amous release 4.22.0

Centralized Dispatch: Development Update

Work on Centralized Dispatch continued through this release, and the board itself is now in place - your trips and your available drivers on a single page, arranged vertically, horizontally, or in tabs, with resizable sections and named views each user can save and switch between.

We also built out how dispatchers work that board: searching for the loads that match an available driver without rebuilding the filter each time, inline action buttons that follow the load's status, filters by branch and by number of stops, and geofence zone colors extended across pickup, delivery, and last known locations.

Centralized Dispatch will be rolled out in upcoming releases. If you would like to hear more, please reach out to your Amous Representative.

Shared Accessorials: Chargeable Stops

We have added a Chargeable Stops accessorial, so you can bill customers per stop and build tiered stop pricing on a contract. Each one carries a flat rate and the range of stop numbers it applies to, and you can add several to the same contract to build the tiers you need.

Order Creation: Division-Specific Carrier Rates

We have narrowed carrier rates on order creation to the division you are working in. When you pull carrier rates for a customer shared across divisions, you now see only the rates that belong to that division instead of every rate assigned to the customer.

Carrier Invoices: Missing Document Flag

We have added missing-document checks to carrier invoices. You can define which documents a trip must have, and any carrier invoice missing one is flagged with an icon - hover it to see exactly what is missing, the same way master invoices already work.

You can also drive status from it: add the new Missing document condition to your default invoice status rules so an invoice with missing paperwork is automatically set to the status you choose. Your Amous Admin selects the required document types in the carrier invoice configuration.

Fleet Documents: File or URL Now Optional

We have made the file and URL optional when adding a document to a Fleet Driver, Truck, or Trailer, so you can record that a document exists and attach the copy later instead of being blocked at entry.

Your Amous Admin can enable this for your company in configurations.

New and Expanded Carrier Integrations

We have added a new carrier API integration with N&M Transfer LTL, including document exchange. We have also extended our Pitt Ohio, Southeastern (SEFL), and XPO integrations to retrieve trip documents directly from the carrier over the API, so paperwork lands in Amous without chasing it down. If you would like any of these integrations set up, please reach out to your Amous Representative.

Paylocity Payroll Integration

We're rolling out an integration with Paylocity, connecting Amous payroll data to your Paylocity account. If you would like this integration set up, please reach out to your Amous Representative.

MacroPoint: Manual Partnered Carrier Flag

We have added the ability to mark a carrier as a Partnered Carrier manually in MacroPoint, so you no longer have to wait on MacroPoint to confirm the partnership before your tracking logic applies.

Your Amous Admin turns on the Use Partnered Carrier Flag setting in the MacroPoint configuration.

EDI 204: Payment Terms from the Tender

We have expanded the EDI 204 loader so the order's payment terms can be set from the tender itself - Prepaid, Collect, Third Party, or Prepaid and Add - instead of being entered by hand.

Your Amous Admin enables the Use EDI Payment Terms setting.

New Notification Triggers: Task Due Date and Carrier Creation

We have added two notification triggers, so you can be told when a Task Management task is coming due and when a new carrier profile is created.

Your Amous Admin sets these up in Configurations > Communications > Notifications.

Rate Forms: Restrict Access to Normalized Total

We have added a user permission for the Normalized field on order and trip rate forms, so you can decide which users are able to see it.

UI & Reporting Updates

• Trip and Order reports can now include Items: Quantity and Items: Quantity UOM.

• View Trip reportable fields now include Chassis Number, Container Pick Up Number, and Container Drop Number.

• Toll charges can now be reported on in a pivot table.

• Rand McNally distance can now be calculated from zip codes.

• The Mode of Transportation dropdown is now sorted alphabetically.

• Trips now show a Created By field in the edit view, last known and future availability locations can be opened directly in Google Maps, and loads open as a slider according to your configuration.