Trip & Appointment Feasibility Estimator

🗓️ Trip & Appointment Feasibility Estimator

Estimate whether a driver can make a delivery appointment given current location, drive time, and available hours — before you book the load. This is an estimator, not an HOS validator.

This estimator provides scheduling guidance from the information entered. It does not verify a driver's logs, 60/70-hour cycle, exemptions, split-sleeper status, or legal availability.

📍 Section 1: Current Time and Location

Current date and time

Current date and time is required.

Current timezone

📦 Section 2: Pickup Details

Pickup availability

Available now Specific time

Miles from current location to pickup

Miles to pickup must be 0 or more.

Pickup service time (minutes)

Time at shipper for loading, paperwork, etc.

Pickup service time must be 0 or more.

Other planned non-driving time (minutes)

Planned stops, inspections, fueling, paperwork, or other non-driving time. Not automatically treated as a qualifying HOS break or reset.

Other non-driving time must be 0 or more.

🚚 Section 3: Delivery Appointment

Delivery appointment date and time

Delivery appointment is required and must be after current time.

Delivery timezone

Pickup to delivery miles (loaded)

Loaded miles must be greater than 0.

Average driving speed (mph)

Use realistic trip speed, not highway speed limit.

Speed must be between 1 and 100 mph.

Desired early arrival buffer (minutes)

Desired buffer must be 0 or more.

Contingency time for delays (minutes)

Traffic, fuel stops, operational delays.

Contingency time must be 0 or more.

⏱️ Section 4: Simplified HOS Status

Enter current ELD remaining values. This is a simplified HOS input for scheduling estimation only.

Driving hours remaining in shift

Remaining of the 11-hour driving limit.

Driving hours must be between 0 and 11.

Hours remaining in 14-hour window

Time until your 14-hour duty window closes.

Duty window hours must be between 0 and 14.

Driving hours until 30-minute break required

Hours remaining before a mandatory 30-min break.

Hours until break must be between 0 and 8.

Can a 10-hour reset be taken if needed?

Yes No

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this estimator calculate?

This tool estimates whether a driver can reach a delivery appointment on time given their current location, available driving hours, duty window, pickup details, and loaded miles. It accounts for required 30-minute breaks and optional 10-hour resets, then compares the planned ETA against the appointment time.

Does this tool verify HOS compliance?

No. This is an estimator for planning purposes only. It does not verify a driver's logs, 60/70-hour cycle, exemptions, split-sleeper status, or legal availability. Always confirm every load against the driver's current ELD and applicable regulations before dispatch.

What do the feasibility verdicts mean?

On Time means the planned arrival is comfortably before the appointment with contingency time included. Tight means the planned ETA reaches the appointment but the buffer is less than your desired buffer. At Risk means the base estimate makes the appointment under optimistic assumptions only, with no contingency margin. Not Feasible means the trip cannot meet the appointment under the entered assumptions.

How does the tool handle timezones?

The tool supports eight US timezones including America/New_York (Eastern), America/Chicago (Central), America/Denver (Mountain), America/Phoenix (Arizona no DST), America/Los_Angeles (Pacific), America/Anchorage (Alaska), Pacific/Honolulu (Hawaii), and UTC. It detects DST transitions and rejects invalid or ambiguous times that fall in spring-forward gaps or fall-back overlaps.