The ANNEX ORBIS TMS: multi-stop loads with appointments, freight, references and hazmat, dispatched to a truck and a driver. Then one board for the day: every stop in order, its status and its ETA.
Load builder and boardAvailableELD hours, ETAs, off-route flagsIn testing
L-2051Joliet, IL → Memphis, TNOff route: 1On the way
Ana P. · T-09Driving · 6h 05m drive left
Next stop · Memphis, TNTue 6:00–8:00 PM
ETA6:40 PMIn window
L-2053Dallas, TX → Laredo, TXDispatched
James O. · T-22Off duty · 10-hour rest · 3h 20m to go
Next stop · Dallas, TXWed 6:00–7:00 AM
ETA6:05 AMAfter rest
Off route · L-20512 min agoAna P. left the planned route near Marion, IL.
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Load builder
Build a multi‑stop load once.
Stops in order, each with its appointment and reference numbers. The freight, the posted rate and any hazmat travel with the load. Save it as planned, or dispatch it to the day.
Available
Stops and appointmentsA window, an exact time or first come, first served, in the stop’s own time zone.
ReferencesUp to five per stop: BOL, PO, pickup and delivery numbers, or your own.
FreightEquipment, weight, commodity, customer reference and the posted rate.
HazmatLines by UN number, class and packing group, or a confirmed “no hazmat.”
app.annexorbis.com/routes/new
New freight routeDraft saved in this browser
✓Purpose
2Stops
3Details
4Asset and people
5Review
Stops
1PickupHarbor Coatings Co.Springfield, OHWindow · Mon 6:00–8:00 AM EDT
2DeliveryDelta SupplyMemphis, TNExact · Tue 8:30 AM CDT
3DeliveryBluebonnet Home Supply DCAustin, TXWindow · Wed 7:00–9:00 AM CDT
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HazmatLine 1
UN1263 PaintClass 3 · Flammable liquidPacking group IIPlacardedDeclared for the load
Edit stop 3AppointmentWindowExact timeFirst come, first servedAppointment dateWednesdayStart7:00 AMEnd9:00 AMTimes are in America/Chicago.ReferencesPO44817Delivery no.D-5512BOL2048-3
Freight
Equipment
53 ft dry van
Weight (lb)
38,400
Commodity
Paint and coatings
Customer reference
RF-77120
Posted rate (USD)
$3,850.00
Create planned routeDispatch
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Dispatch board
The whole day on one board.
Every route for the day, its stops in order and each stop’s status. Stops without a route wait in the Unassigned rail. Drag one onto a route, or pick the route from a list.
app.annexorbis.com/routes/dispatch
DispatchTuesday · 2:58 PM
L-2048 · 3 stopsUnderway
Asset: T-14Marcus R.· Driver
1 · Harbor Coatings Co. · PickupCompleted
2 · Delta Supply · DeliveryCompleted
3 · Bluebonnet Home Supply DC · DeliveryOn the wayAuto ETA 8:10 AMDriver ETA 8:30 AM+20 min362 mi leftRequest ETA · Coming
L-2051 · 2 stopsOff route: 1Underway
Asset: T-09Ana P.· Driver
1 · Prairie Packing Co. · PickupCompleted
2 · Riverside Cold Storage · DeliveryOn the wayAuto ETA 6:40 PMDriver ETA 6:40 PMaligned214 mi left
L-2057 · 1 stopPlanned
Asset: T-31Leo V.· Driver
1 · Lakeview Foods · DeliveryAssigned
Kettering Plastics · PickupDrop to add Kettering Plastics
Unassigned2
Kettering Plastics · PickupWed 8:00 AM · Dayton, OH
Ohio Valley Mills · DeliveryWed 2:00 PM · Louisville, KYAssign to routeL-2057
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AvailableStops in orderPickup, delivery, fuel, scale, hook or drop, each with its status from New to Completed.
AvailableDrag to assignDrop an unassigned stop on a route, or send it back to dispatch.
In testingTwo ETAsThe automatic ETA beside the driver’s own and the gap in minutes. Asking the driver for a fresh ETA from the board is coming.
In testingOff-route flagsA route that leaves its plan shows a flag that opens its tracking record.
Tenders and rate cons
From tender to a signed rate con.
A broker on the platform offers you a load with the lane, the stops, the dates and the rate. Accept it, counter or decline. Accepting puts the load on your dispatch board, and the rate confirmation made from it is signed by both sides and kept with the load.
ComingUntil then, a broker’s rate con can be signed through e-signature in a computer or tablet browser, and the office attaches it to the load’s documents. Both are in testing.
The lane, the stops, the dates, the equipment and the offered rate on one card
A counter goes back with your rate and a note, and the broker answers on the same tender
An accepted tender lands on your dispatch board, ready to assign to a truck and a driver
Confirming freezes the agreed terms against the signed rate con
Offer the load to a driver and it arrives as a card in the driver’s app, with the lane, the stops and the first appointment. The answer comes back to dispatch.
In testing
New loadAccept, or reject with a reason.
Route changeAcknowledge the new plan.
ETA request · ComingSend dispatch an ETA.
Pre-trip dueDone on the driver’s phone.
The driver apps are in testing on company phones and tablets. They aren’t in any store yet. More about the driver apps →
Route change · FridayL-2044 · stop 2 moved to 3:30 PMSeen
L-2048 · offer to Marcus R.✓Offered5:38 AM✓Accepted5:46 AM
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HOS-aware ETAs
An ETA that counts the driver’s hours.
Drive time alone puts Marcus in Austin at 9:40 tonight. He has 4 hours 15 minutes of driving left, a break due and a 10-hour rest ahead, so his ETA is 8:10 tomorrow morning, inside the window.
In testing
Starts from the driver’s clocks: drive, shift, break and cycle
Places the 30-minute break and the 10-hour rest where they fall
Shows the driver’s own ETA beside it
L-2048 · Stop 3Bluebonnet Home Supply DC · Austin, TXNow 3:05 PM · 362 mi to go
Marcus R.’s clocksDrive4:15Shift6:40Break in2:10Cycle38:20
3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Window
Drive time alone6h 35m9:40 PM
With Marcus’s hours17h 05m8:10 AM
Drive3:05–5:15 PM2h 10m
30-minute break5:15–5:45 PM30m
Drive5:45–7:50 PM2h 05m
10-hour rest7:50 PM–5:50 AM10h
Drive5:50–8:10 AM2h 20m
Arrives 8:10 AM Wednesday · inside 7:00–9:00 AMMarcus’s own ETA: 8:30 AM
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Know the lane before you commit
The route. The arrival. The cost.
See the planned drive, breaks and rest. Price the lane with the latest published national diesel benchmark, then compare what extra miles do to arrival and cost.
Trip distance
600 miles
Driving time
10h 0m
Time to arrival
21h 30m
Expected arrival
Day 2 · 5:30 AM
Route estimation · In testing
Planned route
Loading EIA benchmark…
Expected arrival
5:30 AMDay 2
600 miles
Driving time
10h 0m
Time to arrival
21h 30m
Delivery service complete
Day 2 · 6:00 AM
Example priced tolls: $18. Unpriced tolls stay visible and are not treated as zero.
Example driver pay $0.65/mile and operating cost $0.45/mile. Fuel uses the dated EIA benchmark unless you enter your own price. Additional accessorials and deadhead are not included in this illustration.
The driver’s planned journey
Generated by the app’s ETA engine for an illustrative solo lane: fresh driver, 60 mph assumed, default pauses and 30-minute delivery service. Times shown in Central Time.
↗Departure
Day 1 · 8:00 AM
1Pre-trip inspection
Day 1 · 8:00 AM · 0h 15m
2Planned short stop
Day 1 · 10:41 AM · 0h 15m
3Planned break
Day 1 · 1:22 PM · 0h 30m
4Planned short stop
Day 1 · 4:18 PM · 0h 15m
5Daily rest
Day 1 · 7:00 PM · 10h 0m
6Pre-trip inspection
Day 2 · 5:00 AM · 0h 15m
↘Expected arrival
Day 2 · 5:30 AM
Plan the work behind the arrival.
In the app, estimate a lane before assigning a truck, or start with a truck’s position and its drivers’ actual hours. Compare arrival windows, appointment risk, empty miles, toll coverage and the cost breakdown.
Learn from the journeys you complete.
Learning features compare driving, rest, stops, handoffs and service-time patterns with baseline forecasts. These learned forecasts are in testing and do not currently replace the operational ETA.
Learning · In testing
Illustrative lane and tolls; ETA examples come from the same forecasting engine used in the app. Actual quotes use the routed lane, toll coverage, stop service windows and the selected truck’s available driver hours.
After dispatch
Keep the customer posted. Count the wait.
In testing
Tracking links, verified by a code
Send each person who needs it a link to one stop or the whole load by email. They enter a six-digit code before any arrival time or position shows. Update notices by email, and links and codes by text, are coming.
1Enter your codeWe sent it to dana.k@bluebonnet.example482916Continue
2Lopez LogisticsYour deliveryBluebonnet Home Supply DC · Austin, TXArriving about 8:10 AMWednesday · window 7:00–9:00 AM
Scheduled
On the way
Arrived
Delivered
Documents · ComingBill of ladingVerified · dana.k@bluebonnet.exampleUnsubscribe
Coming
Detention from the geofence
Set each place’s free time and your hourly rate. Time past the free time is billed by the started hour, from the truck’s geofence arrival and departure, ready to post to accounting. The geofence times themselves are in testing today.
Not yet. Tenders from a broker that also works on ANNEX ORBIS, under an arrangement with your company, are coming. Today a broker’s rate con can be signed through e-signature and attached to the load, both in testing. We don’t take EDI tenders or post to load boards.
Can we import a broker’s rate confirmation?
Not yet. Reading a rate con PDF into a load draft is coming. Today you build the load in the builder and attach the broker’s rate con to the load’s documents, which are in testing.
Do we need the ELD to use dispatch?
No. The load builder, the board and lane estimates work on their own. Duty status, hours left and HOS-aware ETAs come from our ELD and the driver apps, which are in testing.
Can drivers send proof of delivery from their phone?
Not yet. Proof-of-delivery photos from the driver’s phone are coming. Today the office attaches the BOL and other paperwork to the load, and the crew can open them. Documents on a load are in testing.
Can we invoice the broker from a delivered load?
Not yet. An invoice built from a delivered load is coming, and so is detention billed from the geofence times. Today you make the invoice in Accounting, which is in testing.
How is dispatch priced?
Separately from the ELD lease, which is $45 per truck a month with truck navigation included. Talk to us for TMS pricing.
Annex Orbis
Leo V.