ALK Technologies releases PC*MILER Web Services 24
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPrinceton, N.J.-based ALK Technologies, Inc. Wednesday announced its release of PC*MILER Web Services 24. This hosted interfacing application provides industry-standard PC*MILER map data and functionality quickly and efficiently to customers, regardless of the IT infrastructure, via an XML/SOAP interface developed in Microsoft® .NET, packaged as a Web Service.
The company says the product is “a standardized way ofembedding PC*MILER’s truck-specific routes, mileage, maps, and reports with third-party Web Services, and .NET applications. PC*MILER Web Services incorporates all of the features and benefits of PC*MILER 24, an essential tool to predict and manage operating and transportation costs.”
PC*MILER 24 encompasses 627,000 new and updated North American truck restrictions and 21,700 miles of new and updated truck-restricted roadway. The recently updated map data includes 3.52 million commercial truck restrictions, such as bridge heights, clearances, and load limits.
PC*MILER Web Services is hosted in a tier-one data center to ensure stability and reliability. Users can choose their Feature Option Level to gain access to the features of choice: Lite, Standard, or Premium. An ALK-designed, hosted and maintained Graphical User Interface (GUI) is also available that includes the service’s features and functionality, eliminating the need to develop a graphical interface on one’s own.
The company says new features and enhancements include: least-cost routing that generates optimal routes based on custom fuel efficiency and operation cost settings.; calculation of estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per route; comparison reports to evaluate different routes, or the effect of different routing options on the same route; display of multiple routes on the map at the same time; and free quarterly updates of U.S. ZIP codes.
