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SECTION 7.2.3.6 - TRUCK
TYPES MENU
This function is only relevant if you are using
Fuels option. This menu leads to special programs used to setup and manipulate
a table of Trucks. Each Truck can be described and then assigned to one or more
Carriers.
The TRUCK
TYPES MENU is accessed as item 6 from the INVENTORY TABLES MENU. On selecting
this function, the following will be displayed:
To
return to the INVENTORY TABLES MENU,
press <ESC>.
Fields
available on the TRUCK TYPES file.
Name Comments
TRUCK TYPE This is a unique identifier for the type of Truck.
It can be up to 15 characters long and follows the same restrictions as Debtor
Codes (see SECTION 1).
DESCRIPTION This field consists of two lines of up to 50 characters. You must
enter at least something into the first line. These fields are used to describe
the truck more fully than the TRUCK TYPE.
REGISTRATION This is an optional field that can contain the Trucks registration
number. This of course will only work if there is only one Truck per Code.
NUMBER
OF COMPARTMENTS Here you enter the number of compartments
the truck has. Eg for a B DOUBLE, the entry is 7. The entry here must be a number between 1 and 20, inclusive.
COMPARTMENT
SIZE/DETAILS The number of lines appearing here
depends on the NUMBER OF COMPARTMENTS. These fields are currently
optional. However, they normally contain the size in litres of each compartment
and a space for any documentary information. These fields are to be used for
Scheduling, which is currently not implemented.
HOURLY
RATE This field is only relevant for sites using averaging
freight. Here you enter the Truck’s hourly rate (in dollars). This will be used
to compute the freight charges, rather than the per-customer rates.
CENTS
PER KM This field is only relevant for sites
using averaging freight. Here you enter the Truck’s rate per kilometre (in cents)
for delivering fuel. This will be used to compute the freight charges, rather
than the per-customer rates.
PER-CLIENT
DROP VALUE This field is not accessible from any
specific Truck screen. It is a global value for all trucks. You need to go to
the search function (using MODIFY or
DELETE) and press <F7>. The
field represents the charge made for each actual drop. This will be used to compute
the freight charges, rather than the per-customer rates. This field needs a SUPERVISOR’s password to be changed.
