PCMiler Feature Sheet

PC MILER is the transportation and logistics industry’s leading routing, mileage and mapping software solution. Accuracy and reliability have positioned PC MILER as the software used by 94% of the top North American motor carriers. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) also rely on PCMILER as their worldwide distance standard.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

North American truck-specific routing, mileage and mapping that spans over 785,000 miles of roadway.

Over 47,000 miles of new and updated truck restricted roadways;
includes bridge heights and clearances, load limits, weight limits and allowances, one-way road designations, left-hand and dangerous turn restrictions, urban road classifications, as well as truck-restricted, truck-designated and truck-prohibited roads.

Nationwide U.S. and Canadian street-level map data with more than 6.37 million street-level miles, over 76,100 new additional miles, and over 30.2 million nationwide Canadian street addresses. (PC MILER|Streets purchase required.)

Truck-specific toll costs by weight and axle for cash and discount
toll program transactions for U.S. and Canadian lanes. (PCMILER | Tolls
purchase required.)

Light vehicle routing with custom dimensions. Enter vehicle dimensions
for Height, Length, Width and Weight to generate optimal routes.
(Maximum values are: H 13'6''; L 53'; W 120'' or more; Weight 132,000 lbs.)

Hazardous materials routing and map database includes restrictions and designations in the U.S. and Canada to generate Corrosive, Explosives, Flammable, General, Inhalants and Radioactives routes. (PC MILER|HazMat purchase required.)

NEW! PC MILER Intermodal Analysis. Calculates alternative rail intermodal routes between an origin and destination, allowing quick comparisons of truck vs. rail mileage, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions per route. (PC MILER|Spreadsheets purchase required.)

Generate routes based on Practical or Shortest routing parameters or further classify the route by combining these with Toll Discouraged, National Network, 53'/102'' Trailer or Hazardous Materials Routing.

Generate Detailed Driving Directions and State/Country Mileage Summaries that include road clearance warnings and other truck restrictions within the turn-by-turn directions. Includes toll costs if PC MILER|Tolls is installed.

Customize routes by avoiding or favoring road segments, entire roads or an entire jurisdiction per your specifications. Use this feature to navigate around construction or accidents, set seasonal routing preferences, and cater to driver/fleet routing preferences.

Optimize routes by resequencing an unlimited number of stops for efficient route planning.

Manually override truck-restricted roads for flatbed or light delivery vehicles.

Comply with U.S. DoD and GSA distances for approved freight rating and billing.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES & ENHANCEMENTS

Import pickup/delivery or company-specific locations to eliminate manual trip entry and seamlessly interface stored locations from third party systems to further customize the database.

Use the Location Radius tool for rate determination and operations planning to search for all locations in the database within a specified mileage radius around any location.

Calculate stop costs and driver break options for more accurate costs, travel and arrival times, and hours of service compliance.

Generate distances in Hub Mode to calculate routes and mileage from one origin to unlimited destinations.

PC MILER|Fuel Optimization. Based on daily fuel prices, an optimized fuel plan is generated, providing fuel-efficient routes identifying where fuel is to be purchased within designated fueling networks in the most cost-effective manner. (FuelAdvice.com account and an active Internet connection is also required.)

Web-based update tool provides easy access to download software patches and data updates released by ALK. (Requires an Internet connection.)

Seamlessly interface PC MILER routes, mileage and maps with all leading transportation management, mobile communications, and custom systems.

Deliver PC MILER functionality over the Internet, Intranet or Extranet using our web-enabled Connectivity and Interface Modules. (Applicable licenses required.)

Route to and view millions of infoUSA® points of interest. Search, display and route to points of interest from infoUSA’s extended U.S. business database.

Year-2009 U.S. ZIP Codes and 822,975 six-digit Canadian Postal Codes can be added as stops along a route. (Canadian Postal Code Data Add-On purchase required.)

U.S. DoD military installations and 112,400 Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC) can be added as stops along a route for rating and freight bill auditing. (SPLC Data Add-On purchase required.)

Locate 590 State Weigh Stations, over 6,000 Comdata GeoFUEL truck stops and 1,174 CAT Weigh Scale Stations to plan your stops more effectively. Add these points as stops on a route or identify them on the map.

Locate 264 intermodal rail ramps throughout the U.S. and Canada, 129 IdleAire hookup locations, as well as 2,130 rest areas.

PC Miler Feature Sheet