Freight Management

If you previously used the Freight Management available through the Price Management menu, you will need to take the following steps to upgrade to EFM: Freight Rates: The master freight rate table used by standard users is not accessible to EFM users, therefore you will need to define at least one freight rate table within EFM.

You can specify a minimum number of gallons of gasoline, diesel, or both. The minimum will be used to calculate freight costs when the actual amount loaded is less than the specified minimum. For example, if the minimum is set to 5,000 gallons for gas, but you order only 4,500 gallons, the system will use

A destination is a specific address where an order is to be delivered. A delivery area is a group of destinations that are served by the same carrier dispatch office or internal drivers. Both destinations and delivery areas are user-defined and do not have to be tied to a specific terminal location or terminal location

A delivery area allows you to group customer destinations and then assign carriers and drivers to the delivery area.

A destination is the location where product will be delivered.   Freight costs cannot be calculated without a destination. When you define a destination, you must also define the terminal locations that will serve as the origin where product is lifted, and then enter the mileage from that origin to the destination. If desired, the

Freight Surcharge gives you the flexibility to adjust transportation costs on the fly to reflect the changing market, special deals, and other delivery variables. You can use Freight Surcharge to increase or decrease a rate by a percentage over a specified date and time range. EFM users can configure any number of surcharge sets and

You can use the Freight Mileage Rate Table to define a range of miles and then attach a freight rate to it. The freight rate reflects the cost for transporting product from the origin terminal (where product is lifted) to the destination terminal (where product is delivered) or delivery area (for EFM only). You can

When you select a destination from within the Best Rack screen, a freight cost will be calculated based on the settings that you define for that destination through Freight Management. This freight cost is based on the following:   Base Freight = (# Gallons X Freight Rate for the mileage range in which the distance

Used in conjunction with Best Rack, Freight Management enables you to factor in freight costs when determining your best sourcing options. By ranking your options by best total cost (cost of product + total freight charges) you can make a smarter Best Rack decision. Best Rack Screen: When you select a destination for delivery of product

You can setup freight costs based on a carrier’s freight rate table or an agreed upon point-to-point freight charge between a terminal and destination. To setup charges based on a freight rate tables: Build freight rate tables that specify rates by range of miles for gasoline and diesel products. Define surcharge rates with an effective