TruckMate 2022.4 New Features: Operations

Previously, only users with administrator status could start the TruckMate Tier Administration Tool. These users had access to all available settings.

Now, any user can start the TruckMate Tier Administration Tool. However, only users with administrator status can:

Users without administrator status can only change the notification types or mobile communications setup (available via the context menu).

As of this version, these mileage licenses are no longer available:

The 7000 (Mileage) license includes the functionality associated with these licenses.

Previously, only users with administrator status could start Communications Manager. These users had access to both the Windows Service and Mobile Comm settings.

Now, any user can start Communications Manager and access the Mobile Comm settings. However, only users with administrator status can access the Windows Service settings.

Due to security and other concerns, .NET Framework files have been removed from TruckMate.

Previously, the only application that used .NET Framework was the Carrier411 Interface. However, as of this version, Carrier411 is no longer included with TruckMate.

Other files that are no longer packaged with TruckMate include:

Now, the TruckMate Security Patcher can correctly create TMAPP aliases and grants to users for any new table defined as a Materialized Query Table (MQT).

Now that TruckMate supports Materialized Query Tables (MQTs), changes made to the DB2 Database Creation Wizard ensure that you can create new databases successfully.

TruckMate now supports version 36 of PC*MILER Webservices. Features are typically visible in:

Previously, the Message Center Trailer Sensor and Location History windows only displayed 10 records at a time.

Now, these windows display all records that fall within a date range that you specify.

A new database table, D2LINK_SCAN_METADATA, stores trace list data entered in D2Link so that it can be processed in TruckMate via the Mobile Communications service.

The Mobile Communications service can now process trace number values sent from a macro form to freight bills.

On a device with D2Link installed, a user can specify the trace number against an order. In TruckMate, it appears on the Trace# tab in Customer Service.

In Data Purge Utility, an entry is now available for the new D2LINK_SCAN_METADATA table.

As always, we recommend using Up To so that active trips are not impacted.

In Communications Macro Definition Tool, you use the Import Peoplenet Form ID window to associate TruckMate macros with PeopleNet forms.

Previously, a grid displayed data types and import record options. It has been removed. The new window layout appears as shown in this illustration.

Now that drivers can submit Estimated Times of Arrival (ETA) in Dispatch and Multi Mode Dispatch, these new macro fields are available in Communications Macro Definition Tool:

Add the fields to a return macro to make them available to drivers. Once they submit the data, the Mobile Communications service updates the informational fields for both the trip and the resources associated with the leg that was active at the time of submission.

Vendors and software that support this functionality include:

This illustration displays an example of these fields as they appear in D2Link.

Previously, workflows that used a CUSTOM_GET_STOP_PROFILE stored procedure encountered an issue when resources were switched at a waypoint stop.

In this example, there are two legs on the trip:

In the workflow, the system attempted to use the same stop for both drivers. However, the process would fail because one action was listed as a match while another was listed as an unmatch.

Now, a new STOP_ACTION parameter has been added to the stored procedure. It lets the system correctly determine the type of action (match/unmatch) so that the process can complete.

As of this version of TruckMate, City Dispatch (CITYDISP.EXE), City Dispatch Check-In (DEMAN.EXE), and CrossDock (CROSSDCK.EXE) are no longer available. Several changes have been made to reflect this.

Many functions typically found in these applications now exist in Multi Mode Dispatch.

Previously, you could only plan a freight bill to one location at a time.You had to move the bill to that location before you could plan a second location to it.

Now, you can plan multiple locations for a bill at once.This allows you to pre-plan the route the bill must take when it arrives at a terminal and before it can leave the terminal.

These changes have been made to the Trip Template window in Dispatch:

With the addition of the Trips Per DOW field (described below), the Application Configurator option DISPATCH.EXE - Trip Template First Day of Week has been removed.

If the Application Configurator option DISPATCH.EXE - Allow Multiple Trips on Trip Template is set to True, a new Trips Per DOW field is available on the Trip Template Options window. After you have entered your process dates, you can enter a number in this field to represent the number of trips per day of the week (DOW) that TruckMate will create with the selected template(s).

To prevent possible system freezes caused by too many trips being created at once, a new DISPATCH.EXE Application Configurator option defines the maximum value allowed in the Trips Per DOW field.

Dispatchers can now submit estimated dates and times of arrival supplied by drivers.

A new Driver Provided ETA column has been added to:

Double-clicking in this column displays the Driver Provided ETA window. If the selected leg is active, you can add the estimated arrival date and time.

If the selected leg is not active (planned or finished), you cannot enter a value in the field.

The Driver Provided ETA column is also available in most asset grids in Dispatch and Multi Mode Dispatch. These include drivers, power units, trailers, etc.

In these grids, a value appears if the appropriate resource is present on a trip associated with the driver who submitted the data.

For example, on an active leg involving driver D0001, power unit P0001, and trailer TR0001, the Driver Provided ETA column value would be the same for all three resources in the respective resource grids.

In Multi Mode Dispatch, the column is also visible in the Trips, P&D, Inbound, and Outbound tabs. However, it is read-only. You can only edit the value from within the Trip Legs grid.

Now that Manifest Maintenance is no longer included with TruckMate, some of its print features have been added to Multi Mode Dispatch.

Print Load Card and Print Manifest are part of a new Print context menu option.

Both options are available when you right-click on a valid trip in any of the Trip grids.

Previously, when a container was added to an export bill via the Street Turn Empties workflow, the container number and container owner trace types (if defined) were not included. This meant that the container could not be traced in Intermodal Trace.

Now, the Street Turn Empties workflow adds this data to the export bill.

A new field, Alternate Barcode, has been added to the Item Details screen in ConnectedDock.

If a value is scanned on an Item Details screen that contains an alternate barcode prefix (as defined in ConnectedDock Admin), the system attempts to apply the prefix to the Alt Barcode field on the device. Scanning is prevented in these cases:

Now, a warning message appears at the bottom of the screen when any of these cases occur. This message is also reported to the history table, where you can investigate and correct the issue.