Do you want to increase the cost-efficiency of your orders and reduce empty trips? Use the new fireTMS truckMatching feature. It allows you to plan your transport in an effective and profitable manner. Read the article below and check out how to use the tool in practise.
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fireTMS truckMatching is a feature of the system to:
The tool helps effectively organise transportation and finally increase its profitability. Within a single carriage, a vehicle can complete several orders and, thus, increase profit. Key benefits of fireTMS truckMatching:
To use fireTMS truckMatching, go to Vehicles >> Find of partial load, fill in loading and unloading dates and locations, and click Search.
You can add any number of loading and unloading operations to the search engine and specify the search range in kilometres (the radius of a circle for each entered site). You can also determine the sub-load price and on this basis calculate Commission and Commission increase.
In the last section, you can select the required fleet characteristics and whether the search engine should consider Internal vehicles or External vehicles.
Important: in order for commission to accumulate for every added load, for this purpose, Price per km has to be provided for an Internal vehicle. To do this, go to the Carrier view, Vehicles >> Vehicles, click Edit for the selected vehicle, and fill in Price per km.
For an External vehicle, check if Rate per km (loaded) is specified. To do so, go to the Forwarder view, Vehicles >> Vehicles, and click Edit for the selected vehicle. If this rate is not completed, it should be checked that it has been defined for the external carrier (Files >> Carriers). If Rate per km (loaded) is not defined, you can estimate the commission based on Rate per km (export), Rate per km (import) and Rate per km (empty). Note that the vehicle’s commission always has higher priority than the carrier’s default commission.
When searching for a vehicle for a sub-load, the system initially checks the following options:
For orders, a load is added to the existing order. For vehicles identified on the basis of their expected location (Available vehicles), you can add a new load by creating a new order or adding to the existing order. You can also reserve Available vehicles.
Important: if the fireTMS user has automatic load cancellation enabled, it has to confirm the new load.
The search engine for vehicles for sub-loads has extra functionalities to additionally streamline the organisation of transportation. Advanced setup includes:
The fireTMS truckMatching feature is available in the Enterprise plan. Don’t wait any longer – contact us and learn more!
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fireTMS team
The article was written by the fireTMS team, based on their knowledge, experience and awareness of the TSL industry.