The LTL Cost Information System includes a number of modules for both usage and data development and maintenance.  User modules include:

• Interactive: An easy to use entry routine allows the creation of shipment data with a minimum amount of key entry, utilizing our unique system of templates and windows. 

• Porter: Allows the user to "port" data from existing files, including your downloaded freight bill records or bid data supplied by a prospective customer.  Porter allows you to process such shipment records and add freight characteristics (known or simulated) which are not in the original data.  This is invaluable for accurate analysis of existing customer profitability, re-costing under changed or simulated traffic or operating characteristics, and bid evaluations.

• Rate Analysis Program: Provides routines to process shipment data by standard weight group or for pallet rates, to cost and evaluate rates on prospective freight for which specific details are not available.  The results are by origin/destination pair showing the retrieved rate and the discount required to obtain profitability targets.

• Spreadsheet Editor: Allows the set up or modification of shipment data via PC spreadsheet program.  Cost results can also be loaded into the spreadsheet for sorting and display, in addition to the numerous reports available in CIS.

Then CIS maintenance modules include:

• Unit Cost Development: TCG "maps" your general ledger expense accounts to CIS unit cost categories, including allocation routines to split expense accounts as necessary, to enable automatic development of company-wide and individual freight terminal unit costs on a continual basis.

• P&D Time Allocation Program: For the entry and processing of daily driver manifests or onboard computer files to allocate driver time to individual shipments.  This data also creates P&D default handling characteristics by run, by ZIP Code/Postal Code or by a designated P&D grid.

• Linehaul Dispatch Data Processing: The maintenance software processes your actual dispatch data to develop average load and cube utilization by linehaul leg and balance adjustments using our unique effective empties calculations.

• Purchased Transportation: Routines store and apply complex cartage agent rates for local P&D as well as substitute linehaul transportation from third parties (including other motor carriers and rail with drayage).

• Support Files: The CIS has menu options to convert or set and then maintain support files such as the carrier's points list, terminal-to- terminal load plan, and standard extra cost codes to make the system more efficient to use.  With these support files, freight terminals are automatically looked up based on origin and destination ZIP Codes and Postal Codes, proper intermediate terminals and rehandling are automatically assigned between origin and destination, and the costs of  providing accessorial services are determined.

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