> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.idalia.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Concepts

> Routes, transport orders, and payload

## Routes

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  A Route is the path a vehicle follows to collect and/or deliver items.
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For example, a route could be:

* Dispatch Operator K. Simmons to Central Yard to pick up and deliver a set of crane counterweights and boom sections to the Riverside Construction Site.

## Transport Orders

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  A transport order is a collection of routes.
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It can be as simple or complex as you like. A single truck moving one spare part between storage facilities. Or a sequence of 100 trucks, carefully-planned to deliver assets in a specific order to be assembled at an infrastructure project.

To help plan and organize your transport operations, Idalia lets you:

* Assign statuses to each route and to the order as a whole
* Associate orders with specific projects, allocations, purchase orders, or work orders
* Write notes, add comments, and upload attachments

You can view each transport order at [`Dashboard > Transport`](https://idalia.app/dashboard/transport-orders). Click a specific order to go to its dashboard, where you can plan in more detail.

## Payload

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  The **Payload** of a route is all items that are either collected or delivered during it.
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Payload components come from the asset register.