Maintaining miscellaneous charges

You can add miscellaneous or ad-hoc transportation charges and discounts to the Carrier Route. The purpose of the miscellaneous charges and discounts functionality is to allow you to adjust (increase or decrease) the net charges of the transportation to the party paying for the freight.

To add miscellaneous charges and discounts:

  1. Select Transportation > Carrier Route.
  2. Click the Search icon to display a list of carrier routes.
  3. Select a route in the list. The carrier route detail view is displayed.
  4. Click the Miscellaneous Charges tab. A list of any existing miscellaneous charges is displayed.
    You can filter the list of miscellaneous charges by selecting a specific miscellaneous charge type entry from the list or by specifying a charge amount, and then clicking the Search icon.
  5. Click New to add a new miscellaneous charge or discount. The Miscellaneous Charge pop-up window is displayed. The pop-up window contains two fields.
    • The Miscellaneous Charge Type field contains a predefined list of miscellaneous charge and discount descriptions relevant to your operation. This list of descriptions is maintained by the system administrator. The system administrator can add additional descriptions as needed.
    • The Charge Amount field is a numerical entry field for the charge amount (a positive value) or the discount amount (a negative value).
  6. Select the appropriate description and specify the amount of the charge or discount (positive or negative numerical entry respectively).
  7. Click the Save button on the pop-up window to save the entry to the Carrier Route. The new miscellaneous charge/discount list item is displayed in the Miscellaneous Charges details (bottom) portion of the screen. The amount displayed in the Miscellaneous Charges field within the header (top) portion of the screen is updated with the entry amount and reflects the total miscellaneous charges and discounts. The Grand Total of Charges field within the header portion of the screen is updated with the entry amount and reflects the total of all system-calculated and miscellaneous charges.
    • You can edit existing miscellaneous charges in the list by clicking on the detail icon next to the entry. The Miscellaneous Charge pop-up window is displayed. You can select a new description for an existing charge/discount or specify a different amount. Click the Save button within the pop-up window to save the changes.
    • You can delete existing miscellaneous charges by selecting the checkbox next to the entry and clicking Delete.
    Note:  The total freight charges calculated by the rating and routing functionality remain unchanged regardless of any miscellaneous charges or discounts added to the Carrier Route. The miscellaneous charges and discounts are maintained while the Carrier Route remains available. If specific system events or actions such as a purge process require the Carrier Route to be deleted, all associated miscellaneous charge data is also removed from the database.