How assignment actually works

The offer has a clock on it

Preferred operators get first refusal within a window. If it is not accepted, the movement falls to a backup pool automatically rather than waiting for somebody to notice.

For transportation companies, DMCs, hotels and FBOs.

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What this service handles

Most ground transportation assignment is a phone call and a memory. Somebody offers a trip to their usual operator, waits, forgets, and discovers at six in the morning that nobody ever confirmed.

VaultPac's assignment is a timed offer. The preferred operator sees the movement and has a defined window to accept it. If they do not, it moves to the backup pool automatically. Nothing sits waiting on somebody remembering to chase.

For operators, this is why work arrives fairly and predictably. For partners farming work in, it is why an unaccepted trip is not a silent failure.

Operational diagramA timed offer to the preferred operator, with the backup pool behind it.

Typical movement

  1. Movement ready to assign Requirements and timing set
  2. Offered to the preferred operator With a defined acceptance window
  3. Accepted, or the window closes No chasing, no waiting
  4. Falls to the backup pool Automatically
  5. Assignment recorded Who holds it, and from when

Who uses this service

  • Operators taking work from VaultPac
  • Transportation companies farming work in
  • Travel management companies
  • Corporate accounts with volume
  • Airlines and hotels buying coverage

How VaultPac coordinates it

Every booking is a trip. A trip carries trip services, and each service breaks into the individual movements that actually have to happen — which is why the people and the bags do not have to travel the same way.

  1. Trip
  2. Trip services
  3. Individual movements
  • Timed offer & backup routing

    The preferred operator is offered the movement first and has a window to accept; if they do not, it moves to the backup pool automatically.

  • Operator assignment

    Movements assigned to a specific operator and vehicle, with the assignment visible to dispatch throughout.

  • Affiliate & operator network

    Vetted operators take work through the provider application, with their own view of the movements they hold.

  • Dispatch monitoring

    Every movement on one board while it runs, so a late arrival is seen rather than reported.

  • Trip → Trip Services → Movements

    One trip holds every service on it, and each service breaks into the individual movements that have to happen. A single booking can carry people and bags on different vehicles and different clocks without becoming two bookings.

What runs this movement

Assignment reads the passenger count and the bag count, so the vehicle that arrives fits both. Larger movements run several.

  • Black executive sedan Executive sedan
  • Black executive SUV SUV
  • Black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van Sprinter
  • Full-size motorcoach Motorcoach

Why VaultPac for this

  • An unaccepted offer moves on by itself rather than becoming a silent failure.
  • Operators get predictable first refusal instead of ad-hoc phone calls.
  • Assignment and timing are recorded, so coverage disputes are a lookup.

Questions

How long is the acceptance window?

Short, and it varies with how close the movement is. A trip tomorrow afternoon and a trip in ninety minutes do not get the same window.

How do I become a preferred operator?

Through the provider application and a vetting conversation. Preference follows from reliability rather than from signing up.

Next step

Plan timed offer routing with us

Tell us the shape of the movement — dates, numbers, where it starts and where it has to end. We come back with an operating plan and a price, not a form letter.

An email address or a phone number, so we can reply.

or call (312) 584-2701

Questions? Call us (312) 584-2701