User`s guide

User’s Guide

PC*MILER Routing Types

Practical Routes: Practical routes represent distances and driving routes that a driver

would normally take to minimize time and cost. Practical routes model the trade-off

between taking the most direct path and staying on major, high quality highways.

Interstate highways are given a higher priority than toll roads, which, in turn, are given

a higher priority than secondary highways, and so on.

PC*MILER Practical Routes consider distance, road quality, terrain, urban/rural classifica-

tions, truck-restricted roads, and designated principal and secondary through routes.

PC*MILER Practical Route mileage and state-by-state mileage breakdowns can be used

to supplement your regular fuel tax reporting documents for many states. Many state

audit departments have purchased licenses to incorporate PC*MILER Navigator into

their audit procedures.

Economic Routes: Economic routes favor major roads over local ones to optimize

fuel mileage.

Shortest Routes: PC*MILER Shortest Routes represent distances and driving routes

that a vehicle would take to minimize total distance traveled while still following a

reasonable route. For instance, Shortest Route mileage and routes will also avoid truck-

restricted roads and, in some cases, may favor a beltway rather than traveling directly

through a city.

ALK believes, however, that carriers and shippers alike would all be better served by

using a mileage tariff based on actual miles traveled (i.e. similar to those generated

using the PC*MILER Practical Route Option), which would more accurately reflect true

transportation costs.

National Network Routes: The National Network is a U.S. government-designated

system of highways originally established by the Surface Transportation Assistance

Act of 1982 (STAA). This routing option is based on the federally-designated National

Network system updated in the April, 1992 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 658, Ap-

pendix A. The National Network includes the Interstate System (several minor segments

are not included), and many selected U.S. and state highways. Highways continue to

be added to the National Network by federal and state governments.

PC*MILER National Network routing represents distances and driving routes which are

most reasonable and legal for the larger trucks authorized by the Surface Transporta-

tion Assistance Act of 1982.