You add vehicles to the system so that you can assign drivers to the correct vehicles, and manage their capacities and other attributes. When you have added vehicles, you can search for them, edit their attributes, assign them to channels, and assign drivers to them.
This article is about managing vehicles in the NowGo dashboard. For information about managing driver accounts, see the Add and edit driver accounts article.
Manage vehicle accounts
When you have added some driver accounts, you can see them by navigating to the Resourcing → Vehicles tab.
This page shows the name of each vehicle, along with the vehicle type, and default channel for easy access to this information.
Turn on the Show archived vehicles option to see only vehicles that you have archived instead.
On each vehicle entry, you can use the pencil icon to edit the vehicle details.
Use the search bar at the top of the vehicle list to search for a vehicle.
Add a new vehicle
You can add a new vehicle using the Resourcing tab.
Adding a new vehicle
In the NowGo dashboard, click Resourcing.
In the Vehicles tab, click Add new vehicle to open the Add vehicle screen.
In the Add vehicle screen, complete these details:
In the Name field, type a name for the vehicle.
Optional: In the External reference field, type an external reference. For more information about external references, see the NowGo Developer documentation.
In the Vehicle type field, select a vehicle type.
Optional: In the Default channel field, select a channel to use as a default for this driver.
In the Capacities section, click Add new to create a capacity for this vehicle:
In the Capacity field, select the measurement to use for this capacity. For example, the weight the vehicle is able to carry, or the number of parcels.
In the Maximum value field, type a number that represents the maximum amount this vehicle can carry.
Optional: In the Attribute section, create a key:value pair. For more information about external references, see the NowGo Developer documentation.
Click Add vehicle to save your new vehicle.
Edit an existing vehicle
If you need to change details for a vehicle, you can edit the vehicle using the Resourcing tab. You can also use this screen to archive vehicles.
Editing an existing vehicle
In the NowGo dashboard, click Resourcing.
In the Vehicles tab, locate the vehicle you want to edit, and click the pencil icon to open the Edit vehicle screen.
Change the details as required, and click Save changes to update the vehicle. If the update is successful, a green notification message is shown at the bottom of the screen.
Optional: If you want to archive a vehicle, click Archive vehicle from this screen.