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# Vendors: Vendor Job Splitting

> Let a vendor divide one job into several, so they set their own truck count without asking you to redo the order.

Job splitting lets a [vendor](/onboarding/master-data/vendors) divide one job into several smaller ones. The vendor manages their own truck count and load split, and you never have to edit the order for them.

Say you order 110 loads of slag cement and split it across three vendors — 70 loads, 30, and 10. The vendor holding 70 loads can break that job into 15 jobs, one per truck, on their own.

<Note>
  Don't see the checkboxes below? Job splitting is a per-account feature. Email [support@tread.io](mailto:support@tread.io) to have it turned on.
</Note>

## Part 1: Set it up as the order creator

Two things have to be switched on — the vendor's account, and the order itself.

### Turn on splitting for the vendor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings → Vendors and click the pencil icon">
    Find the vendor, then open **Update Account**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check Allow vendor to split jobs under Account Configuration">
    The tooltip spells out what it grants: the vendor can edit their own job count.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/enable-for-vendor.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=891d1da5b8ca93a9182b4d557b5ad169" alt="The Vendors list and the Update Account form with Allow vendor to split jobs checked" width="1133" height="1115" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/enable-for-vendor.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Save">
    This vendor can now split any job you send from an order that also allows it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Create the order

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the material, ordered quantity, and unit of measure">
    Recommended, so the order totals read correctly.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Under Trucks, set the number of trucks and set Units to Load">
    Each truck is one job. Quantity can stay at 1 — you set the real load counts in the next step.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check Allow vendors to split jobs, then create the order">
    Miss this box and the vendor sees no **Split Job** action, even with their account setting on.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/order-form-checkbox.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=9c70633fdd90ccc2c3b8f8c3af52f54b" alt="The Create Order form with material, truck count, and the Allow vendors to split jobs checkbox" width="882" height="821" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/order-form-checkbox.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Set the loads on each job

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Bulk Edit">
    Faster than editing each job row by hand.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the load quantity per job, then Save">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/bulk-edit-loads.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=ad107a546afa6a5f8430c096b09c40ec" alt="Bulk Edit on the order's Jobs tab with a load quantity set on each job row" width="1003" height="747" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/bulk-edit-loads.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  **A job's requested load count caps at 50.** Without job splitting enabled the cap is 25. This limits the loads Tread creates up front — loads added by hand or created automatically later are not capped.
</Warning>

### Dispatch to the vendors

<Steps>
  <Step title="Assign a vendor to each job, then click Send">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/dispatch-to-vendors.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=0184ae0f10da8d9a54ae5670c4e543b7" alt="Vendors assigned across four job rows with the Send button on each" width="1028" height="382" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/dispatch-to-vendors.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Part 2: Split a job as the vendor

You received one job for 50 loads and want five jobs, one per truck.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Dispatch → Orders and click Accept on the job">
    A job you haven't accepted can't be split yet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click the ••• icon on the job row, then Split Job">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/open-split-job.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=2cef02320a9e77934528e4e39997f6e3" alt="Accepting a job, then opening the ••• menu on the job row and choosing Split Job" width="1049" height="756" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/open-split-job.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the number of jobs and the loads on each">
    The dialog shows the job's total requested quantity. **Distribute Evenly** splits the loads for you. Watch **Remaining** — it reads **Fully allocated** when the numbers balance.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/split-job-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=26eea989676ed3b02ce350b14ce394fe" alt="The Split Job dialog split into 2 jobs and then 5 jobs, showing Distribute Evenly and the Fully allocated total" width="1008" height="593" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/split-job-dialog.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Split">
    Tread creates the new jobs. Accept them to carry on dispatching.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/after-splitting.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=64791a06e3164f97420bc5a6bb5abd64" alt="The order's Jobs tab after splitting, with new job rows waiting to be accepted" width="666" height="444" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/after-splitting.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

You can split a job again after the first split, using the same **Split Job** action.

**Let us show you how:**

<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/e39359fa0cb840488c48c7edb07c9065" title="Vendor job splitting walkthrough" frameBorder="0" allowFullScreen style={{ width: '100%', aspectRatio: '16 / 9' }} />

## Skip the Accept step

Turn on auto-accept and new jobs arrive ready to dispatch.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings → Customers and click the pencil icon on the customer">
    Scroll to **Account Configuration**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Auto-Accept Jobs to Yes, then Save">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/treadtechnologiesinc/zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz/images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/auto-accept-jobs.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=zcH7JYUezS1XJ-Fz&q=85&s=20ef04434526eec895da0e9f986376f9" alt="The Auto-Accept Jobs dropdown under Account Configuration on a customer account" width="416" height="319" data-path="images/workflows/vendor-job-splitting/auto-accept-jobs.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Common pitfalls

<Warning>
  **The vendor has no Split Job action.** Both switches are required — **Allow vendor to split jobs** on their account *and* **Allow vendors to split jobs** on the order. An order created before you ticked the account setting still won't allow splitting.
</Warning>

<Warning>
  **Units aren't set to Load.** Splitting divides a load count. Set **Units** to **Load** on the order's Trucks section before you dispatch.
</Warning>

## Related

* [Vendors (master data)](/onboarding/master-data/vendors)
* [Dispatching to Drivers and Vendors](/concepts/dispatching-drivers-vendors)
* [Dispatch a Job](/dispatch-guide/dispatch-a-job)
* [Orders & Projects](/concepts/orders-projects)
