Users & Permissions

Modified on Sat, 28 Jun at 1:14 PM

An explanation of what the different permissions in Users & Permissions allow the user to view / do.

Tracking

Tracking: Able to see Tracking page which shows all live tracking for drivers

Dispatcher

Dispatcher: Can view Dispatcher load board and add drivers (can not click on load to view / edit Load Info)
Driver Itinerary: Access to driver itinerary to view loads drivers have worked on
Double Moves: Access to double moves to see possible dual transaction opportunities
Street Turns" Access to street turns to see possible street turn opportunities
Problem Container: Access to problem containers to see if any are hitting demurrage or per diem or are not tracking
Edit Dispatcher Page: Able to click on loads and edit load info
Connect Notices (Hybrid / broker solution only): Ability to bulk review, accept or reject, or clear notifications for sent and received load information to and from carriers

Customer Service

Dashboard: Can see schedule of upcoming moves
Loads: Tied to dispatcher board permission, will allow user to click on loads and edit load info
Quotes: Ability to create client rate quotes
Yard Check: See all dropped containers (whether at yard or consignee), can edit multiple load info fields similar to functionality on dispatcher board
Tendered Loads: See EDI loads from clients / brokers to accept or reject, view PortPal Audit which can be used to automatically upload PDF delivery orders using AI
Load Calendar: Month, week, or day at a glance in terms of delivery appointments scheduled, and containers with LFD or final return day (FRD) coming up. Only shows numbers, can not see specific loads.
Bulk Uploads: Ability to bulk upload data such as loads, customer tariffs, drivers, etc
Driver Messaging: Can message drivers
Employee Messaging: Can message employees (other users)
Group Messaging: Can start group messages with employees
Customer Messaging: Can message customers (through Messaging tab in a load)
Driver Group Chat: Can start driver group chat
Deleted Load: Can view deleted loads

Dashboard (refers to Loads)

Loads: Can open and edit load information
Billing: Ability to view customer invoice
Documents: Can upload and view documents
Payments: Ability to view customer payments
Routing: Can edit routing and dispatch drivers
Driver Pay: Ability to view driver pay
Tracking: See live tracking
Communication: See connected emails if using embedded email + AI, see messages from customer portal
Audit: View log of which users made what changes
Notes: View and add notes from billing to yard to driver
Post Tender Carrier Removal (Hybrid / broker solution only): Ability to remove a carrier post tender if they have not yet accepted or rejected the load

Accounts Receivable

Billing
  • Edit: Add / delete charge sets and charges
  • Send: Ability to email invoices
  • Approve: Approve invoices
  • Invoiced: Ability to invoice charge sets
  • Download: Can download invoices
  • Delete: Remove charge sets
Invoices
  • Void: Ability to void invoices
Apply Payment: Can apply payment from customer
Aging: View aging invoices from clients in a report
Chassis Audit: Upload chassis bill from provider to see if charges to customers are accurate
Problem Invoices: View and resync invoices that did not sync to Quickbooks
Waiting Time Audit: See waiting time, add for customers and drivers, and generate waiting time report

Accounts Payable

Driver Pay
  • Approve: Approve driver pay lines
  • Allow Delete: Ability to delete driver pay
  • Adjust: Can change the amount / units for driver pay
  • Edit Expense: Can add / remove expenses in the expenses tab of a load
Deduction
  • Approve: Approve deduction from settlements
  • Allow Delete: Can delete deduction items
  • Adjust: Can edit he deduction amount
Driver Settlements
  • Review: Ability to place driver settlement in a reviewed status
  • Finalize: Ability to finalize driver settlement (no further edits can be made)
Dynamic Expense: Set up recurring expenses to auto-populate on loads
 

Vendor Pay And Bill

  • Vendor Pay: See vendor pay charge sets, confirm or reject
  • Vendor Bills: View vendor bills, accept or decline
  • Vendor Payment: Ability to apply payments for vendor bills

Carriers

  • Carrier Profile: Add, delete, or change information on carrier profiles
  • Tariff: Add, delete, or update tariffs for carriers

Drivers

Driver Profile: Can add new drivers, view and edit existing driver profile information 
  • Can view Security Fields in CSV: Using Download CSV in top right, will see Document Information columns in report. Will allow user to see any social security, bank account, or routing number information.
Truck Assignments: Ability to view and assign trucks to drivers
Truck Owners: Can add truck / fleet owners
Driver Pay Rates: Ability to set up charge profiles and tariffs for driver pay
Driver Deduction Rates: Ability to set up recurring driver deductions
Dynamic Driver Pay: Obsolete

Equipment

Truck Profiles: Add and edit truck information
Chassis Profiles: Add and edit chassis information
Trailer Profiles: Add and edit trailer information

Organizations

Organizations
  • Customers: View and edit customer profiles
  • Shipper/Port: View and edit shipper/port profiles
  • Consignee: View and edit consignee profiles
  • Chassis: View and edit chassis location profiles
People: Add contacts at customers, consignees, etc
Tariff: Set up and edit customer tariffs and charge profiles

Reports

Access to various reports. The Load Master report can have cron reports added to be emailed out to external or internal users.

Embedded Email

Connect Personal Mailbox: Ability to connect email account and use features such as automated load tender processing
Manage Company Views: Can add and/or delete company views in email

Settings

Search help.portpro.io for settings category walkthroughs.

Other

Delete Loads: Ability to delete loads
Rebill Loads: Can rebill invoices
Customer Credit Limit: Can set credit limit for customer in organization profile
Customer Payment Terms: Can set payment terms for invoices in organization profile
Print all Docs: Ability to print any documents
Can Invoice a Bill: Can invoice
Sale Tax Exempt/Applicable: Can choose if sales tax is exempt or applicable on organization profile
Enable Deleted Loads: Ability to reenable deleted loads
Map ELD Profiles: Can assign drivers and trucks to ELD names
View Load Margin: Ability to view load margin

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