ALK Technologies Inc. has announced the anniversary release of PC*MILER 20 – the 20th annual upgrade of its industry-standard routing, mileage and mapping software solution.

PC*MILER 20 offers new capabilities and updated data for all North American streets and highways, including Canada and Mexico. ALK introduced PC*MILER, its flagship software product, in 1986. It was the first mileage software to provide a mapping display as well as reliably accurate mileage for routing, billing and driver pay. PC*MILER was adopted by North America’s most profitable carriers, shippers and logistics companies and quickly became the industry standard. PC*MILER complies with U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. General Services Administration standards for approved rating and billing. The latest version includes 15,000 more miles than the previous version for 771,000 total miles of truck-specific roadway and 350,000 miles of truck restrictions, including 80,000 pound weight, 13-foot, 6-inch height, 102-inch width and 48- and 53-foot trailer length restrictions. Enhancements to PC*MILER 20 include the ability to track types of roads traveled and summarize the distances traveled on particular road types – for example, Interstates, four-lane divided or two lane undivided roads. Also, a new feature of PC*MILER|Connect enables customers to reconcile latitude/longitude sightings generated by a mobile communications or onboard computing system with corresponding points from the PC*MILER database to generate actual driven routes for pinpoint accuracy in billing and settlement.
PC*MILER 20 enables the combination of Shortest or Practical routing with Toll-Discouraged, 53-foot Trailer, National Network or Hazardous Materials routing. In Hub Mode, PC*MILER 20 enables routing and mileage generation from one point to any number of destinations. PC*MILER allows users to import customer or carrier/driver location information to eliminate manual trip entry. For example, a fleet could import a series of individual customer locations that can then be selected with a mouse click for easier mileage and route generation. Users can also optimize route planning by re-sequencing an unlimited number of stops and generate street-level driving directions that include clearance warnings and other truck restrictions.
For more information, visit www.pcmiler.com.