We have tried to make eTrackCargo.com easy to use. If you need any clarification of what the label over the data stands for you can look below.

Address Field is the address that pertains to the currently selected customer, origin agent, destination agent, shipper, or consignee.

Booking Number may be the same as the actual carrier’s, or it may be the forwarder’s own booking number. The origin agent normally inputs the booking number at the time of adding a new record.

Carrier is used for the Vessel for ocean or Airline for airfreight.

Carrier 2 is used for the departing carrier at the viacity.

Carrier 3 is used for the departing carrier from the destination city or a second via city. This carrier may be a trucking company or railroad.

City Code is the airport code for the origin contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that forwarders may input and supply flight details for the shipment. Currently eTrackCargo.com provides 3 different flights including flight notes.

City Code 2 is the airport code for the via city and is contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment. Currently eTrackCargo.com provides 3 different flights including flight notes.

City Code 3 is the airport code for the destination city (or it could be the second via city) and is contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment. Currently eTrackCargo.com provides 3 different flights including flight notes.

Consignee is used to identify who is the receiver of the cargo. Please select from the dropdown list or add them to the dropdown list and then select them. Note that the consignee shares the same dropdown list with the Shipper.

Consignee Address is the address for the consignee and will be automatically inserted when you select the consignee from the lookup list.

Container numbers: In some cases there will be single or multiple container numbers that go with a shipment and eTrackCargo.com allows for the tracking of multiple container numbers.

Date Received is the date that the cargo or shipment was received in the receipt city.

Delivered To is the person’s name that signed for the cargo or shipment at the consignee’s location.

Delivery Country is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is the Country the cargo or shipment will be delivered in.

Delivery City is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is the city the cargo or shipment will be delivered in at its final destination.

Delivery Date is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is the date the cargo or shipment was delivered.

Delivery Instructions is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is any delivery instructions for the shipment.

Delivery Postal Code is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is the postal or zip code for the Delivery of the cargo or shipment.

Delivery Region or State is contained in the Delivery Information Section and is for the State in the USA or a region of the country the cargo or shipment will be delivered in.

Delivery Time is contained in the Delivery Information section and is the time of delivery to the consignee.

Description is the description of the merchandise contained within the shipment.

Destination is the destination port or city for the cargo.

Destination ETA is the estimated date of arrival at the destination port or city

Destination ETA Time is the estimated time of arrival at the destination port or city

Destination ETD is the estimated date of departure from the destination port or city to the delivery city.

Destination ETD Time is the estimated time of departure from the destination port or city to the delivery city.

Equipment type is the type of equipment being used such as containers, pallets and so forth.

File Number is a required field for use in the search feature and the use of this field will make it easier for you or your agents to update the record later. The person adding the record to eTrackCargo.com manually assigns the Tracking Identification number. This number may be their file number, consolidation number or any other numbering format that they desire to use.

Flight is the flight number contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment. Currently eTrackCargo.com provides 3 different flights including flight notes. If you feel that more should be available or these should be moved to a different input form please send us an email to let us know.

Flight 2 is the flight number for the flight departing from the via city contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available sothat Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight 3 is the flight number for the flight departing from the destination city or it could be a second via flight number contained in the Flight Details Section. This may be a pro number for a truck delivery. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight Date is the flight's date of departure from the origin contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight Date 2 is the flight's date of departure from the via port or city contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight Date 3 is the flight's date of departure from the destination city or it could be the second via city or port contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight ETD is the flight's time of departure from the origin contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight ETD 2 is the flight's time of departure from the via contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight ETD 3 is the flight's time of departure from the destination city in which case it may be a pro number or the flight number from the via city contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

Flight Note is available to allow the agents to supply any small flight notes that they want their shipper or consignees to see contained in the Flight Details Section. This section is available so that Forwarders may input and supply flight details to the shipment.

HAWB or HBL are the house airway bill number for an air shipment or the house bill of lading number for an ocean shipment.

MAWB or MBL: are the master airway bill number for an air shipment and the master bill of lading number for an ocean shipment.

Mode of Trans: is used for Mode of Transportation, that is, Air, Ocean, Rail, or Truck. You can select the item from the lookup list provided.

No of Cntrs stands for number of containers.

No Pkgs stands for the number of packages, pieces, boxes, cartons and so forth.

Origin is the origin port for the shipment that the cargo will be shipped from.

Origin Cutoff is the origin’s cutoff date   that the cargo must be received by in order to be able to make a departure.

Origin Cutoff Time is the origin’s cutoff time that the cargo must be received by in order to be able to make a departure.

Origin ETD is the date the cargo will depart from the Origin Port or City.

Origin ETD Time is the time of departure from the Origin Port or City.

Package Type is the type of package used to ship the cargo such as cartons, boxes, crates or drums, to name a few.

PO Number is the consignees purchase order number in most cases. In some cases a shipper or consignee will provide a single or multiple PO Numbers for the transportation and if this is the case these numbers may be used.

Receipt City is the city that the cargo or shipment was received in.

Shipper Address is the address for the shipper and will be automatically inserted when you select the shipper from the lookup list.

Sub HAWB or HBL: are the sub house airway bill number from the house airway bill for an air shipment and the sub house bill of lading number for an ocean shipment (this is used if the shipment is a co-load).

SVC stands for service and is used to identify the type of service being provided. Examples would be DTD for Door to Door or PTP for Port to Port.

Time Received is the time the cargo was received in the receipt city.

UOM is the Unit of Measure. When associated with the weight field, it is the Unit of weight such as KGS or LBS.

Vessel Airline stands for the Vessel Name on an ocean shipment or the Airline on an Air Shipment. Note if the shipment is being moved via rail or truck as the primary service you can enter that carrier’s name.

Via is the port or city that the cargo is routed to go through as an example Virgin Atlantics Flight 006 leaves daily from Miami International Airport and goes to London Gatwick then on to London Heathrow. In this case the London Gatwick would be the via city.

Voyage Flight is used to identify the Vessel voyage number or the airline’s flight number.