Last updated: 05.09.2024
Valid from: 2024.06.00 and later, and 2023.12-01.886 and later
Vehicles (window)
Register > Vehicles
Register your vehicles and manage their properties in this window.
The window’s tabs
On this tab, enter basic information about the vehicle, such as the number, name, registration number, vehicle type, price vehicle type and whether the vehicle is associated with a supplier or not, and whether the vehicle should receive fuel extra and currency extra.
On this tab it is possible to view, edit and export working sessions. Working sessions are created based on the activities that the vehicles/drivers state in Opter Driver, or that the dispatchers add to drivers or vehicles in dispatch.
To export working sessions to Excel, see Exporting working sessions to Excel.
In the Route optimisation tab, configure route optimisation settings for the vehicle, such as Service time factor and Driving time factor.
Route optimization settings
Function | Description | Default setting |
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Allow only automatic calculation of arrival time | Select whether to allow the automatic calculation of ETA on assigned shipments. When this calculation is carried out, only the estimated pickup time and delivery time are updated. The aim is to be able to send out reliable delivery notifications. Obs! The setting for this checkbox only applies if the vehicle is the primary resource and if the Allow only automatic calculation of arrival time or Allow automatic calculation of route sequence and arrival time checkbox is selected in the office settings and for the service. The office settings have priority over the other settings for this checkbox. For rules and instructions, see Automatic route optimisation. | |
Allow automatic calculation of route sequence and arrival time | Choose whether to allow the automatic calculation of the route sequence and delivery time. This calculation changes both the route sequence and the estimated delivery times. The aim is to make transport operations as efficient as possible. Obs! The setting for this checkbox only applies if the vehicle is the primary resource and if the Allow automatic calculation of route sequence and arrival time checkbox is selected in the office settings and for the service. The office settings have priority over the other settings for this checkbox. For rules and instructions, see Automatic route optimisation. | |
Service time factor | If the vehicle is used as a primary resource, a specific Service time factor for the vehicle can be entered here. An experienced driver may only need 80% of the service time, while an inexperienced driver may need 110%. For more information, see Service time. | 100.00% |
Driving time factor | If the vehicle is used as a primary resource, a specific Driving time factor for the vehicle can be entered here. If a driver generally needs a longer driving time than calculated, enter a percentage that is higher than 100. Warning! Setting a percentage lower than 100 means that the driver has to move faster than the calculated driving time, which is based on factors such as speed limits. For more information, see Driving time. | 100.00% |
Fallback position | If a vehicle’s position cannot be determined, for example due to poor mobile coverage, a fallback position can be entered. The fallback position is set in the office settings, but a fallback position for a specific vehicle can be set here in the registry by clicking on and selecting a location on the map or entering the coordinates. If there is a setting there already that is to be changed, click on and select a new location on the map, or enter new coordinates for the vehicle’s fallback position. For more information, see Vehicle position. | Opter’s Stockholm office. |
Home location | Home location can be used to ensure that routes start/end close to the resource’s home so that the system can optimise the route sequence for shipments so that resources are used as efficiently as possible. A home location can be set for a vehicle by clicking on and selecting a location on the map or entering the coordinates. If there is a setting there already that is to be changed, click on and select a new location on the map, or enter new coordinates for the vehicle’s home. For more information, see Home location for vehicles and drivers. | – |
Advanced
It is only for internal Opter use, and should not be used. Even if a row is added and a value is entered in the table, such as "Service time per stop 180 seconds", it is not used in the route optimisation.
CO2 emissions
On the Emissions tab it is possible to make CO2 emission settings such as the vehicle’s CO2 emissions in grams per kilometre.
For more information, see Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams, pricing weight, Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams and Climate impact of CO2 emissions in tonnes.
Function | Description |
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CO2 emissions (g/km) | Enter the vehicle’s CO2 emissions in grams of CO2 per km. Tip To calculate the climate impact, it is sufficient to set the fuel and consumption or the CO2 emissions. If both the CO2 emissions/km and consumption/km are specified, the CO2 emissions/km are used to calculate the climate impact. For more information, see Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams, pricing weight, Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams and Climate impact of CO2 emissions in tonnes. |
Fuel | Indicate the type of fuel used by the vehicle, e.g. diesel. |
Fuel consumption (per 100 km) | Enter the value for the vehicle’s fuel consumption in the selected unit per 100 km. The unit is set in the fuel registry. For more information, see Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams, pricing weight, Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams and Climate impact of CO2 emissions in tonnes. |
Capacity converted into pricing weight (kg) | The field is used if the pricing weight of the order compared to the capacity of the vehicle is to be taken into account. For more information, see Climate impact of CO2 emissions in grams, pricing weight. |
On the Reference documents tab, files that can be opened on other computers can be added. The files that are added are not attached to orders, instead the function works as a file server and is intended for exchanging information. The files are saved in the database.