DTMS Core Features
- The TMS Software Core Features provide the necessary modules for carriers
- Degama transportation management software offers Optional modules to assist any sector of the trucking Industry
- DTMS is Configurable and Flexible to suit the needs of your trucking and brokerage business
Order Management
DTMS makes it easy to enter origin, destination, freight, pickup and drop-off details.
Enter order information from any source:
- Manual entries by dispatch or operations personnel
- EDI (automated)
- Customer’s system (automated)
- DTMS Portal Track and Trace (automated)
Use order information for:
- Quoting
- Rating (best in class LTL calculator)
- Costing
- Billing
- Filtering & Reporting
- Interline Management
- Claims Management
- Export Data
Dispatch
Dispatchers can quickly search and filter through orders. Rates are pre-entered into the system according to individual customers. Avoid phone calls and text messages with workflows that assign various loads and orders.
DTMS dispatchers can:
- Plan and Schedule the Fleet
- Revise Quote Charges
- Allocate Freight
- Monitor Activity
- Report to Customers
- Manage and Communicate with Drivers
- Identify the Nearest Load
- Switch Trailers on the Fly
- Support Multi-trailers
- Find Back-Hauls
Utilize tablets and phones to communicate with drivers through Mobile Dispatch.
Routing & Scheduling
Regular run routes dispatched automatically:
- DTMS Calculates Pickup Times
- DTMS establishes optimum load configuration
- Email Alerts of Out of Tolerance Issues
- Shunt system for Yard Management
- Just in Time Delivery
Lights-out dispatch.
Billing & Invoicing
DTMS uses information from the Order Management module to:
- Generate Invoices
- Email Invoices
- Combine Order Invoices
- Invoice by Batch or Order
- Journal Editing
- Integrate with Accounting Software seamlessly
Document Management
Improve customer satisfaction and satisfy billing requirements.
- Attach scanned documents to invoices.
- Auto email deliver:
- BOLs, PODS
- Images
- Invoices
- Waybills
- ProBills
- AWBs
- Customs Documents, USA, Canada, Mexico
- Any PDFs
Let drivers upload documents with DTMS Enhancement Mobile Dispatch.
Custom DTMS Instance
The DTMS platform is configured to match your trucking terminology and preferred layout. Menu management, security, user access and visibility customized to your operation. The ability to support multi-company, multi-taxation, multi-currency and multi-division configurations. Over 300+ configurable parameters included.
Safety & compliance: Keep track of records for all of your vehicles, drivers and employees. Schedule reminders so certificates, licenses and permits don’t expire!
Optional Modules
Fleet Maintenance
Increase communications with mechanics in the shop. DTMS Fleet Maintenance can:
- Schedule the Shop
- Track Units Due for Service
- Generate Work Orders
- Manage Parts Inventory
- Monitor Warranties
- Track Mechanics Time
- Vehicle Maintenance History
- Manage 3rd Party Vehicle Work
- Manage Equipment Due for service
- Manage Mechanics Work Order
Dispatchers can receive notes on requests for truck repairs and notify both the driver and the mechanic about scheduling and time availability.
Accounting only needs to check and verify the data.
Take the Fleet Maintenance module deeper with the Mechanic’s App to let mechanics login from the shop floor!
Settlements
DTMS can assist with Driver and Broker pay regardless of how you pay.
Driver pay rates can be based on:
- Percentage
- Flat Rate
- Commodity
- Weight
- Piece
- Mile / Kilometer
- Empty
- Loaded
Various deductions can be automatically withheld:
- Reoccurring deductions, including:
- Truck Repairs
- Fuel Charges
- Percentage deductions, including:
- Overhead charges
- Advances
IFTA Reporting, multi-currency and team driving are all supported and included in the DTMS Settlements module
EDI
Provide a higher level of service to customers and suppliers. EDI and web services allowing clients to enter orders and receive and send order status updates.
DTMS provides a full range of EDI transactions including:
- Invoicing (210)
- Load Tendering (204 & 211)
- Responses to Load Tenders (990 to 997)
- Status updates (214) allowing for:
- Location updates
- Check calls (fully automated in DTMS)
- All X.12 standards (3040 & 4010) are supported. Flexible data transfer methods (ftp, van, http, soap)
- EDI can also be transmitted between you
Mobile Dispatch
Allow for real time communication with the operations teams without phone calls. DTMS allows for drivers and dispatch to send back and forth:
- Order information and details
- Digital Signatures
- Messages
- Pictures (Freight Damage, Load Securement, Tarps, Locations, Weather, Equipment)
- Time stamp audits of driver pickup, drop-off and cross docking
- “OK dispatch” enables hands-free Driver Voice-to-Text actions for notes
Enable DTMS Customer Portal to give live location of freight to customers.
Accounting
DTMS has the same full functionality found in many commercial accounting software programs but is tailored and specialized for transportation companies. Full drill down capabilities. Credit checks performed on accounts before booking an order. DTMS supports multi-company operations and can track multiple sets of books individually regardless of how the operation is segmented. DTMS matches revenues to costs allowing for in-depth analysis ensuring effective use of every driver, truck and trailer.
DTMS has various 3rd party accounting software available as an Integration.
Track & Trace – Customer Portals
Improve customer service and share operational information with customers. Use DTMS Track and Trace to decrease phone calls and allow customers to:
- Submit Orders
- Track & Trace Shipments by Customer
- Produce Historical Performance Reports (KPI)
Provide access to outside carriers so brokered loads and 3rd parties can:
- Update Shipment Status
- Receive or Commit to Available Loads
- Access is secure and available only to authorized users
Integration
DTMS can adapt and integrate itself to existing business processes and software.
DTMS Freight Barcode Scanning
- Barcode Scan On Delivery, Scan on Unload and Scan on Load. Automatically feed this information to DTMS for load and delivery status changes.
- Ideal for Skids, Bags, Drums, Cattle and any other Barcoded Freight.
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