RATER
The “RATER” is a World Wide Web based Transportation
Management System (TMS).
The RATER is a Freight Rate Database Management center with a Suite of tools that includes:
Track and Trace
Shipping Cost Calculator
• Each vehicle tracked from Planning through
• Multiple Origin Points (Warehouses, Distribution
customer delivery
Centers)
• Multiple Modes (Truck, LTL, Boxcar, • Automatic email notifications for trouble loads
Intermodal) • Capture daily update notes
• Multi-stop, weight per stop • Color coded daily activity
• Mapquest Directions • RED = Trouble
• Simple Route Map • Yellow = pending trouble
• Mileages based on Rand McNally Milemaker or • Green = Good Status
PC*Miler
• Track Many attributes of shipments
• EDI 204 email tenders /856 Bill of Lading
• Requested Delivery Date
• Fuel Surcharge Adjustments
• Appointments
• Easily user managed Rate tables (upload and
• Actual Delivery Date
download through Excel spreadsheets)
• Multi-Stop, Multi-Pickup loads
• Integrated with the Yard System - so Planned
• Customer Pick-Ups
Loads match available equipment
• Hot Loads
• Compares Buy and Sell Rates so you can see the
• Pro Number
profitability of loads
• Continuous summary of loads planned by facility, • Bill of Lading Number
• Weight
mode and number of vehicles
• Intermediate Consignees
Yard Management System • Tracking numbers
• Multiple Yards • Carrier Interface (Accept/Reject Loads)
• Integrated with the Calculator for real time vehicle • Date and Time Stamp
• Contact Names
availability
• Wireless Handheld interface (HP/Compaq Ipaq)
• Tracks by vehicle: Carrier Database
• Contact Information
• Size
• Physical Address
• Type
• Email
• Mode
• Fax
• Number
• Telephone
• Tracks all status:
• Weight per mode
• Available
• Available Trailer Lengths
• Loading (only one vehicle at a door at a
• Power Ratings by facility
time!)
• Discounts
• Loaded/Yarded
• Shipped
• Hold (bad ordered) Freight Exception Tracking
• Responsible Group
• Keeps track of “Cleaning Sweeps” and “Tandem
• Automatic email notifications
Moves”
• Reasons
• See history of vehicles by SCAC (how often you use
Computerized
• Costs
the same vehicle)
Inventory
• Approvals
• Automatic email notification to carrier when a
Systems
vehicle is “bad ordered”
...and more
Specialists, Ltd.
The smart way of keeping track.

Claim Tracking
Load Tenders (EDI 204)
• Digital Image Upload (photos)
• Carrier Interface
• Where on the vehicle did the damage occur
• Email Notification
• Attributes: Dunnage, banding, strapping, shifts, etc
• XML-EDI Interfaces
• Disposition
• Rejected Loads generate immediate notification through
• Status
distribution lists
Returns Tracking
Invoicing System
• Order numbers
• Units
Delivery Metrics
• Stock Codes (UPC/K-code)
• Captured in Real Time
• Pick Up Location
• Overall summaries by facility and mode
• Return Location
• Daily metrics
• Carrier metrics
Reconsignment Tracking
• Classified (Carrier, Customer, Vendor, 3PL)
• Redirect shipments to another location with ease
• Export to Excel
• Keep track of previous location, cost differences, and authorization
• Each reconsignment has its own unique number for billing references.
Integrated with all Inventory Pro Online’s
• Tracks cost and responsible party
functionality, for a complete TMS & WMS solution!
Customizable to Meet Your Needs
Purchasing The RATER is based on “straight” HTML and Active Server Page™
(ASP) technology. The data connectivity uses ODBC-compliant
• For the purchase and delivery of items
sources (SQL Server™, Oracle™, and MS Access™ databases). This
Inventory makes the system easy to customize to your specific requirements. The
source code is maintained by CISS and estimates can be provided for
• Manipulation of and information about items in inventory
your customization requirements.
Shipping Orders
No Headaches
• Order processing, item transfer, and shipping
Let CISS host your web-based RATER application. CISS can host a
Work Orders domain name for you (www.yourname.com) on our servers. The software
and your business data reside on our secured server, which means you, your
• Maintenance, manufacturing, order processing, kits, and bill of
employees, your suppliers, and other business associates can access the
materials (BOM)
system and information with a secured password, but you have none of the
Assets headaches of maintaining the server. All you need are PCs with access to
the Internet and CISS does the rest. Benefits include:
• Tangible and intangible asset management
• Software updates: You always stay up to date with the software, as
External Communication CISS does it for you.
• B2B integration with IBM MQ Series™, BizTalk™, and other • Application (database) maintenance: Database optimization, normal
messengers ization, and compaction.
• Server maintenance: Update/add/remove software and accounts.
Reports
• Backups and 7x24 tech support.
• Database information displayed in the table/report format. Reports
• E-mail, FTP services.
include Adobe PDF™ and Microsoft Excel™ and Word™ formats
• B2B secure data exchange interfaces.
System Security
• CISS provides the fast Internet Connection (T1) with BGP circuit
• Allows set up of users and groups using field level security redundancy.
Queries
Please contact CISS directly for application hosting prices. Pricing
• Search engines for the IPOL and RATER databases depends upon several factors, such as:
Message • Number of transactions per day.
• Number of inventory items managed.
• An IPOL discussion forum (bulletin board)
• Number of concurrent users.
Document Exchange
• B2B interface requirements (including Cybercash).
• “Bulletin board” to post files of any kind, even shared applications • System may also be purchased and hosted on your own servers
Try The RATER! Call us for a username and password (800)796-0101
The smart way of keeping track.
For more information and to preview our software, visit us at www.cissltd.com
2512 Eberhart Road • Whitehall, PA 18052 • Phone: (610) 266-7200 • Fax: (610) 266-3927 • e-mail: ipsales@cissltd.com