While the Freight Management System retains all of the billing functionality of the prior version, it has been restructured to provide a heavy emphasis on dispatching, trip management, driver messaging, and customer interaction. The dispatching system simplifies the building of trips and the assignment of trucks, trailers and drivers. This allows freight to be more easily traced through the system with a complete history based on driver contacts. This freight history is available over the Internet through a web interface, if desired. Quotes given by a dispatcher may be recalled for later use.
Drivers can interface directly with the dispatch system without having to go through the dispatcher.
Interfaces exist with mileage and other outside programs. As freight orders are entered, a preliminary freight bill is created. This is updated automatically from the information provided by the driver as the trip proceeds. Other charges, including fuel surcharges and accessorial charges, can be automatically applied based on a standard schedule setup by customer or rating group. Driver and truck settlement information can be automatically calculated based on either the freight bill charges or the trip.