Introduction of slot booking on 1 november 2016
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR YOUR PROCESSING.
Thanks to fixed registration, we (or your scheduling department) will give you an 8-digit registration code and/or a Code 128 with a booked time slot, allowing you to pick up and/or drop off a specific container. The whole registration process is done in advance. With the 8-digit registration code and/or Code 128, you drive to the gate in the reserved time slot and are processed immediately.
HOW SLOT BOOKING WORKS
- Transport order> Registration at Swissterminal (transmission of container data via EDI or Web)
- Swissterminal reviews the data for accuracy
- Confirmation with 8-digit registration number and/or Code 128 (in case of discrepancies, response with error description Point 1/Support)
- Transport order> Registration at Swissterminal (transmission of container data via EDI or Web)
- Transport order> Registration at Swissterminal (transmission of container data via EDI or Web)
- Transport order> Registration at Swissterminal (transmission of container data via EDI or Web)
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