Shipments Requests (Bookings)

A booking (or shipment request) object in Shiptity is the essential first step of any shipment between Shipper and Carriers. By the end of the booking workflow, many operational and financial parameters of a future shipment will be already set.

Booking prerequisites

To be finalized, a booking shall have the following parameters defined :

• name of the shipment request

• packing list (content type and quantity)

• pickup address

• delivery address

• pickup date and time

• delivery date and time (only necessary for the booking’s confirmation)

• chosen carrier

• booking confirmation from the carrier or auto-confirmation from the shipper

Booking status list

Status (EN)	Status (FR)	Description (EN)	Description (FR)
Draft	Pré dossier	Pending Draft	En cours de constitution
Ready to book	Prêt à booker	Ready to send to carriers	Prêt à envoyer aux transporteurs
Quotation	Cotation	Quotation pending	Cotation en cours
Booked	Booké	Confirmed by shipper	Confirmé auprès du transporteur
Confirmed	Confirmé	Confirmed by Carrier	Confirmé par le transporteur
Declined	Décliné	Declined by Carrier	Refusé par le transporteur
Canceled	Annulé

Booking status diagram