Summary
What is it?
Cargo totals (loading meters, weight, volume, pallet spaces, quantity) update live on the Planning Timeline and Trip detail as orders are added to or removed from a trip.
Why use it?
Previously the totals only refreshed once a trip was saved. On large groupage or distribution trips that save can take 15-20 seconds, turning every "does this fit?" check into a wait. Live totals remove that wait.
How does it work?
As orders are dragged onto or off a trip, the totals recalculate in place using the same "max needed space across the trip" logic as the saved totals - so what is shown while editing matches what is shown after saving. No configuration is required; live totals are on by default for all tenants.
Use Cases
A planner builds a large groupage trip and needs to know the remaining loading meters after each order, without waiting on a save.
A planner shapes a distribution trip on the planboard and wants loading meters and other cargo dimensions to follow along while dragging orders on and off.
Terminology
Term | Definition |
Planning Timeline | The timeline view of the planboard where trips appear as bars. |
Cargo per leg type | The row shown under each trip bar with the trip's cargo totals. |
Trip detail | The detailed view of a single trip, including its cargo block. |
Loading meters (LDM) | The floor length a load occupies on the vehicle. |
Max needed space | The logic that reports the highest space the trip needs at any point, rather than summing every load and unload. |
Viewing live totals on the Timeline
OPEN Planning and switch to the Timeline view.
LOCATE the Cargo per leg type row under the relevant trip bar.
DRAG an order onto the trip, or remove one from it.
VISUALISE the totals - loading meters, weight, volume, pallet spaces, and quantity - update immediately. No save click is required.
Add an order:
Remove an order (pre-save):
Viewing live totals on the Trip detail
OPEN the Trip detail for the trip.
ADD or remove an order on the trip.
VISUALISE the cargo block update straight away, using the same "max needed space across the trip" logic as the timeline row.
SAVE the trip once the trip is fully shaped - the saved totals match what was shown live.
Remove from existing trip:
Good to know
The totals use "max needed space", not a running sum. For a trip that loads 10 LDM, unloads 10 LDM, then loads 5 LDM, the totals show 10, not 15.
The save speed itself is unchanged. Live totals remove the need to save while shaping a trip.
Refreshing the page mid-edit discards unsaved changes; totals revert to the last saved state.
Troubleshooting
Issue | Explanation / Resolution |
Totals did not change after adding an order | Confirm the order was actually added to the trip. An order with zero loading meters or weight leaves the relevant totals unchanged. |
Totals reverted after a page refresh | A refresh discards unsaved edits - totals return to the last saved state. Re-add the orders or avoid refreshing mid-edit. |
Saving still takes 15-20 seconds | Expected on very large trips - the save speed is a separate matter. Live totals mean a save is only needed once, at the end. |
A metric stays empty | Only metrics defined on the orders update; metrics with no values on the trip's orders stay empty rather than showing placeholder values. |