What is a Hot Container?
A Hot Container is any container that needs special attention or priority handling from your team. When you mark a container as "hot," it becomes more visible to everyone in your organization through visual highlighting and prioritized positioning.
For example, you might mark a container as hot when:
It contains time-sensitive cargo
There's a potential delay that needs monitoring
The shipment requires special handling or attention
When a container is marked as hot, everyone in your organization can see its priority status, ensuring aligned focus across your team.
How does the Hot Container feature work?
The Hot Container feature has two main visual components:
Orange highlighting makes hot containers instantly recognizable
Automatic prioritization moves hot containers to the top of Explore results
This simple but effective system ensures that high-priority shipments don't get lost in the shuffle of daily operations.
How do I use Hot Containers?
Step 1: Mark a container as hot
Find the container you want to prioritize in Explore and click the "Mark as Hot" button. The container will be highlighted and moved to the top of your results.
Step 2: Filter and track hot containers
Turn on the Hot Container field under you Additional Fields tab to enable Hot Container filtering.
Use the Hot Containers filter in Explore to:
View all currently hot containers
Track specific priority shipments
Build custom reports focused on high-priority cargo
Step 3: Collaborate effectively
When you mark a container as hot, the status is visible to everyone in your organization. This helps:
Ensure team alignment on priorities
Improve communication about urgent shipments
Streamline handling of high-priority cargo
Pro tips
To get the most out of Hot Containers:
Use the Hot Container column in your exports to integrate priority status into your existing workflows
Regularly review and update hot status to maintain effective prioritization
Combine hot container filters with other criteria to create targeted priority reports