Platform · Operations
Local pickups, one OTR truck, clean billing.
Carriers running cross-dock or regional consolidation operations need a module that groups multiple short-haul pickups onto a single OTR truck without breaking per-load billing. Keelway's consolidations module does exactly that — independent invoices per load, shared linehaul on settlement, clean status tracking across Planned, At Yard, and In Transit.
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Status states tracked
Planned · At Yard · In Transit
Per-load
Billing stays independent
Clean AR despite shared linehaul
Shared
Linehaul allocation on settlement
Configurable allocation method
Group
Build a consolidation from the load list
Select multiple short-haul pickups headed to the same destination region, group into a consolidation, assign the OTR truck. Keelway preserves each load's broker, rate, and pickup window.
Bill
Per-load invoices stay independent
Broker A's invoice on load A and broker B's on load B don't change. Each broker sees the deliverables and rate they agreed to. Consolidation is internal logistics, not a billing decision.
Settle
Linehaul allocated to the OTR move
The OTR truck's settlement gets the shared linehaul allocated across the loads it carried. Allocation method (by load count, by revenue, by mileage share) configurable per carrier policy.
Track
Status auto-advances per consolidation
Planned moves to At Yard when the loads are confirmed collected. At Yard moves to In Transit when the OTR truck begins the move. The consolidated load count and total rate summary update inline.
Frequently asked questions
How does consolidation handle billing?+
Each consolidated load stays an independent invoice line. The broker on load A bills separately from the broker on load B; the OTR truck moving both gets a shared linehaul allocation across the involved loads. Settlement and AR reconciliation both stay clean.
What statuses track on a consolidation?+
Three: Planned (consolidation built but not dispatched), At Yard (loads collected at the cross-dock or yard awaiting OTR), In Transit (loaded on the OTR truck and moving). The status auto-advances on the underlying load events.
Who uses consolidations?+
Mostly multi-stop short-haul carriers with cross-dock operations and any carrier that does drayage-to-OTR handoff. Carriers running long-haul-only fleets rarely use the module. Carriers handling produce, regional LTL, or warehouse-to-DC routing use it daily.
Is there a limit on loads per consolidation?+
No hard limit. Practical limits are physical (trailer capacity, weight, equipment compatibility). Keelway warns when a consolidation exceeds typical capacity but the dispatcher decides.
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