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Clarion Help
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1991-06-18
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COVERED AND CONFIRMED ?
This is YES or NO, selected with
the arrow keys. Be sure to mark
all loads after they are dispatched
so that the possibility of two or
more dispatchers on a network do
not accidently "double cover" a
shipment. This field shows up
on the DISPATCH TABLE VIEW.
BILL DATE, BILLING MODULE
The bill date field should not
be entered with any date other
than TODAY. It should ONLY
be entered on the day you are
ready to PRINT and MAIL the
freight bill. This is very
IMPORTANT ! Proper batch
printing of freight bills
once per day can not be
accomplished otherwise.
BRK BASE RATE ENTRY
Enter the BRK carrier's base
pay scale in this form.
BRK carriers are usually
paid on percentage of gross
or rate per mile basis.
In transactions, dispatchers
can access this base pay,
but calculate other pay on
any individial transaction.
TLC BASE PAY
Enter a trip lease carrier-
owner base pay rate here.
Triplease is usually done
on a percentage of gross
basis.
DRV DRIVER BASE PAY RATE
Company drivers and permanent
lease O/O's are paid in a
variety of ways and in
combination. Enter the base
pay rates for DRV here.
(HOURLY, MILEAGE, PERCENTAGE
OF GROSS REVENUE)
ACCESSORIAL SERVICE LABEL
Put the label describing the
accessorial service performed
here. Accessorial services
are things like driver assist
to unload, tarping charges,
etc. Type 3 - 4 characters
of the label or description
and press ENTER. The table
will appear. Locate the
labels record you want and
press ENTER to return to the
form. If the label record
is NOT in the table, press
INS at the table to ADD one
for future use.
CALC DRV DRIVER PAY
The calculator knows the
miles and gross revenue
of the order you are
dispatching. By viewing
the base pay rate first,
you can enter the pay
factors and very quickly
calculate the pay for
THIS shipment to THIS
driver, straight or
with variables.
THE PAY CALCULATOR
THEN ENTERS THE RESULT
INTO YOUR SHIPMENT DATA
FORM FOR SETTLEMENT.
TLC CARRIER-OWNER PAY CALC
The calculator knows the
data on the shipment you
are dispatching. You
can first lookup the
base pay rate and pay this
TLC straight or different
on this shipment. After
entering the pay rates,
the calculator returns the
result to the shipment
data form for settlement.
BRK CARRIER PAY CALC
The calculator knows the
data on the load you are
dispatching. You can
first lookup the base pay
rate for this carrier and
pay straight or with
variables on this shipment.
The calculator then returns
the result to the shipment
data form for settlement.
TABLE VIEW TRK PAY CALCULATOR
This calculator DOES NOT
return a value to your
settlement records. It
merely provides a fast and
completely accurate pay
calculation while at the
dispatch orders table view
for dispatch quotations.
The gross revenue for the
orders is on the right hand
side of the table.
AGENT BASE PAY RATE
Agents/Sales are usually
paid on a percentage of
gross basis. Enter the
base rate for the agent
here.
LOCATION
Enter the "empty and available"
location of the driver. City
and State. This gives you
reference on time neccessary
to get a certain truck to the
pickup location. Helps keep
you on schedule.
ACTUAL WEIGHT
This is the actual, shipping
order weight of the shipment
NOT the bill weight or
minimum bill weight.
COMMODITY LABEL
Place the commodity which the
rate record applies to in this
field. Type 3 -4 characters of
the commodity description and
press ENTER. The table will
appear. Select the description
from the table and press ENTER.
If the descrition is nor in the
table, press INS to ADD it
for future use.
TLCAR LOCATOR
EXAMPLE: OHSW V48102
This locator field is used
in another procedure to make
calls to trip lease carriers and
owners at their base location.
The format includes the general
area of their base, and the type
of equipment they operate. Just
the information you need to move
trip lease loads ! If you
enter the data here, it will be
available to dispatchers when
they need it to do "Locate TLC"
procedures.
BRKCAR "Locator"
EXAMPLE: TXNE V48102
This field is very important
to covering your brokered
loads in the dispatch module.
The above example identifies
a brokerage carrier based in
Texas, Northeast, who operates
VANS, size = 48102. Your
brokerage dispatchers will
cover loads better if this
field is done now.
Accounts Locator
EXAMPLE: OHSW CINN
This field is important
to dispatchers and sales
people making telemarketing
calls in the Sales Module.
The example identifies an
account as located in
Ohio, Southwestern, with
Cincinnati abreviated to
further specify location.
ACCOUNTS "PRODUCT"
This is the product or commodity
shipped by this account. Type 3
or 4 characters of the product
description and press ENTER.
The table will appear. Select
the descrition from the table
and press ENTER. If the right
description is NOT in the table,
press INS and ADD it for future
data entry speed.
Trailer Spec
This is the spec for the
trailer the driver is
pulling today. Obviously
neccessary for matching
today's equipment with
the current load require-
ments.
UNITS
Units means number of units.
This will be your piece count,
number of skids, number of
barrels, lifts, coils, bundles,
or just whatever
denotes the order count that
is being shipped.
LOCATION
Enter the "empty and available"
location of the driver you are
putting on the board for
re-loading purposes. City and
State. Again, we are dealing
with time and geography as
key dispatch elements. This
is more specific than the
"Locator".
Trailer Spec
Every trailer must have a spec entry.
In the LOCATE BY SPEC TABLE VIEW, the
field is used to quickly locate all
trailers that meet a certain spec.
Accordingly, if a shipper calls
and needs a certain trailer type
in 3 hours, you can find it while
he is still on the phone and make
a schedule decision on his pickup.
EXAMPLES: V45, V48102, V4896, F42,
R48102, RSS48102, F45WS,
DD45, ETC.
PRODUCT
Product is the product or
commodity being shipped.
Type 3 -4 characters of
the field and press ENTER.
The Labels & Descriptions
Table. will appear.
Select the right record
and press ENTER to return
to your form. EXCEPTION,
if the item is NOT in the
table press INS at the
table to enter it for
future data entry speed.
FREIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - GENERAL PROGRAM HELP
FMS is easy. The programs consist of data tables where records are
displayed and searched; and data forms where individual records are
added, edited, and viewed. Please be ALERT to the MESSAGES that appear at
the top of data form screens. Here are some navigation tips to help you:
TABLE NAVIGATION
FORM NAVIGATION
Always the help key
Always the help key
ADD a record
ENTER
Accept field, advance
Exit
Save and continue
CTRL-ESC
Full exit from table.
Exit current field.
Cursor down/up
CTRL-ESC
Full exit from form.
PgUp
Move one full table
Next field
PgDn
Move one full table
Delete field characters
Bottom of table
End of field
HOME
Top of table
HOME
Beginning of field
Ctrl-PgUp
First record in table
Ctrl-End
Clears text fields
Ctrl-PgDn
Last record in table
Inserts field characters
ENTER
Accepts the record
SPACE
Adds field spaces, or
Deletes the record
clears in insert mode.
Print Menu Help
(1) PRINTING FRT BILLS BY DATE. This is a 3
step process. (a) Make sure all bills to be
printed have the same BILL_DATE. (b) Be sure
all bills to be printed have been marked "YES",
as complete and ready to bill in the dispatch
driver assignment screens. (c) Put the matching
BILL_DATE in the MENU FIELD. Move the cursor
to the menu item press <Enter>.
(2) PRINTING BY PRO. Place the pro number of
the bill you want to print in the menu field.
Move the cursor to the menu item. Press
<Enter>.
(3) OTHER REPORTS (Clarion Report Writer).
Whenever possible we ask our customers to
purchase and use Clarion Report Writer. It i