review, which reviews how the dock schedule performed against plan, covering slot adherence, turnaround and idle doors.
- Anything outside KnowLogistics, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
Contract requirementsContract requirements
Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the trailer and equipment inventory template based on?+
It is built against Contract requirements. Contract requirements is contract requirements. Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
What sections does the trailer and equipment inventory contain?+
There are 3 sections: header, equipment on site, register health. Together they hold 34 fields, 24 of which are required.
How many trailer and equipment inventory records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the trailer and equipment inventory belong to?+
It is part of Yard and Mobile Plant, Yard and Gate Control. Separation designed in, and operators observed rather than assessed once and forgotten.
How is a trailer and equipment inventory scored?+
Scoring is equipment dwell time. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the trailer and equipment inventory template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the trailer and equipment inventory library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowLogistics — supply chain execution. Inbound, outbound, inventory, yard, claims, supplier lifecycle and customs.
Meet KnowLogistics→Sources
Sources
- Contract requirements — Contract requirements