Dock Scheduling | Princeton TMX
Dock Scheduling
Manage every appointment with ease
Optimize dock availability, reduce congestion, and keep your facilities running on schedule with unified dock scheduling across all your locations.
Optimize pickups at every location
Appointment Automation
Simplify scheduling with automation
Eliminate the manual touchpoints and reduce errors by automating appointment creation, confirmations, and updates.
- Automate appointment requests and approvals — eliminate email chains and phone calls that slow down your operations.
- Set rules that match your facility workflow — control appointment windows, cutoff times, and required lead times.
- Reduce workload for your teams — allow carriers and partners to automatically accept appointments within your defined parameters.
Shipper of Choice
Make carriers love working with you
Improve compliance, reduce missed appointments, and build stronger carrier relationships through a seamless scheduling experience.
- Self-service scheduling for carriers — let carriers book and manage appointments based on your facility rules.
- Faster turnaround and fewer missed windows — clear instructions, automated reminders, and real-time updates keep everyone on track.
- Standardized communication — ensure consistent information exchange across all partners, modes, and locations.
Real-Time Visibility
Track every arrival and departure
Bring predictability to your facility operations with complete visibility into inbound schedules and dock activity.
- Track upcoming arrivals in real time — access live appointment status, check-ins, dwell time, and delays with ease.
- Alert teams when exceptions occur — ensure warehouse staff, carriers, and transportation managers get notified instantly.
- Improve collaboration across teams — share accurate schedules across transportation, warehouse, and yard operations.
Dock Utilization
Cut bottlenecks at every facility
Ensure your docks and yards run with precision, improving flow and reducing costly delays.
- Balance workload across dock doors — avoid congestion by intelligently distributing inbound and outbound volume.
- Improve equipment utilization — seamlessly coordinate movements between yard, dock, and warehouse activities.
- Prevent operational slowdowns — detect overbooking, mismatches, or conflicts before they cause last-minute chaos.
Integrations
One platform for all your tech
Unify Workflows
All modules, datapoints, and teams work together to eliminate silos and minimize disruptions.
Real-Time Data
Every shipment update flows instantly across teams, carriers, and partners.
End-to-End Visibility
From planning to analytics, the entire shipment lifecycle stays connected.
Scale Operations
Configurable infrastructure allows you to operate across teams, locations, and modes without adding complexity.
Customer Success
Trusted by leading shippers
"Load tendering, which previously involved manual emails and data entry, now operates with minimal human intervention."
"They're helping make our supply chain more strategic and data-driven. We have folks across our business asking to see the data that our TMS is showing us—it's that valuable across our entire organization."
"Today, we have clear, real-time control over deliveries because of Princeton TMX."
Case Studies
Real shippers. Real results.
Learn how industry leading shippers are reducing costs, improving visibility, and gaining control of their freight with Princeton TMX's Unified Transportation Management System.