MOTOR CARRIER--SYSTEMS AND SERVICES

THE COMMON CARRIER BUSINESS REQUIRES EFFICIENT ON-LINE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL INFORMATION. THE DERIVERS, THE MACHINES, TERMINALS, RELAY STATIONS, SHOPS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE ALL DECENTRALIZED YET INTERDEPENDENT AND RELYING ON THE FLOW OF ACCURATE INFORMATION. THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE TO PROVIDE MESSAGE SWITCHING, SHIPMENT CONTROL, TRACTOR, TRAILER AND DRIVER STATUS, FREIGHT BILL PROCESSING, CENTRALIZED RATING, TRACTOR MAINTENANCE STATUS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE REPORTING, PAYROLL, WEIGHT AND REVENUE ACCOUNTING, CASH APPLICATION AND RECONCILIATION, AND DATA REPORTS. THE SPECTOR FREIGHT SYSTEM, INCORPORATED HAS HAD AN ON LINE SYSTEM FOR TWO YEARS AND HAS REALIZED GREATER EFFICENCY AND IN INCREASE IN PROFITS. THEY HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED BILLING PROCESS HAS CLEARED UP MANY PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE MANUAL PROCESS, THAT CENTRALIZED RATING HAD PROVIDED FOR GREATER ACCURACY, AND THAT THE OVERALL PROMPTNESS OF THE SYSTEM HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THIS ACCESSIBILITY TO INFORMATION OPENS UP NEW POSSIBILITIES OF DIRECT INTERFACE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Nat Forum Inter Transp Data Systems

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• Authors:
  • Gerling, R W
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-6
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Nat Forum Inter Transp Data Systems
  • Publisher: Nat Forum Inter Transp Data Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Billing; Common carriers; Computers; Economics; Freight handling; Freight transportation; Information management; Information processing; Information systems; Information, data, and knowledge; Management information systems; Shipping; Transportation; Transportation planning; Trucking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Data systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202479
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM