For warehouses, plants, and distribution centers

Schedule dock appointments with a shareable link.

Set up your dock doors once. Send your carriers and drivers a link. They book their own appointments — no account, no app, no login.

What it replaces

Replace it all with one link.

If your dock runs on phone calls, group texts, a spreadsheet, and a whiteboard, SimpleDock replaces all of it with a single booking page.

Whiteboard
Spreadsheet
Group text
Email chains
Your booking link
book.simpledock.ai/acme-warehouse
Every booking in one calendar
Works in any browser
No account needed to book

The booking page

What your carriers see when they click the link.

They pick an appointment type, choose a time, enter their details, and confirm. The whole booking takes under a minute.

book.simpledock.ai/acme-warehouse
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Acme Warehouse

Book a dock

Live load · 60 min

60 minutes
1247 Industrial Pkwy
Confirmation by SMS
May 2026
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Thu, May 14
6 open

How it works

Three steps to get started.

01

Set up your doors

Add your location, configure dock doors, set hours, and define how long each appointment type takes.

02

Share your link

One link per location. Send it to your carriers, paste it in your dispatch system, put it in your email signature.

03

They book themselves

Carriers pick a time, drivers get an SMS, you get a clean schedule. Anyone can reschedule on their own — no calls.

Benefits

Tuned for how docks actually run.

Slot limits, buffer times, SMS reminders, and self-serve reschedules — built around trucks, not meeting rooms.

Don't overbook your docks.

Set how many trucks you can take per hour, add buffer time between appointments for paperwork or door turnover, and require advance notice so no one shows up unannounced.

Scheduling rules
Minimum notice
4 hours
Buffer between trucks
15 min
Slots per hour
2
Door capacity
4 doors

One booking link per facility.

Every location gets its own short link to share with carriers. Run multiple plants or DCs? Each one stays separate — no mixed-up appointments across sites.

Acme Warehouse
book.simpledock.ai/acme-warehouse
Plant 2 — Memphis
book.simpledock.ai/memphis-plant
DC West
book.simpledock.ai/dc-west

Carriers reschedule themselves.

When a load slips, carriers click the link in their confirmation, pick a new time, and the schedule updates. You get notified. No phone tag, no missed slots.

Appointment confirmed
Acme Warehouse · Door 4
Thu, May 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Live load · Driver: Dave K.

Cut driver no-shows with SMS.

Drivers get a text the day before and an hour out, with the door number, address, and a link to reschedule. No app to install — just a phone number on file.

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SimpleDock1h ago

Your dock appointment at Acme Warehouse is in 1 hour. Door 4, 1247 Industrial Pkwy. Reply R to reschedule.

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SimpleDockYesterday

Reminder: Acme Warehouse tomorrow, 10:00 AM. Door 4.

Built for

Any facility with a loading dock.

From a single warehouse to a multi-site operation. Anywhere trucks come in or out.

ManufacturersDistribution centersFulfillment centers3PL warehousesRecycling centersScrap metal yardsTransfer stationsSteel millsPaper millsLumber millsLumber yardsCold storageCross-docksFreight terminalsBonded warehousesGrain elevatorsFeed millsFood processing plantsMeat processorsProduce packersDairy plantsBeverage distributorsConcrete plantsAggregate yardsQuarriesChemical plantsTextile millsPharmaceutical warehousesAuto parts warehousesPrint & packaging plantsand more

Run your dock from one screen.

Replace phone calls, group texts, and the whiteboard with one link. Set up in three minutes.

Set up in 3 minutes
Free while in beta
No app for your carriers