Introduction

Creating a freight order against a contract is easy and improves how you organise freight. This article gives a simple guide to two methods to create a freight order against a contract.

From the Contracts Section:

• Click on the "Contracts" section in the left navigation bar to access a list of all contracts associated with your company.

• Search, select, and click on the desired contract to proceed to its details page.
• Within the contract details page, locate and click on the "ORDERS" tab at the top.
• In the "ORDERS" tab, find the "Freight Orders" sub-tab in the middle of the page and click on it.
• On the freight orders page, click the  button on the right-hand side.
• Complete the relevant details on the freight order creation page, including the selection of a freight provider.
• Once details are entered, click the  button at the bottom of the page.
• The created freight order will be generated against the contract, and an email notification will be sent to the relevant counterparty.

FAQs

Why create freight orders against a contract?

Contracts are agreement between two counter parties, and it specify several factors like Maximum tonnage, timeline between pickup and delivery, end date, grade, variety, etc. To ensure these criteria are met and they're documented under one contract, it's essential to create the freight order.

What if you get a Tonnage Exhaustion Warning?

When a freight order is created against a contract, it's bound by certain limitations like tonnage, grade, and variety as stipulated in the contract. If you're getting an order tonnage, it cannot be greater than contract tonnage, and then it's certain that you've entered more than the available tonnage, and you need to check for other freight orders and contract allocations.

Why are freight orders associated with a contract always seller-to-buyer?

Contracts are usually drafted among two counterparties, the seller and the buyer, and if we are creating a freight order against a contract, the default type of the order is set to seller to buyer.