Coordinate appointments across carriers and facilities

Replace manual scheduling with configurable appointment workflows, real-time visibility, and centralized coordination across inbound and outbound operations.

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Replace manual scheduling with configurable appointment workflows

Disconnected scheduling processes create constant back-and-forth coordination between carriers and facilities, limiting visibility into who is arriving, when they will arrive. Vector replaces manual coordination with configurable scheduling workflows.

Carriers schedule appointments. Facilities control the rules

Carriers self-schedule through a dedicated portal. Every appointment creates a structured digital record that connects to your existing WMS, TMS, and yard workflows.

A user interface showing settings to Automate Gate Entry and Reduce Delays, with rate limits for max appointments (set to 3) and window (minutes, set to 60), plus appointment filters by template or customer (ADM, CORPORATION selected).
A digital interface shows a pending appointment request with options to confirm or reject. Below, fields display appointment preferences—date, time, and time zone—to help automate gate entry and reduce delays.

Configure scheduling rules around your facility workflows

Facilities control availability using rules based on carrier, load type, appointment type, dock capacity, and more. This allows non-managed freight to be easily appointed, tracked, and verified by PO#, Supplier, or Carrier. Create rules based on:

  • Carrier
  • Appointment type (including CPU and Supplier Delivered)
  • Load type
  • Equipment requirements
  • This allows non-managed freight to be easily appointed, tracked, and verified by PO#, Supplier, or Carrier.

Built-in verification before the driver arrives

With PreCheck®, facilities can capture expected driver and load information during scheduling to support faster, more secure check-in workflows before arrival.

Post eBOLs directly to the appointment to enable a seamless, digital transfer of custody. Automatically notify drivers when it’s time to check in while maintaining a verified digital record of appointment activity, submissions, approvals, and updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find the answer to all of our most frequently asked questions.

How do carriers schedule a delivery appointment without phone calls or emails?

With Vector, carrier dispatchers book appointments through a self-service portal that plugs into your TMS, WMS, or YMS — keeping the dock full and the scheduling inbox empty.

Does dock scheduling integrate with driver verification?

Yes. Every Vector appointment captures CDL#, DOT#, and phone number, then triggers PreCheck® so drivers are verified before arrival — each booking carries a digital record with electronic proof of delivery and a full audit trail.

Replace manual appointment scheduling with configurable workflows

Coordinate appointments, driver information, and facility
workflows in one connected scheduling platform.

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Works with your existing WMS and TMS.