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# Next planned event column (Drivers/Assets table)

> What the Next planned event column in Dispatch Planner v2 shows, what each value means, and why a driver can show a dash.

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

The **Next planned event** column tells you what a driver's next commitment after their free time is: another trip, or time away such as Hometime or Vacation. Use it to plan around time off, for example by giving a driver whose next event is Hometime a trip that ends near home.

## At a glance

| | |
| - | - |
| **Table** | Drivers/Assets |
| **Shown by default** | Yes |
| **Sort** | Yes |
| **Filter** | Pick one or more event types from a list |
| **Who sees it** | Everyone who can open Dispatch Planner v2 |
| **Edit in the grid** | No |

## What does each value mean?

| Value | Meaning |
| - | - |
| **Trip** | The driver's next commitment is a trip. |
| **Hometime** | The driver has a Hometime event next. |
| **Vacation** | The driver has a Vacation event next. |
| **Restart** | The driver has a Restart event next. |
| **Sick or Emergency** | The driver has a Sick or Emergency event next. |
| **Other** | The driver has an event of type Other next. |
| **Work order** | A maintenance work order event is next. |
| **Repair** | A Repair event is next. |

**Work order** and **Repair** are maintenance event types for trucks and trailers. You cannot pick them when you add a driver event, so you will not normally see them in this column.

## How is the event chosen?

The event is whatever ends the driver's free stretch, the same stretch that **Available at** starts. **Next planned at** shows when it starts and **Next planned in** shows where, so the three columns always describe the same commitment.

If two commitments overlap, the planner treats them as one and shows the one that starts first.

## Why does a driver show a dash?

**The driver has nothing planned after their free time.** If no trip or driver event follows **Available at**, there is no next commitment. **Next planned at** and **Next planned in** are blank too.

**The driver's availability has not been recalculated since this column was added.** The planner recalculates a driver's availability when one of their trips or driver events is created or changed, or when the availability settings in **Settings > Planning configuration** change. Until that happens, the column shows a dash even if **Next planned at** has a value.

**The driver has no availability.** When **Available at** shows a dash, so does this column. That happens when the driver has no trips and no driver events on record, or belongs to an outside carrier.

## Related

* [Next planned at column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/next-planned-at)
* [Next planned in column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/next-planned-in)
* [Available at column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/available-at)
* [Status column](/en/help/loads-trips/dispatch-planner-columns/drivers/status)
* [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)