PC*MILER software release includes redesigned graphical user interface

ALK Technologies, provider of GeoLogistics and navigation software, has released the latest version of its PC*MILER truck routing, mileage, and mapping software. PC*MILER 27 features and enhancements include a redesigned graphical user interface for maximum efficiency and hours-of-service compliance tools for precise arrival and delivery time estimates.

The new PC*MILER 27 graphical user interface reflects recent trends in software design that result in more intuitive navigation of the product’s feature set. The user interface features a ribbon-style design with newly crafted descriptive icons, a more accessible layout for smoother transition between tasks, and windows that can be floated outside the PC*MILER application to accommodate workspace needs.

PC*MILER 27 features new hours-of-service compliance tools to help ensure that routes and ETAs will accurately reflect driver’s available hours. HOS compliance tools increase the precision of arrival and delivery time estimates and help dispatchers and drivers comply with HOS government regulations. Based on remaining hours, PC*MILER calculates when a driver needs to break and indicates designated breaks in the detailed driving directions report, automatically updating on-duty hours. Through the PC*MILER|Connect interface tool, fleetscan import or export the drivers’ remaining hours associated with specific routes.

RouteSync capability ensures operational consistency between dispatched routes and actual routes, delivering guidance to drive miles being billed. With RouteSync, routes and preferences are sent from PC*MILER in the back office directly to the latest version of ALK’s CoPilot Truck navigation software in the cab. RouteSync also reduces non-revenue mileage, improves load profitability, and increases driver satisfaction.

Enhanced routing, map data, and address matching are a major part of each annual PC*MILER release. As part of ALK’s ongoing effort to track nationwide toll costs in the United States and Canada, PC*MILER|Tolls 27 includes four new toll discount programs.

For more information, visit www.pcmiler.com.