A.C.
Jan 9, 2025
The Load Planner, Driver Payrolls, and Dispatch Board have been enhanced with new reporting fields, editing capabilities, UI improvements, and pivot table options. Additionally, integration fields, rate synchronization features, and bug fixes have been implemented for smoother operations across the platform.
Load Planner
We have expanded the load planer with some additional functionality:
1. Container Information as a reportable field:
To add this to one of your load planner reports, first, you will have to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Views > Click on Load Planer > Click Edit Report in the top right corner of the screen > From here you can click the Add Field in the top left corner of the pop-up window > Using the new field drop-down that was created, select the field you would like to add to your report
2. Ability to Edit Order to Terminal Trips before saving the trip:
To access this feature, first, you will have to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Views > Click on Load Planer > Open one of your Inbound Trips > Click on the Three Dots in the middle right side of the screen > Click on Edit Order > This will allow you to edit order events from this screen.
3. Ability to filter out Planned Events in the Order Events Tab
To access this feature, first, you will have to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Views > Click on Load Planer > From The Order Event Tab there is going to be a switch right under it to Show/Hide Planned.
Driver Payrolls
The Driver Payrolls list has been updated with the ability to add Truck Number to the report
To add the Truck Number to your Driver Payroll Reports, first you will have to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Invoices > Click on Payrolls > While on the Driver Payroll Tab click on Edit Report in the top right corner of the screen > From here you can click the Add Field in the top left corner of the pop-up window > Using the drop-down for the new field that was added select Truck Number.
Dispatch Board UI Changes
The Dispatch Board's UI has been updated with the following changes:
1. Trip and Order Financials: Depending on the user's permissions they will be able to see both the income from the order and the cost of the trip in the section where the Margin used to be
2. Carrier/Fleet Details Link: The name of the Carrier/Driver that is handling the trip will now be clickable - Upon clicking it you will get additional information about the person doing the trip.
Pivot Tables
We have added the following pivot tables for better report building:
1. Maintenance - Users can now create Maintenance pivot tables for Trucks and for Trailers To create a Maintenance Pivot Table users will need to open up the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Fleet > Click on Maintenance > Select Truck or Trailer Pivot Table> From here you would use the Pivot Table as you would anywhere else in the system. Feel free to reach out to your Amous Representative for pivot table assistance.
2. Fuel Transactions - Users can now create Fuel Transaction pivot tables for Drivers and Trucks. To create Fuel Transaction Pivot Tables users will need to open up the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Fleet > Click on Fuel Transactions > Select Driver or Truck Pivot Table> From here you would use the Pivot Table as you would anywhere else in the system. Feel free to reach out to your Amous Representative for pivot table assistance.
Sync Customer Rate and from Customer Invoice
We have added the ability to enable Rate Sync between the Customer Invoice and Customer Rate. When enabled updates in the Customer Invoice will be reflected in the Customer Rate.
To enable this feature, your system administrator will need to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Configurations > Click on Order > Scroll to the bottom > Set Synchronize With Order to YES.
Sync Trip Rate and Customer Rate
We have added the ability to enable Rate Sync between Customer Rate and Trip Rate. When enabled updates in the Customer Rate will be reflected in the Trip Rate ONLY if the Trip Rate calculation is set up to use Customer Rate for calculation.
To enable this feature, your system administrator will need to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Configurations > Click on Trip > Click on the Rate tab in the top of the screen > Set Sync Rate from Customer Invoice to YES.
Integration Fields
Driver, Truck, and Trailer lists were expanded with the ability to add Integration Types and External Integration ID's.
To add these fields to the list you will first need to open the Main Menu by clicking in the top left corner of the screen > Expand Fleet > Click on Driver/Truck/Trailer depending on the integration type you need to track > Click on Edit Report in the top right corner of the screen > Click Add Field in the top left corner of the Pop Up and using the created field drop-down menu select any of the following fields depending on which list you are in:
Driver
Fuel: Integration Type
Fuel: Card ID
ELD: Integration Type
ELD: External ID
Onboarding: Integration Type
Onboarding: External ID
Toll Charge: Integration Type
Toll Charge: Transponder ID
Truck
ELD: Integration Type
ELD: External ID
Toll Charge: Integration Type
Toll Charge: Transponder ID
Trailer
GPS: Integration Type
GPS: External ID