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Unit of Measurement

This article covers updates to weight recording in Dispatcher, including Driver selections, Admin settings, and how weight data is displayed on Tickets.

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Written by Michael McGeady
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Utilize our unit of measurement settings to ensure your team accurately tracks weights, reports data, and charges fees accordingly.

Update your default weight unit and select it on individual Tickets.

Update Company Settings

Set your default unit of measurement under Company Settings.

  1. Click Settings

  2. Click Company Settings

  3. Select Default Weight Unit

  4. Click Update Default

View and Update Weight for Individual Tickets

View selected weight as well as conversions on individual Tickets.

  1. Click Tickets

  2. View Weight as entered by the Driver for the appropriate Ticket

  3. Click appropriate Ticket ID

  4. Click Edit Ticket to update Weight Unit

Users can choose to view weight in Pounds, Tons, or Cubic Yards. Canadian users can also select Kilograms or Metric Tons.

Note: If Cubic Yards is entered, other values will not be displayed as there is no conversion. Tons will be displayed as Imperial Tons (T) and metric tons (t).

Dispatcher.com Mobile App

Drivers can select the Weight Unit type in the Dispatcher.com Mobile App to match the unit provided by the disposal facility when adding weight to a Ticket

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