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Equipment Type, Length & Accent

Set equipment on Truckload and Drayage loads with three fields: Equipment Type, Equipment Length, and Equipment Accent.

What this does

Equipment is captured as three separate fields — Equipment Type, Equipment Length, and Equipment Accent — instead of one combined trailer type name. The Accent holds the variant or material (for example Stainless Steel, Kosher, or Flexibag), so you pick equipment from shorter lists and can search, filter, and report on the exact configuration.

  • Pick equipment faster from shorter, cleaner dropdowns instead of one giant combined list.
  • Search, filter, and match loads on the specific variant (for example, a Tanker that is Kosher or Stainless Steel).
  • Structured support for niche and liquid-bulk configurations, aligned with standard industry equipment catalogs.
  • More accurate quotes, loadboard posts, and reports because each attribute is its own value.

 User Guide

Before you start — what you need first

  • This applies to Truckload and Drayage shipments; the three fields appear together wherever you enter equipment.
  • Equipment Type names no longer include the length or the accent — choose Dry Van + Reefer + 53 ft rather than one combined “53 ft Dry Van | Reefer” entry.
  • Whether an Accent is required depends on the Equipment Type — some types require one and the form won't let you save without it, while for others it's optional. Choose the Equipment Type first; the form shows whether an Accent is needed.

How to select equipment on a shipment

Where to go: Open or create a Truckload or Drayage shipment and find the equipment fields in the Shipment Information section.

  • Equipment Type — the base equipment (Dry Van, Flatbed, Reefer, Tanker, Container, etc.). Choose this first.
  • Equipment Accent — the variant or material, shown to the right of Equipment Type. Set it when the equipment has a meaningful sub-type (for example, a Tanker that must be Stainless Steel or Kosher).
  • Equipment Length — selected separately from a dropdown, 12–53 ft.

Tip: change Equipment Type first — the Accent list reloads to match the type you picked. If you clear the Equipment Type, the Accent clears too.

How to set equipment elsewhere in the TMS

Where to go: The same three fields appear beyond the shipment screen.

  • Create Shipment modal and in-line edits on the Shipment Details page.
  • Truckload Quoting (shipment info)
  • Company Loadboard equipment filters and columns
  • Saved Search filters and columns
  • Content templates/System tags that reference equipment
  • Carrier equipment settings (LSP Carriers)
  • Shipment importer
  • Custom Reports

Equipment Types available

  • City Truck w/ Liftgate
  • Conestoga
  • Container
  • Double Drop
  • Dry Van
  • Dump
  • Enclosed Car Carrier
  • Flatbed
  • HotShot
  • Hopper
  • Landoll
  • Livestock
  • Low Boy
  • Low Pro Step Deck
  • None
  • Open Car Carrier
  • Other
  • Power Only
  • Reefer
  • Refrigerated
  • Sprinter Van
  • Step Deck
  • Straight Truck
  • Straight Truck w/ Tailgate
  • Super B
  • Tanker
  • Toter
  • Van
  • Van w/ Tailgate

Equipment Accents available

  • Air Ride
  • Aluminum
  • Conestoga
  • Curtain Side
  • Dry
  • Dry Quad-Axle
  • Dry Tandem
  • Dry Tandem Heat
  • Dry Tandem Reefer
  • Dry Tandem w/ Liftgate
  • Dry Tri-Axle
  • Fiberglass
  • Flatbed
  • Flexibag
  • Heat
  • Heat Quad-Axle
  • Heat Tri-Axle
  • Heavy
  • High Cube
  • Intermodal
  • Kosher
  • Maxi
  • Multi-Compartment
  • OOG
  • Plate Trailer
  • Plastite-Lined
  • Pneumatic
  • Reefer
  • Reefer Quad-Axle
  • Reefer Tri-Axle
  • RG
  • Rubber-Lined
  • Stainless Steel
  • Standard
  • Steel
  • Tarp
  • Vented

Equipment Lengths available

  • 12
  • 24
  • 26
  • 28
  • 32
  • 36
  • 40
  • 48
  • 50
  • 53

Tips & best practices

  • Choose Equipment Type first, then Accent and Length only if the variant matters.
  • Where Accent is optional, leave it blank rather than guessing — an empty accent simply means “no specific variant.” Where the form requires one, pick the variant that matches the equipment.
  • If you have custom reports, saved searches, or workflows built on the old combined trailer type name, review them so they also account for Equipment Length and Accent.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to set an accent on every shipment?

 Not always — it depends on the Equipment Type. Some types require an Accent before you can save; for others it's optional, and you can leave it blank when no specific variant applies. 

What happened to my old combined trailer type, like “53 ft Dry Van | Reefer”?

It was split into separate Equipment Type, Length, and Accent values automatically, so nothing is lost and older records stay searchable.

Will my integrations and EDI partners still get the right trailer type?

Yes. The legacy trailer type is still sent to external systems and loadboards, and it stays in sync with the three new equipment fields.

Can I search or report on the accent?

Yes. Accent is available as a searchable and exportable field in Saved Search and custom reports.

If something doesn't work

  • If the equipment fields look blank after an update, refresh the page and re-open the shipment before re-entering values.
  • If a selection doesn't appear to save, confirm you selected Equipment Type first, then Length and the optional Accent, and save again.
  • If a specific accent you expect isn't listed, it may not apply to that base Equipment Type — pick the closest base type, or contact support to confirm the variant is available.
  • If a historical record shows an unexpected accent, contact Tai support with the shipment ID so the mapping can be reviewed.

To learn more, see Trailer Type to Equipment Type Mappings.