How does AscendTMS track a shipment in transit and what events are commonly logged?

• A. Dispatch/tracking events such as picked up, at origin, in transit, arrived at destination, delivered; timestamps and statuses are recorded.
• B. It relies solely on carrier-invoicing data with no real-time status updates.
• C. It tracks only origin and destination, with no intermediate events.
• D. It uses manual status entries by shippers with no automatic timestamps.

Answer: (A)

Shipment visibility comes from tracking events that happen along the shipment’s journey. In AscendTMS, this means capturing a series of status updates as the shipment moves: picked up, at origin, in transit, arrived at destination, and delivered, with a precise timestamp for each event. This event-based logging provides a real picture of where the shipment is now and what has occurred previously, enabling real-time or near-real-time updates, accurate ETAs, and effective exception handling if something deviates from the plan.

Other approaches that rely only on carrier invoices, or track just origin and destination, or require manual entries without timestamps, would miss the intermediate steps and timing details, leading to gaps in visibility and less accurate tracking.