Tech in Trucking: More visibility from TruckMate
Multi-company functionality is one of the significant upgrades to TMW Systems’ TruckMate 2009. The popular operations system now allows a single database to handle more than one company’s business transactions, providing visibility to cross-company data while also allowing user-restricted access.
“We are excited to bring this latest version of our product to both new and existing customers,” said Randall Burrell, senior vp & gm. “TruckMate 2009 includes a strong array of technical and functional enhancements that clearly represent a new business standard for our software.”
Other changes to the program include a new screen-designer mode that allows users to tailor screens and data in the most usable format; a GL reset option for customized distribution of the GL account and revenue splitting based on loaded leg mileage; integration with ALK PCMiler Tolls; integration with Carrier411; additional online freight board services for brokerages; and richer options for the Crystal Reports Access Manager.
The release also marks the beginning of a rolling-release delivery strategy and a name change. This will allow product enhancements to reach customers quicker in a smoother, less disruptive way, the company said.
Intermodal functionality includes a quick-entry mode for adding containers from the trip doors list; displaying and assigning container and chassis names in yard and trip door views; and more per diem rate and free day schedule calculation options.