PCS Software

Intermodal Dispatch

Intermodal truckers have far fewer software choices than Truckload carriers have. That would be a really bad thing if Express did not exist because, except for Express, the other available Intermodal dispatch systems are either Truckload systems with the word 'container' splashed around in a few places to make it look like a Intermodal system or they are junior level systems from startup companies that will be needing you to help them create their software over time. And don't even think about asking for integrated accounting.

Fortunately Express does exist so you don't need to worry about these things. You can have order entry screens that actually make sense. You can have a sophisticated and intelligent interface that stops way short of the 'Saturday morning cartoon' look. You can have automatically calculated freight charges, accessorial charges, storage and per diem charges, driver pay and driver accessorials. You can have a smooth interface that tracks loads and equipment separately or all as one, depending on what you need. Flexible enough to be able to micro-manage the movements of trailers and containers while still allowing chassis repos to buzz right thru with minimal data entry. A real Intermodal dispatching system developed over ten years ago to be completely and totally Intermodal from the ground up.

Menu Features All Other Features are arranged neatly and available from one spot.

The Dispatch Manager All your freight, all on one screen that also provides access to every feature within Express Dispatch. Loads are displayed on the the Main Dispatch Screen and divided between those that are available and those that are enroute. To work with any load, right click on it and you will get a popup menu giving you access to functions such as 'Dispatch Load' or 'View Stops'. There's a menu for available loads and another for enroute loads. Each gives you the ability to sort up or down and filter in or out on any column, any row in the grid.

Completely Customizable Dispatch Every company's operation is unique. Each dispatcher should be able to have their dispatch system look like their operations. With Express, your dispatchers can literally design their own Dispatch Board. They can pick the fields to show, the order to show them in and even filter the information. They can save as many of these custom displays as they want and the Dispatch Manager will let them flip thru their saved boards.

Managing Inventory Express helps you manage all of your equipment including vans, containers and chassis. From one screen, you can find empties, check storage and per diem charges, and make and modify equipment assignments.

Storage and Per Diem Tracking Express allows you to easily build storage and per diem charges tables for any company that you interchange equipment from. Once your tables are developed, Express will automatically track and report storage and per diem charges on all equipment in your inventory.

Leg Tracking Express tracks and records each leg or movement for every piece of equipment. All legs are date, time and user name stamped. You can instantly view leg information for any container, chassis or van as well driver pay information for each leg and any storage or per diem charges.

Hot-Keys Why pick thru menu after menu to get to the things you need? Express lets you can program up to 47 hot-keys that can access every single feature in Express from virtually anywhere in Express.

Tracker Status info, histories, current locations, check calls, hours of service tracking, mapping and equipment repositioning all from one screen.

Rate Finder Searches routes and finds rates you've charged in the past and checks your rate matrices for a route matching rate.

Load Notes Records name/date/time stamped notes on any load or trip

Assignments Assign your driver to the load, indicate a Pay Code of Round, Drop or Pull and assign pay as well. You are automatically asked to notify Inbound loads and register equipment not in your inventory.

Accessorials Assign your driver additional pay items such as Detention Time or Extra Stops.

Advances Authorize advance checks from your fuel card vendor for drivers and track open advances at the same time.

Driver Messaging You don't need a satellite system to send messages to your drivers. With Express you can send and receive text messages and even send your driver detailed load information, including directions and maps. Your driver gets his own personal mailbox that he can access from his house, a truckstop internet kiosk and even his PDA.

Quotes Whether you issue a lot of quotes or not, this feature will make your life easier. Create quotes from loads with one click or book a load from a quote with one click. Quotes can be modified whenever you like and they can be faxed or emailed directly from your computer to your customer.

Job Orders Repeat business, short term job contracts, all tracked neatly and cleanly, ready for rapid fire dispatching when the time comes. The Job Order system will count down loads performed for any job and give you immediate feedback regarding job completion.

Research Express never locks you out of your loads no matter how old they are. You can research loads as far back as you want and you can search in dozens of different ways.

Reports Literally hundreds of reports cover every aspect of your operation. All Reports are developed using Crystal Reports. Each report can be modified in many different ways. Each report can be changed and re-run on the fly. Reports and any changes can be saved Batch Printing is available and reports can be scheduled for printing. Each category of reports is individually secured at the user level You can view as many reports on the screen as you wish Every report exports to MS Word, MS Excel, and PDF and E-Mail