'The latest version of our software is the most advanced costing and profitability management solution we've developed for truckload carriers,' said Ken Manning, president of TCG. 'One of its new key features is Freight Impact Modeling. This capability reports on the impact of removing specific freight for a customer or lane. It drills deeper under that scenario to show the opportunity for an increase or decrease in profitability.
'Another new feature of TL/CIS is its Driver Productivity Monthly Report,' Manning added, 'which includes indicators that can affect freight profitability, such as loaded and empty miles, hours, and loads dropped. This information can lead to effective decisions about driver hiring and training needs, an important part of carrier operations in today's operating environment.'
Other new features of TL/CIS include interfaces with ALK PCMiler to pull toll cost information when costing freight. A new EZPass option accepts two separate source files to obtain actual toll payments and link them to the specific freight, making it easier for carriers making automatic payments to obtain toll costs.
The latest version of TL/CIS also features:
' Lane Defaults that include the ratio of driven miles to direct miles when multiple drivers are involved so prospective analyses reflect routing patterns.
' The Mileage Source is displayed in individual load or shipment cost results.
' Purchased Transportation Overhead percentages added to the unit cost comparison report and generated automatically each time unit costs are calculated.
' Monthly Temperature Control Costs to avoid making ongoing seasonal changes by applying hourly reefer fuel expenses to freight requiring temperature control.
' Mileage Parameter Checks have been expanded. The added complexity better guards against using incorrect mileages while not dropping valid miles.
'We continue to realize growing use of our latest activity-based solution for truckload carriers because the need for accurate cost analysis has never been greater,' Manning said. 'Motor carriers operating in today's highly competitive economic environment need the knowledge TL/CIS provides to improve productivity and profitability.'
