Basic Entities

Order

The order object contains commercial information about a customer, fares used for pricing and payment transactions. Typically, an order generates one or more shipments that contain the operative information used to execute the order.

Shipment

Shipments are atomic objects that describe the transport of a load from a pickup point to a drop-off point. Shipments cannot be assigned to carriers, drivers, or vehicles directly, but instead need to be routed on a tour, which can be assigned and executed.

Tour

Tours are a key object in Orbit that connects loads, stops, carriers, and drivers. Tours can be A-B trips or have any number of stops where loads are unloaded or loaded. Tours can be assigned to carriers, drivers, and vehicles and are executed operationally.