Use case

Appointment scheduling without the phone tag

Booking dock appointments is phone tag at industrial scale: call the shipper, wait, call the consignee, wait, update the carrier, repeat when anything changes.

Haulia drafts and sends appointment requests the moment a load books, confirms slots with all parties, and automatically reschedules when an ETA slips — keeping shipper, consignee, and carrier in sync without a dispatcher in the middle.

How it works

  1. 1

    Requests drafted at booking

    Pickup and delivery window requests go to the shipper and consignee automatically, with load details pre-filled.

  2. 2

    Slots confirmed with all parties

    Confirmed times are logged to the load and communicated to the carrier and driver on their preferred channel.

  3. 3

    Reschedules handled on the fly

    When an ETA slips past the window, Haulia proactively requests a new slot and notifies everyone affected.

  4. 4

    Detention risk reduced

    Accurate, confirmed appointments mean fewer drivers waiting at docks — and when waiting happens, the detention clock is already running.

Appointment scheduling — FAQ

Can AI really book dock appointments?

Yes. Haulia drafts appointment requests with full load context, sends them to shippers and consignees by email or portal, parses the responses, and confirms slots — with a human approving the loop until you trust it to run autonomously.

What happens when a delivery appointment needs to move?

When a recalculated ETA puts an appointment at risk, Haulia flags it, requests a new window, and updates the carrier and customer once confirmed — before it becomes a missed appointment and a service failure.

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