Dock Scheduling

Plan bays with confidence.

Dock Scheduling replaces spreadsheets and whiteboards with a live booking diary. Prevent double-bookings, balance loads, and give everyone the same real-time view of what’s arriving, when.

Plan resources better.

See all bookings fast.

Give clear visibility.

The old way vs Clarus.

Spreadsheets got you here. They won't get you further.

Before

Double-bookings crept in without shared bay rules

Bookings scattered across multi-tab spreadsheets

Yard queues built up and drivers sat idling

Status changes chased by phone calls and guesswork

After

Bay rules stop double-bookings, updates ripple instantly to everyone

One booking diary holds consignments, POs and SOs together

Staggered bookings smooth arrivals and cut yard queues

Statuses switch to arrived, unloaded or missed in one click

How it works.

Start seeing results straight away.

Booking check catching an attempted double-booking at a dock and confirming a different bay instead.

Optimised scheduling without conflicts.

Say goodbye to double-bookings. Configure bay availability and appointment rules so schedules stay clean and resources are used efficiently. When circumstances change, updates ripple instantly to everyone who needs to know.

An appointment linking purchase and sales order references together as a single, auditable record.

Streamlined bookings in one place.

Add multiple consignment references to a single appointment and link POs/SOs where applicable. Replace multi-tab spreadsheets with a single source of truth that’s easy to maintain and audit.

Yard status showing 24 staggered appointments, zero yard queue, and 4 minutes average idle time.

Avoid overcrowding at the doors.

Smooth arrivals by staggering bookings across bays and time. Reduce yard queues, cut driver idle time, and keep goods-in/out running to plan… especially when load bays are limited.

Appointment status tracker showing progress from planned to arrived to unloaded.

Real-time status and notifications.

Switch appointments from planned to arrived, unloaded, or missed with one click. Trigger alerts to internal teams and users so the whole operation sees the latest. Visibility replaces chasing.

Take control of your bays. Work smarter.

When dock plans live on paper, bottlenecks follow. Clarus brings a simple, visual booking diary that shows today’s schedule and future slots at a glance. Set opening and closing times per warehouse and dock. Capture consignments and link orders. Update statuses as events happen so teams and partners stay aligned without calls or guesswork. It’s dock management designed for speed and clarity.

How this feature helps your team.

Head of operations reviews bay utilisation and on-time performance from a live diary.

Head of Operations

See capacity at a glance by site and shift. Anticipate crunch points early and protect cut-offs with a plan everyone follows, not a plan on a whiteboard.

Warehouse manager balances arrivals and labour against a real-time booking diary.

Warehouse Manager

Allocate labour and equipment to the next inbound/outbound with confidence. Update statuses on the fly so teams upstream and downstream adjust in step.

Transport coordinator confirms slot times and shares updates with drivers and clients.

Transport Coordinator

Book once, confirm once, and share a single source of truth with partners. Reduce phone tag and missed slots with clear times and automated updates.

QUESTIONS BUYERS ACTUALLY ASK.

Frequently asked questions

How is the booking diary better than our spreadsheet or whiteboard

It’s a single live schedule, visible to all authorised users, with real-time status updates and notifications. No more version control, duplicate entries, or legibility issues… just a calendar that reflects reality as it changes.

Can customers book their own slots?

Yes… subject to configuration and permissions. You can allow selected customers to request or create bookings via Client Access while limiting what they can see and edit. Governance stays tight; comms overhead drops.

What can we link to a booking?

Add multiple consignment references and, where available, associate purchase or sales orders. Notes and attachments help teams prepare, so bays turn faster with fewer surprises.

How do status changes help day-to-day?

Switching statuses (planned, arrived, at bay, unloaded) keeps everyone aligned in real time. Automation can alert teams the moment a truck hits a milestone, improving labour allocation and cut-off performance.

Will Dock Scheduling work with our TMS?

You can import bookings from your TMS and keep the diary as the shared view for warehouse teams. This reduces rekeying and ensures the plan matches transport reality.

Is this heavy to roll out?

No. Set site hours and bays, define roles, and start scheduling. Most teams are live quickly because the interface is simple and mirrors how planners already think… just without the friction of manual tools.

See Clarus in action in under 10 mins.

Still on the fence? Spend four minutes watching Clarus handle goods‑in, picking and dispatch. You’ll see why our customers keep saying ”yes” to new contracts.

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