AR Traffic Consultants prides itself on identifying problems and providing viable solutions. Several ARTC clients faced the same challenge when using non-standard carrier codes for various classifications instead of identifying the carriers with SCACs (Standard Carrier Alpha Codes). One client had to match the vendor files in their A/P system, which requires numbers. Other clients wanted to show multiple rates for the same carrier (standard service, guaranteed delivery, mix of pallet and discounted LTL rates). Using CalcRate, ARTC's transportation management system, they were able to manually match, audit, and pay invoices. However, they encountered complications when changing to EDI 210 transmissions to eliminate manual data entry. The clients who showed multiple services would take a SCAC and alter it. Suppose a carrier's SCAC was XXXX. They would use XXXX for standard service. However, they may use XXXP for pallet rates, XXGA for guaranteed AM delivery or XXGP for guaranteed PM delivery, etc. This facilitated the process for customer service reps with limited logistics experience and simplified internal G/L coding to assess transportation costs and revenue.
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