Benefits

Shipment - The shipment section provides for the entry and maintenance of shipment related data. Order entry windows enable the user to take phone orders. A Route window provides the basic information on who is involved in moving the shipment. The Address window captures and displays all address related data. The Event window provides a clear timeline of the shipment schedule and also the parties responsible for each activity.

The display of information is dynamically adjusted to the type of shipment. Information about a military shipment is different from a corporate move and consequently the display is adjusted. Validation of data and auto entry of some fields is performed as needed.

Your dispatch department will benefit from the systems drag and drop method of assigning loads to vehicles. Unassigned shipments and scheduling conflicts are easily detected.

Company - The company window displays information about individual entities. This includes vendors, suppliers, agents, van lines, forwarders, air carriers, ocean carriers, etc.

Contact - The contact window compliments the Company window by providing a means to list numerous contacts at each company.

Money - The Money window handles the basic accounting chores. All payable and receivables can be entered, reviewed, printed, and sorted. Profit/Loss is displayed on a per shipment basis. Numerous methods of information retrieval are at your fingertips. Customer calls concerning an invoice or agent calls about a payment are easily handled without pulling the file jacket.

Note - The Note window provides the ability to enter notes on the shipment level as well as on the company level. At the shipment level, a log can be created for each shipment detailing conversations with the shipper, drivers, etc. Special notes can be created that appear on shipment status reports.
At the company level, operational notes provide your operations department with detailed instructions from the corporate customer. Your sales department has their own note types, which can be used to record sales calls, visits, and virtually anything you wish to track.

Billing - The Billing module not only creates an accurate invoice and records the receivables, but also handles the revenue distribution of the payables at the same time. Multiple tariffs are provided including 400M and exceptions, MTMC D-5, GSA, and various intrastate tariffs. The revenue distribution pulls from agent, hauler, and driver contracts to calculate the proper settlement. A typical shipment billing can be done in three to five minutes versus the 30 minutes-plus for a manual operation.

Recurring storage billing is easily accomplished with multiple options available to you. Monthly, quarterly, post, or advance, are just a few of the options. It also does payables if you want to set up a periodic charge to a driver for truck payments.

Driver Contracts - The Driver contracts module allows you to enter a variety of information regarding your individual driver’s contracts. You can designate when the driver was signed, what type of shipments the contract covers, the duration of the contract, and whether the driver has any affiliations. In addition to this, you also enter the driver’s compensation schedules for each type of contract they have. This will ensure prompt and accurate payment to the driver.

Agent/Hauler Contracts - The Agreements module of ProfitMove allows you to maintain your contracts with commercial and military agents and haulers in one convenient location. Booking, packing, line haul, and unpacking compensation schedules are all entered in this program. You can use the default agreement provided, or you can customize the schedules to suit your needs. Once your contracts are in place in this module, the billing program will read the information and produce accurate accounting information at the click of a button.

LOI - The LOI program keeps a database of the bases at which you are represented, the agents who represent you, and the shipment codes for which they represent you. It provides you with an easy-to-use, easy-to-access form allowing for the quick, efficient management of the Letters of Intent you have on file.

TQAP Scoring - The TQAP module is a valuable tool for tracking the status of your shipment scores. This program looks to the main ProfitMove module to track the progress of a shipment, whether it loaded on the scheduled date and if it is delivered on or before the required date. TQAP takes this information and combines it with claims data entered in the TQAP forms screen to give you an accurate assessment of the shipment score. When the base scores the shipment, you know at a glance whether they had the correct information. If necessary, you can appeal the score directly through the system.

TQAP also allows you to view individual base information for the current scoring cycle or for any past cycle. You will be able to view all scored and unscored shipments for a particular base. The program keeps track of when a shipment will be available to you to request that it be scored and when a shipment will become null and void. This helps you to be able to manage your scores to benefit your business.

E-Mail / Fax - The ProfitMove program allows you to send information to your customers directly through the program. You can send your tonnage lists and booking confirmations via the fax instantly with just a few clicks of the mouse. You can also send e-mail to the contacts in the contact screen through this system. It enables you to inform your customers in a quick and convenient manner.