Definition
A mode is the means of conveying your product down a lane.
A user will assign modes to lanes when they perform the following actions:
Manually connect two nodes.
Use a solver and designate the mode to use.
Upload a scenario with the "Lanes" tab filled out.
Data Rules
Each Lane has one mode designated the primary.
| Mode | Definition | Shipment Size at the product level | Shipment size to customers |
| FTL | Full Truck Loads | Units Per Truck | Units Per Shipment |
| FTL f(x) | Formula based Full truck loads | Units Per Truck | Units Per Shipment |
| Intermodal | Intermodal/Rail/Drayage | Units Per Container | Units Per Shipment |
| LTL | Less than Truckload | Units Per Shipment | Units Per Shipment |
| Parcel | Parcel | Units Per Shipment | Units Per Shipment |
Multi-mode lanes
Service Lanes can be multi-mode if the customer has different Preferred Modes set.