Where is my Truck?

With the latest update of the TrakIT Android app, we have added location tracking to the app. This means that you can enable location tracking for any TrakIT user who is using the TrakIT Mobile app.

So how does this help you know where your truck is? This can be done in 4 simple steps:

1) Specify the Tracking Start and End events in the corridor setup.
2) Create a user profile for your truck drivers and enable location tracking on their profile
3) Have each driver download the TrakIT Mobile app on his Android phone and login once only.
4) Link the relevant work orders to the drivers.

The first 3 steps are to be completed once only. However, each work order needs to be linked to the correct driver so that the location for the work order can be tracked.

Once linked to a driver, location tracking for a work order will happen only between the events that are specified in the corridor setup (e.g. From Gate-Out Port to Delivered to Customer). The latest location reported by the driver between these two events will be displayed on a map as shown below:

Please note that only the latest location based on the location time between the events is reported.

For any questions or guidance on how to setup Location Tracking, please contact TrakIT Support. Kindly note that as this is a new feature, we are still testing this on a variety of Android phones and checking compatibility as well. It may be possible that it may not work on some Android phone models.

Login with Social Media accounts

With the latest update of TrakIT, we have introduced different login options for the TrakIT users as well as your customers. 

The user login now allows you to login either with your credentials (User ID or Email) or with the social media logins.

You can enter your TrakIT User ID or Email address and password to login. The email address should be the same which is mentioned in your user profile in TrakIT.

Once you click on any social icon, it will ask for your permission to allow access using your social media account, click on 'Allow Access' (if you are already logged in to your social media account).

For any questions or concerns, please contact TrakIT Support.

Revenue Recognition Date for Shipments

With the latest update of TrakIT, a new field called "Revenue Recognition Date" has been added to the Shipments. This date automatically populated when a specific event is populated in the shipment.

The trigger event is defined in Corridor Definition where one specific event code is set as the trigger event. The event code used should be present in the Work Order Event list of that corridor and should be a "Required Event" with the "No NA Allowed" flag set. Services cannot be linked to this trigger event.

When the event has not been populated, the Revenue Recognition date is set as Pending. If the shipment has the event not set on all work orders in the shipment, the date is set as Partial. Once all the dates are set, the latest date is used as the Revenue Recognition date.

The field is available for export in all Reports under the Header section. It can also be added to any form if required.

For any questions or concerns, please contact TrakIT Support.

Cargo Type for Shipments

With the latest update of TrakIT, a new field called "Cargo Type" has been added to the Shipment Header. This field is a fixed list of the following options:

• Full Container load (FCL)
• Less than Container load (LCL)
• Bulk
• Break Bulk
• Air Freight
• Charter
• Other

When creating a shipment, the Cargo Type field is displayed as shown below:

The field is initially set as [Unspecified] and you can select one of the cargo types available. When Bulk, Break Bulk, Air Freight and Charter is selected as the Cargo Type, the container number fields gets disabled.

The Cargo Type field is not mandatory by default, but it can be made mandatory for specific corridors by selecting the field in the Corridor Definitions > Mandatory Header Fields section.

The field is available for export in all Reports. It can also be added to any forms if required.

For any questions or concerns, please contact TrakIT Support.

Auto-generate B/Ls

With the latest update of TrakIT, you can now auto-generate Bill of Lading numbers (Transport Documents) with pseudo-random alpha-numeric text. These numbers are unique and non-sequential.

To use this feature, modify the corridor definition and select "Auto Generate T/D" as shown below:

When this option is selected, the T/D number is generated automatically on the Create New Shipments page.

If the number is not suitable (for any reason), click on the "Re-generate" link to generate a new one. Each number is 10 characters long.

For any questions or concerns, please contact TrakIT Support.