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Container Free-Time Workbench

Compare terminal deadlines and equipment return obligations before recording an extension decision.

These images are illustrations of the concept, not screenshots of the actual product.

Concept illustration of container free-time workbench with sample operational records and review panels

Overview

The Container Free-Time Workbench concept brings the deadline for collecting cargo and the obligation to return equipment into the same operational view without treating them as the same clock. A forwarder can see which sample containers need attention, which have missing terms and where a recorded agreement supports the displayed dates. The illustration explores a clear starting point for planning a pickup or requesting more time.

The central table separates terminal last-free-day from equipment return due, with container identifiers and status badges beside each row. Above it, summary cards call attention to approaching deadlines, missing agreements and estimated charges. Selecting a sample container opens a detail panel containing agreement evidence, independent terminal and equipment clock cards, and an extension decision area. Requested, accepted and rejected are distinct choices; the visible estimate notice reminds the reader that source terms must be confirmed rather than inferred from a status badge.

Within MoveTheWheels, the design connects shipment planning to the contractual obligations surrounding physical equipment. The intended experience lets an operator review evidence before recording an external decision, keeping a request separate from an accepted extension. Dates, money and identifiers in the illustration are invented examples. They do not establish a contractual entitlement, a waived charge or a live carrier connection. The concept makes uncertainty visible through missing-terms status and confirmation guidance so that a convenient planning view cannot be mistaken for the carrier's authoritative agreement.

What this concept shows

Independent deadline cards
Agreement evidence panel
Missing-terms status
Extension decision choices

How it works

Review the container deadlines.
Open the recorded agreement evidence.
Record the counterparty decision.

Who it's for

Forwarder
Logistics Operations Lead

Illustrations

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This illustration shows a Container Free Time page with three summary cards above a searchable container table. The table separates terminal last-free-day and equipment return due and includes awaiting-pickup and missing-terms states. A selected sample container appears in the right panel, where agreement evidence sits above separate terminal and equipment clock cards. An extension section offers requested, accepted and rejected choices with a Record decision action. An estimate notice asks the operator to confirm carrier terms. The amounts, dates, identifiers and document shown are sample data; the layout illustrates review and recording rather than an automatically granted extension.