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# Available column (Drivers/Assets table)

> What the earlier Available column in Dispatch Planner v2 shows, how its date is taken from the driver's last trip or driver event, and how it differs from Available at.

Part of the [Dispatch Planner column reference](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns).

The **Available** column shows when a driver's last planned trip is scheduled to end, or when their latest driver event ends if that is later. It is one of the earlier availability columns, together with **Final Stop**, and only appears on accounts that still use them. If your account has **Available at** instead, use that column.

## At a glance

| | |
| - | - |
| **Table** | Drivers/Assets |
| **Shown by default** | Yes, on accounts that have it. By default the table is sorted by this column, earliest first. |
| **Sort** | Yes |
| **Filter** | Pick a date or date range |
| **Who sees it** | Only accounts that still use the earlier availability columns. If **Available** is not in the Drivers/Assets table column configuration menu, your account uses **Available at** and **Available in** instead. |
| **Edit in the grid** | No |

## How is the date worked out?

The planner takes the later of these two times:

1. **The scheduled end of the driver's last trip.** This is the trip whose last stop is scheduled furthest out. For an appointment stop, the time is the appointment. For a first-come-first-served stop, it is the end of the stop window, or the start of the window if it has no end. Only trips where the driver is Driver 1 count, and only trips that are not finished yet or were delivered recently.
2. **The end of the driver's latest driver event.** This is the event that ends last among the driver's events that have already started and have an address.

The time is shown in 24-hour format, in the local time of that stop or event address. If the driver has neither a trip nor an event that counts, the cell shows **Now**.

## How is this different from Available at?

* **Available** uses scheduled times only. **Available at** also uses the time the driver actually left the last stop, stop ETAs, and the **Average dwell time** from **Settings > Planning configuration**.
* **Available** looks only at the driver's last trip. **Available at** looks at every trip and driver event on the schedule and finds the first free stretch at least as long as the **"Available for" minimum**.
* **Available** ignores driver events that have not started yet. **Available at** counts upcoming events, so a vacation that starts tomorrow already affects it.
* **Available** shows **Now** when there is nothing to go on. **Available at** shows a dash.

## Why does a driver show a date I did not expect?

**A future trip sets the date.** The date comes from whichever trip is scheduled to end last, even if it has not been dispatched. A driver who is free today but has a **Covered** trip next week shows next week's date.

**The date can be in the past.** If the driver's last trip was delivered a few days ago, the column shows that trip's scheduled delivery time. The driver is already free.

**Upcoming time off is not counted.** A vacation that starts tomorrow does not change the date until it starts. Check **Next planned event** to see upcoming time off.

**Only Driver 1 counts.** For a two-driver team, the date follows Driver 1's trips and events.

## How does filtering and sorting work?

**Drivers showing Now sort to the top.** They come first whether you sort earliest first or latest first.

**Filtering leaves out drivers showing Now.** A date filter only matches drivers that have a date.

**The date filter uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).** The cell shows local time, but the filter compares calendar days in UTC, so an evening time in North America can fall on the next day for the filter.

**Find drivers filters on this column.** When you click **Find drivers** on an **Open** or **Covered** trip, the planner filters the drivers to those whose **Available** date is no later than the day after the trip's pickup date, and whose **Final Stop** is within 250 miles of the pickup. Drivers showing **Now** are left out by that filter. Clear the **Available** filter to see them.

**Find trips starts from this date.** When you click **Find trips** for a driver, the planner shows trips that pick up from the driver's **Available** date through seven days later.

## Related

* [Final Stop column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/final-stop)
* [Distance To Final column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/distance-to-final)
* [Available at column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/available-at)
* [Next planned event column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/next-planned-event)
* [Dispatch Planner](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner)
* [How to add driver and asset events](/en/help/assets-fleet/how-to-add-driver-and-asset-events)