Using flags to identify company types

Bill To	Entity that pays for the shipping. This is a critical designation because it has a profound effect on how the system: • Looks up billing miles for a trip. • Determines which billing and pay rates apply for orders created for the Bill To. • Determines whether to create master bills and/or invoices. • Determines the Average Fuel Price table to be used when calculating fuel surcharges. • Handles credit checking • Handles paperwork tracking. • Sets defaults for fields, such as Revenue Types (RevTypes), on orders.
Shipper	Physical location where the product is picked up.
Consignee	Physical location where the product is dropped.
Parent	A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm, i.e. a Bill To company, to control management of its operations.
Service Location	A place where trailer washes and other transportation-related services occur. The check box is applicable for TMWSuite's Trailer Wash Tool and/or the Purchased Services add-on module. Note: For detailed information about setting up and using these features, see: • The Basic Trailer Wash Tool guide. • The Purchased Services guide
Depot	Railroad station used to handle the receipt and transfer of freight. The check box is used for the intermodal feature, which is available in TMWSuite's Dispatch application. For details, see the Intermodal feature guide.
Supplier	Used in Fuel Dispatch to denote a company that sells branded and unbranded fuel to service stations. For details on Fuel Dispatch, see the Fuel Dispatch help file or guide.