TruckMate 2022.4 New Features: Back Office

In exception messages involving user-created SQL, the actual SQL now appears inside the message window with USER_COND prefacing. This can help when identifying problems, either by yourself or with the help of a Trimble support representative.

In this example, the user-created SQL is

Surcharge DP_RULE_ID 121/LEG_IN 10

Exception messages that do not involve user-created SQL do not contain USER_COND.

Changes have been made in these applications.

When TruckMate starts, it now creates a global cache for storing database grid settings.The cache is populated when a grid is accessed for the first time.Each time the grid is accessed afterward, the settings are read from the cache instead of the database.

For all applications that contain database grids, a new Reload DBGrid Setting option is available on the Tools menu.Selecting this option clears the cache.

As of this version, Carrier411 Interface is no longer included with TruckMate.These changes were made to related applications.

A new ID column was added to grids in these windows, all of which are accessed from the Zone Code Definition section:

A new Orientation option is available on the Imaging tab in the Rendition Print sub-tab. It lets you specify the paper orientation for reports printed using rendition print in interactive mode. The default value is Portrait.

These changes have been made:

Generally, waterfall tendering involves offering a freight shipment to several third-party carriers in sequence.

In a typical waterfall:

This process repeats until a carrier is assigned the load, all carriers in the sequence have rejected the load, or no responses were received within the timeframe.

Now, with the help of Trimble Transportation Cloud (TTC) services, TruckMate lets you initiate waterfall tendering for a load that needs to be carried by a third party. You do this by right-clicking in the I/P tab and selecting Waterfall Tender from the context menu.

TruckMate and TTC then work together as follows:

TruckMate monitors and logs all steps of this process, along with any communication between it and TTC.

For more information about waterfall tendering, including the required licensing, hardware, and software, contact your TruckMate implementer.

In Customer and Vendor Profiles, you can set up a default drop grid configuration for a customer by clicking Drop Grid Configuration in the Intermodal tab and entering information on the Container Drop Grid Setup window.

If the customer is the pickup or delivery stop on an intermodal freight bill, TruckMate now adds the drop grid information automatically to the Drop Grid subtab on the InterModal tab.

Previously, when a freight bill was created or updated via the TruckMate REST API, this information was not included. This issue has now been resolved.

The ART Insurance API is an internal API used for RMIS carrier insurance integration. Previously, no bearer token was required for this API.

Now, you can specify a bearer token for use with the ART Insurance API. This illustration shows the ART Server tab in the Registry Monitoring (RMIS) Properties window in TruckMate Service Host.

Like all ART APIs, you can configure the API key in the API TruckMate Credentials tab in Security Configuration.

When processing RMIS insurance data, the API key is automatically initialized when either of the following happens:

To change the API key:

Previously, the word PAYROL appeared as the default description in the company/batch header record for CCD transaction files that followed the Automated Clearing House (ACH) format. This caused confusion when working with vendor payments.

Now, you can enter your own description value in the Descr Override field on the Export to Direct Deposit File window.

A new Driver Pay Mileage option is available in the context menu for the Payments tab. When you select it (or press CTRL+M), TruckMate automatically calculates and displays loaded or empty miles for the selected record based on the pay code category defined in Driver Pay Contracts.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) require customers to record a high-security bolt seal as part of their Partner in Protection (PIP) and Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs respectively.

Now, in eManifest, you can confirm whether a seal is required as part of a conveyance manifest. This involves two parts:

If seal validation is selected, and a resource on the vehicle/equipment list requires it, a warning appears, as shown in this illustration.

Clicking Validate in eManifest performs seal number validation on all resources in ACE and ACI manifests.

TruckMate customers can have multiple manifests (for example, 309 Cargo Only and 358 Conveyance) to handle different aspects of a shipment. Previously, when a CBSA customs agent sent an EDI 350 response to the customer, it was applied only to the Conveyance manifest associated with the Cargo manifest.

Now, when a customer receives the EDI 350 X12 message, all instances of the same manifest are updated with the correct information. This includes bill of lading records for the same Custom Control Number (CCN).

These changes have been made to the Rental Agreement Filter window:

In the Account Info tab, TruckMate no longer populates the Type field by default. You must specify a type when creating a new GL account.

A new ORDERPREPRO.EXE Application Configurator option is available.

If left at the default value (True):

If set to False:

As of TruckMate 2022.4, Symmetry Tax Engine (STE) file locations have changed. If you are working with US payroll using an older version of TruckMate, you may need to change your setup so that the engine will continue to work. For details, see How do I update my STE setup?

As of this version, Quick Bill Entry is no longer available. All related settings have been removed.

Now, you can search for groups by clicking Search on the Group tab and using the Select User Group window.