The same is true of the opposite, where you are picking up goods from several different places and delivering them to the same destination. This is true even if you are picking up one large shipment of goods and then dropping it off in several different places: setting them up as three Shipments, each with the same pick-up Location but different delivery Locations, will allow you to build a proper route plan and track each delivery separately. Clicking on the ‘Add Shipment’ button again will allow you continue adding Shipments - as many as is required.Īs a rule, every distinct pick-up and delivery pair should be represented by a separate Shipment. The only difference is that when you go to add a Shipment, you don’t stop after adding the first one. Setting up this kind of Order is very similar to creating a basic Order. In these cases, adding multiple Shipments to the same Order will help you keep things organized. Sometimes a single Order for a Customer involves more than one load, or a load that needs to go to more than one place. Orders with Multiple ShipmentsĪ common variation on the one-pick one-drop is the one-pick two-drop, or the pick-drop-pick-drop, or the - well, you get the idea. Whether it’s a Customer who needs multiple Shipments delivered simultaneously, adding a last-minute Shipment to an existing Dispatch, swapping Carriers mid-route, or any dozens of other variations on the same, Tailwind can help you keep everything on track. Luckily, Tailwind’s design allows it to handle a wide variety of approaches to moving cargo. But other times, things are a little more complicated - sometimes, a lot more complicated. On a good day, what the Customer wants is very simple: take one Shipment from point A to point B.