# How to complete a transport order

A transport order is one delivery run with several stops. Plan the route, pack and deliver it, and the drive, the mileage and your team's time are split across the sales orders on board.

Source: https://www.prophitable.io/help/run/transport-orders (updated 2026-10-29)

Transport orders are part of the Growth plan. Don't run delivery routes? Choose **I don't run delivery routes** in the Getting Started guide.

## Plan the run

1. Go to **Transport Orders** and click **Add Transport Order**.
2. Under **General Information**, set the **Scheduled Delivery** and the **Departure Time**, and add your **Assignees**. Give each one a role: **Pack & Delivery**, **Packer** or **Delivery**.
3. Under **Destinations**, click **Add Sales Orders**, tick the orders going out and click the **Add** button below the list. Orders going to the same address share a stop.
4. Click **Calculate Route**, or **Optimize Route** to put the stops in the best order.
5. Click **Save**.

## Deliver it

1. Set **Status** to **In progress** and click **Start Fulfillment**. The products and packaging for every order come out of stock, and this can't be undone.
2. On the **Pack & Delivery** tab, time **Pack Orders** while you pack, then **Deliver Orders** while you drive. When both are done, the run is **Delivered**.

Didn't run the timers? Set **Status** to **Delivered**, choose **Use estimated time** or **Enter Actual Time** for each part, and click **Complete & Deliver**.

Every sales order on the run is marked **Shipped**.

## What you'll see

The **Cost Summary** card shows the run's **Materials**, its **Labor** (**Packing** and **Delivery**), the **Fuel & Mileage** from the route, and **Postage & Fees**, adding up to a **Total Cost**.

Each sales order on the run gets its share:

- Packaging and postage go to the order they're for.
- Delivery time and mileage are split evenly across the stops, then evenly among the orders at each stop.
- Packing time is split by how many units each stop takes.

On those sales orders, **Shipping & Handling** reads "Labor and mileage managed by Transport Order".

> [!TIP]
> A route with six stops costs one drive, not six. Splitting it across the orders shows what each delivery really costs, so a small order at the far end of the route doesn't look as cheap as one around the corner.