You want to configure a scenario in which a single trailer will be hauled by more than one truck. Which of the following must you customize? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ATransportation unit type
• BForwarding order type
• CFreight booking type
• DFreight order type

• A
  84% (38)
• B
  11% (5)
• C
  4% (2)

Explanation

Configuring a trailer to be hauled by more than one truck is called a multi-traction scenario in SAP TM. You must customize the Transportation Unit Type (A) because it defines the physical characteristics of the trailer - specifically whether it can be decoupled and re-coupled to different traction units. You must also customize the Freight Order Type (D) because it controls execution-level settings, including whether a freight order can accommodate multiple trucks (traction units) operating on the same trailer across different legs.

B (Forwarding Order Type) is wrong because forwarding orders represent the shipper's customer-facing request - they don't govern how physical vehicles are coupled at execution time. C (Freight Booking Type) is wrong because freight bookings are used for carrier capacity reservations (especially in ocean/air freight), not for controlling truck-trailer coupling logic.

Memory tip: The trailer is a Transportation Unit, and the haul is executed via a Freight Order - the two things you customize are the two things that directly describe the physical asset and its execution document. If it's not about execution (B, C), it's not your answer.

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