Get Toll Costs (U.S. and Canada only)
Accurate toll cost calculations are a key component in routing, rating and reconciliation. For example, you can determine whether it’s more cost-effective to take a toll route or a non-toll route with a few additional miles.
If the Tolls add-on module was purchased with PC*Miler, you can generate accurate, up-to-date toll costs for U.S. and Canadian lanes. Toll costs appear in the Detailed Route Report, State/Country Distance Report, and Comparison Report, and tolls can be reported in either U.S. or Canadian dollars – using the current conversion rate.
PC*Miler generates truck-specific toll costs for toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and border crossings for U.S. and Canadian toll authorities.
The Data PC*Miler Provides
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Both cash and discount toll program transactions. Rates for toll discount programs throughout the U.S. and Canada (states in which each program applies are listed below).
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Toll rates for light, medium and heavy duty vehicles.
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Range (ticket) and barrier (coin drop) data in addition to two-way tolls, one-way tolls, and tolls that vary by direction.
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Toll data updates to ensure accuracy when calculating toll costs throughout the year. (Tolls users receive notification by email when updates are available, or may use the Help tab > Check for Updates to ensure they have the most current data.)
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Time-of-day variations factored into truck-specific toll rates, including peak and non-peak tolls, if time-based routing is active in the route window.
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Future expected changes to toll rates included as available.
General Notes on Toll Rates
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Unless vehicle dimension settings are customized in the Route Options dialog or using a route profile, PC*Miler calculates toll costs for an 80,000 pound, 5-axle vehicle.
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If the user does not specify a departure/arrival date, the computer’s system date is used as the date of departure to determine the effective toll rates for the trip
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Some toll charges (in various states) are time-of-day driven, and in this case, tolls will be calculated using the highest (peak) rate unless PC*Miler’s time-based routing is used.
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Future and proposed toll rates are incorporated into the database where appropriate and these rate changes may occasionally be cancelled at the last minute.