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Enhanced Scheduling | Penguin Blue USA

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Raquo; Permanent Bookings. This section details features which compliment the Permanent Booking. Module, they are designed specifically to support fixed routes (scheduled/dedicated) environments:. Specify when job is to be performed via any combination of:. Days of the week. Types of week (odd, even, all, etc.). No of times job should be performed. Exception dates available to easily work around public holidays. Pre-allocate a designated driver if required. Globally adjust times on selected stops. Abilit...

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Company Background | Penguin Blue USA

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Penguin Blue Company Background. Penguin Blue was formed in June 2000 to develop and market the Rockhopper courier management system. The founder and director, Dr Tony Gerber, has worked as a software architect, consultant and programmer in the transport industry for over 17 years. This association with the industry commenced in 1986 with the creation of the "Carry". By 1990, Carry. After some years with Mayne Nickless, where development of Carry. With the start of the new millennium, Dr Gerber decided t...

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Web Interface | Penguin Blue USA

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Rockhopper is already web-enabled, and can be configured so that booking and tracking functions are available to your customers via the internet. Functions available via the internet include:. Track an entire route (also see web-manifest. Maintain one's "address book". The interface is highly configurable, and stylesheets are used to vary fonts, colors, and so on, so the pages conform to the appearance of your existing website. Main Menu: what the user sees after logging in. Where is your pain?

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Accounts Interface | Penguin Blue USA

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Initially there had been a deliberate decision with rockhopper to avoid the overheads associated with building an accounting sub-system, especially since the marketplace already offers so many excellent choices. Accordingly, rockhopper contains an invoice module, which prepares data for upload into your own accounting system, whether it is a modest MYOB or QuickBooks system, or an enterprise-level accounting package, such as Great Plains or Accpac . Where is your pain? 2001-2009, Penguin Blue USA LLC.

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Invoice Module | Penguin Blue USA

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Rockhopper generates invoices which can be printed and then uploaded in either summary or detailed format to your accounts package. Select customers for invoicing by invoice cycle. Select customers by account type. Select customers for invoicing by minimum spend. Output formats tailored to your business. Invoice can list jobs in date sequence, or reference sequence with reference subtotals. Interfaces available to MYOB, Quickbooks, Accpac, and more. Where is your pain? 2001-2009, Penguin Blue USA LLC.

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Bookings | Penguin Blue USA

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See details below screenshot. Customer identification by code, name search or phone number search. Job order details customizable per customer: fields identified as mandatory, optional or omitted. Entered addresses optionally saved as frequent addresses. Automatic rating of jobs, as well as calculation of ETD. Return jobs can alter one-way price by any multiple. Several rating algorithms already available, and new ones easily added. Can select different services on each leg of a multi-stop or return job.

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Reports Module | Penguin Blue USA

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Some of the standard areas of reporting include:. Allowances & Deductions. Also available, complimenting the MySQL database, is a powerful browser-based tool which allows advanced users to construct and save their own queries and export data to Excel. And through the use of the MyODBC driver, rockhopper can be interfaced to popular PC-based packages, including report generators, accounts packages, spreadsheets and other databases. Where is your pain? 2001-2009, Penguin Blue USA LLC.

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Permanent Bookings Maintenance | Penguin Blue USA

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See details below screenshot. Full booking module functions available when setting up permanent bookings. Specify when job is to be performed via any combination of:. Days of the week. Types of week (odd, even, all, etc.). No of times job should be performed. Exception dates available to easily work around public holidays. Pre-allocate a designated driver if required. Exception drivers for each day of the week. Override normal rates calculations and set up a special price, for the client and/or driver.

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User Interface | Penguin Blue USA

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It's important to note that users connect from their existing Windows PC or Mac, there is no need to learn or understand Linux, the familiar point-and-click graphical interface works like any other windowing environment. A variety of user interfaces are available, suited to the application area. Is available in three forms: a graphical client (using the ‘gnome’ desktop environment under Linux), a web-based client (thus permitting internet access for customers), and a dumb-terminal style interface.

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Dispatch | Penguin Blue USA

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See details below screenshot. Unallocated work viewable by any combination of geographic area, service type, company branch, or goods. Allocated work viewable by any combination of driver type, individual drivers, radio channel, or driver location. Sophisticated filters available to refine dispatcher’s view of work (by area, service, customer, etc.). Choice of suburb name or street address for viewing job summary. User-defined color-coding for each service type. Interface to mobile data available. Alarms...