Buying insight

What to know

See how C3 Reservations handles dock appointments, carrier booking, integration and usage-based annual fees.

Who it is for

The product suits teams that need carriers and suppliers to book loading or unloading appointments against facility-specific scheduling rules.

Scheduling and integrations

Carriers can see available slots and book through a web portal. The supplier describes configurable load types and dock doors, capacity and rule-based durations, appointment updates and notifications.

C3 says the software can operate independently of a WMS, TMS or YMS; APIs are available when integration is needed. Confirm the interfaces and configuration for your systems.

Questions to ask

Ask how rules handle different load types and dock capacities, what carrier onboarding requires, and how the annual usage volume is measured.

Operational detail

C3’s FAQ says appointment duration can be entered manually or calculated by rules using appointment properties. Slot validation can consider booking details against a site’s shift restrictions, while capacity constraints can be defined for a time slice or shift. The FAQ also describes manual or configurable automatic no-show flags and a scheduled daily data extract for integrated reporting.

A scenario to test

Give a scheduler two loads with different pallet counts, a restricted door and a carrier that arrives late. Ask to see the slot options, duration calculation, rescheduling and no-show record. Compare the resulting extract with the fields used in your existing carrier report.

Implementation boundary

Specify which parties need portal access and what data each can see. For an integration, list the purchase-order fields, direction and timing of updates, ownership of failed messages, and how a carrier corrects a booking when the order changes.

Evaluation in practice

For a multi-shift test, configure a morning inbound window with a pallet limit and a separate outbound window that uses the same physical doors. Give one carrier a large load and another a small load, then ask how the proposed rules prevent the combined schedule exceeding the agreed capacity. Have a scheduler amend a confirmed booking and ask the carrier to show the notification and revised appointment. Compare the scheduled time, arrival time and departure time in the reporting extract against your current detention investigation process. Decide who maintains exceptions for holidays and temporary door closures, who approves rule changes, and how long carrier access remains active. Test a site with a different schedule before assuming the first site's template can be reused unchanged.

Scope and limitations

C3 Reservations coordinates inbound and outbound dock appointments for facilities such as warehouses and distribution centres.

UI languages, geographic availability and offline operation were not established in these sources.

Research checked through 2026-11-03

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At a glance

What C3 Reservations does

Use this summary to decide whether the documented scope fits your warehouse. Edition and workflow details are listed below.

Warehouse fitYard & dock management

Dock appointment scheduling software for warehouse and distribution-centre inbound and outbound shipments.

Documented workflows

Carrier appointment self-booking · Dock capacity rules · Appointment status notifications · Out-of-plan dock requests can become review tasks; event-triggered emails, automatic updates, and appointment document attachments are described. — C3 Reservations dock-scheduling workflows; configuration and notification rules depend on the customer setup.

AccessWeb-based; can function independently without WMS, TMS or YMS integration.

Check device and deployment requirements with the supplier.

Plan and implementation notes

C3 Reservations is a named dock scheduling product, distinct from C3 Yard. The carrier portal is considered within this product scope rather than as an independent application.

Plans and ownership costs

Pricing

Pricing checked 2026-10-28

Confirm the plan, billing unit, minimum term and required modules before comparing a quote.

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Plans and terms

Some pricing sources could not be accessed when checked 2026-10-28; the terms reflect available information.

C3 Reservations charges a one-time implementation fee plus an annual usage-volume fee covering hosting, support and maintenance. The opened FAQ provides no amount or currency and does not by itself establish a quote-only policy.

Basic

Amount not verified / service program / year

Billing: Not established

Minimum commitment: Not established

Included

System usage, hosting, support and maintenance; 24/7 support

Additional costs

One-time implementation fee varies with operational complexity

Annual usage fee varies by usage volume; invoice term and minimum contract are not established. The FAQ test-environment exception names Bronze despite listing Basic/Standard/Pro/Enterprise—confirm the applicable program.

Standard

Amount not verified / service program / year

Billing: Not established

Minimum commitment: Not established

Included

System usage, hosting, support and maintenance; 24/7 support

Additional costs

One-time implementation fee varies with operational complexity

Pro

Amount not verified / service program / year

Billing: Not established

Minimum commitment: Not established

Included

System usage, hosting, support and maintenance; 24/7 support

Additional costs

One-time implementation fee varies with operational complexity

Enterprise

Amount not verified / service program / year

Billing: Not established

Minimum commitment: Not established

Included

System usage, hosting, support and maintenance; 24/7 support

Additional costs

One-time implementation fee varies with operational complexity

What can change your total cost

Implementation complexity determines the one-time fee; usage volume determines the annual usage fee.

Terms to confirm

Program amount/currency and usage bands
Invoice timing and minimum contract
Integration fees and definition of usage
Basic versus Bronze test-environment exception
Renewal/cancellation and taxes

Before you choose

Annual rate basis is not treated as proof of an annual invoice or minimum commitment.

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Documented scope

Features and constraints

Feature scope checked 2026-11-02

Capabilities retain their documented conditions. A feature not listed here has not been verified for this edition.

Carrier appointment self-booking
Dock capacity rules
Appointment status notifications
Out-of-plan dock requests can become review tasks; event-triggered emails, automatic updates, and appointment document attachments are described.C3 Reservations dock-scheduling workflows; configuration and notification rules depend on the customer setup.

Full product details and conditions

Field	Value and conditions
identity	C3 Reservations
warehouse application	Dock appointment scheduling software for warehouse and distribution-centre inbound and outbound shipments.
capabilities	Carrier appointment self-booking, Dock capacity rules, Appointment status notifications
deployment	Web-based; can function independently without WMS, TMS or YMS integration.
capabilities	Out-of-plan dock requests can become review tasks; event-triggered emails, automatic updates, and appointment document attachments are described. C3 Reservations dock-scheduling workflows; configuration and notification rules depend on the customer setup.
languages	The C3 Reservations solution feature list includes a multilingual capability; supported languages are not named. Solution-level feature listing only. The source does not bind multilingual behavior to the carrier/supplier portal or list specific languages or localized functions.

Field status and conditions

Field	Status	Conditions or open questions
capabilities	verified	Out-of-plan dock requests can become review tasks; event-triggered emails, automatic updates, and appointment document attachments are described. — C3 Reservations dock-scheduling workflows; configuration and notification rules depend on the customer setup. · Checked 2026-11-02 Carrier appointment self-booking, Dock capacity rules, Appointment status notifications · Checked 2026-10-28
integrations	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for integrations; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.
deployment	partially verified	The accepted baseline fact(s) are preserved at their original dated scope, but the current c3-reservations official capture did not independently re-establish the whole deployment dimension. Web-based; can function independently without WMS, TMS or YMS integration. · Checked 2026-10-28
platforms	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for platforms; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.
offline	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for offline; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.
industries	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for industries; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.
business size	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for business_size; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.
languages	verified	The C3 Reservations solution feature list includes a multilingual capability; supported languages are not named. — Solution-level feature listing only. The source does not bind multilingual behavior to the carrier/supplier portal or list specific languages or localized functions. · Checked 2026-11-02
countries	unknown after check	The current official c3-reservations page was fetched and inspected for countries; no positive product-specific statement for this dimension was established. Unknown does not mean unsupported.

Scope and conditions

Exception review tasks, event emails and appointment attachments: C3 Reservations dock-scheduling workflows; configuration and notification rules depend on the customer setup.
Multilingual dock-scheduling solution capability: Solution-level feature listing only. The source does not bind multilingual behavior to the carrier/supplier portal or list specific languages or localized functions.

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C3 Reservations

What to know

Who it is for

Scheduling and integrations

Questions to ask

Operational detail

A scenario to test

Implementation boundary

Evaluation in practice

What C3 Reservations does

Plan and implementation notes

Pricing

Plans and terms

Basic

Included

Additional costs

Standard

Included

Additional costs

Pro

Included

Additional costs

Enterprise

Included

Additional costs

What can change your total cost

Terms to confirm

Before you choose

Features and constraints

Field status and conditions

Scope and conditions

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