# How do I attach a temperature device to a truck shipment with no container?

**URL:** <https://community.dockflow.com/t/how-do-i-attach-a-temperature-device-to-a-truck-shipment-with-no-container/167>\
**Category:** How-to Q&A\
**Tags:** temperature-data, area-reefer-temperature\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.dockflow.com/t/how-do-i-attach-a-temperature-device-to-a-truck-shipment-with-no-container/167 "2026-11-06T15:19:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.dockflow.com/t/how-do-i-attach-a-temperature-device-to-a-truck-shipment-with-no-container/167/1 "2026-11-06T15:19:56Z")

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A device can travel on a truck rather than in a container. Dockflow links temperature devices to a  
container record, so a truck shipment with no container has nothing to attach the device to.

**What to do:** create a container entry for the shipment and attach the device to it. The  
identifier does not have to be a real container number.

**Example**  
A temperature device is traveling by truck without a container, so Dockflow has no container record to attach it to. Create a container entry for the shipment, attach the device to that entry, and use an identifier that does not have to be a real container number.