Advertisement
Note that TranAir automatically books you into the zone you completed your trip in, if the trip had a
destination specified or if you had booked a Soon-To-Clear or. For example, if the trip had a
destination address of 123 Main Street, which is in zone 3, then upon completing the trip, the system
would post your vehicle in zone 3 automatically.
Alternately, if you booked Soon-To-Clear in zone 5, then when you complete that trip, you will already be
booked into zone 5.
Booking into that same zone again just wastes data and may move your queue position lower!
From the driver's standpoint, it would be smarter to do a STATUS request upon
completion of your trip, to see where the system thinks you are. That way, if the system
already booked you into the destination zone, you would not need to book yourself into
the zone.
9.
Busy/Clear
The Busy/Clear item performs 2 different functions:
a) Flag Pickup
This is used to indicate you have picked up a passenger off the street (Flag) so that dispatch
and the TranWare system do not send you a trip when you already have one. It also advises
the system and the dispatcher where you are headed (destination zone) so that the system
can try to get you a new trip upon arrival.
To pick up a flag, select Busy/Clear from the Change menu and press
destination zone (where the passenger is going)
Note
that
Soon-To-Clear mode, so that the dispatch system holds any trips for you in the zone you are
heading to, instead of pulling a car from an adjacent zone. TranAir will display "[STC]FLAG
TRIP" on your phone.
Flag Clear – If you are now marked "[STC]FLAG TRIP", then the phone will display
"Complete" at the top of the screen. When your passenger gets out of the vehicle, simply
GO
press
and follow the Trip Completion procedure outlined in item 8 above.
There is no need to "Book-In" unless you drive to another zone and wish to book into
it.
You may wish to perform a "Status" request to determine your position in the zone you just
Cleared in. See "Status" below for instructions.
b) Book Busy –
This is used to temporarily make your vehicle unavailable, such as if you were taking a break,
or will be unavailable to accept a new trip for a few minutes. If you will be unavailable for
several hours or are going off shift, do not use this function –use the "LOG-OFF" function
instead.
To book yourself busy, press the "Change" key, then scroll down and highlight the
"Busy/Clear" function. Select that choice by pressing the OK button. Then press "Select",
then when the pop up screen asks you for your Destination Zone, do not enter anything,
GO.
just press
the
system
The system will tell you that your are now "BUSY".
will
automatically
GO
, then enter the
place
you
into
Loaded/
Advertisement
