With the update from June 28, 2019 came another new feature. This addition allows the user to go directly to the ‘Edit Order’ screen from the Loads Grid. This option is only available on FTL loads at this time.
For LTL Loads, you can still choose ‘View Orders’ and it will take you to the Order Grid showing only the Orders associated with that load.
The ‘View Orders’ option will now ONLY be available for LTL loads and the ‘Edit Order’ will be available for the FTL loads.
With the June 28, 2019 update came the feature to be able to set the option of returning to the Load Grid after saving a Load or Order.
Currently, once an order or load is saved on the edit screen, it will return you to the previous screen that you were on before you went to the Edit screen. This could sometimes be confusing.
The new Optional workflow will set you to return to the Load Grid after saving any edits the user performed.
This feature is able to be turned off and on by going to the Settings screen and clicking on the new ‘App Options’ tab. You then toggle the switch for ‘Default to Loads Grid on Save’ to on (see graphic below).
This feature was made as an option to allow for personal preference. It can easily be turned off and on so if you find you prefer one or the other, you will then have the option.
The Load and Order grids are now sporting a new feature you may have noticed – it is the ability to Multi-Sort by multiple columns. Continue reading “Multi-Sort Feature”
Unlike FTL Loads, a LTL Load can often contain multiple Orders. Sometimes it is necessary to add or remove Orders after the Load has been created. This can easily be done without having to create a whole new Load.
The easiest way to either add or remove Orders from a Load is within the Order Information Block in the Load Maintenance screen.
To navigate to the Load Maintenance screen (this is also known as the Edit Load screen), if on the Load Grid, click on the drop down arrow right of the Load Number and select ‘Edit’ from the selections.
When the Load Maintenance screen loads, scroll down towards the bottom. The Order Information block is located on the right side of the screen, under the map.
This block will contain icons, buttons and information regarding Orders contained within the Load.
To add an Order to the Load, click on the ‘+Existing Order‘ button. (Clicking on +New Order will take you the Order Building screen.)
A popup will appear that contains a list of the Orders that are both of LTL type and in Open status.
Click the boxes to select each available Order you would like to add to the Load.
When you have selected all desired Orders, click the ‘Add to Load’ button.
Make sure to click ‘Save Load’ to ensure your changes were saved.
Sometimes you will need to remove an Order from a Load rather than add one. To do this, you will need to click on the ‘X’ remove icon next to the Order you wish to remove.
A popup will appear asking you to confirm that you want to remove the Order.
Click ‘Ok’ to remove.
Don’t forget to always remember to click ‘Save Load’ to ensure all changes are properly saved.
If you have already entered all of the LTL orders that will be turning into a load, you can easily build the load from the Orders grid.
Simply click the checkboxes of all the orders you wish to build a load from.
Then click the black dropdown arrow next to any Order Number.
Select Create Load. The system will take you to the Load Maintenance screen to finish building your load.
With the introduction of the new Tools page in the Dispatch area, we have implemented a Carrier Lane Search in a new area that is outside of the Load Creation screen.
To get to the new tool, you will need to select “Tools” from the menu in the Dispatch area.
Click on the Lane Search icon.
This will initiate a popup to perform the Carrier Lane Search window.
ARCUS is a multi-user collaborative environment. As such, certain measures were put into place to prevent the corruption of data from multiple people trying to edit the same Order or Load at the same time. Continue reading “Locked Loads”
Sending an electronic advance through EFS is nearly identical to sending one through ComData. The main differences that you will see is the logo on the screen and the ‘Issued To’ field becomes required. Other differences you see are on the back-end of maintenance for the advance – EFS does not offer the Block and Un-Block features; and you can now void the remaining balance of an advance where before you could not void it if it had been partially cashed.
Let’s take a look at the steps involved to send (issue) an EFS MoneyCode.
You have now successfully sent an EFS MoneyCode.
Note: Though the video below shows an older version of Arcus, the items described are still in use as of September 2021. -SY
New features have been added to the Load Creation and Load Maintenance screens that will help when building or editing LTL Loads that have identified and listed commodities in their stops.
Stop and Commodity identifiers have been added to aid in planning the route.
A video has been created showing where the new features are located.
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Changes have been made to how you view your Load History and Settled Loads in ARCUS. Continue reading “Load History Changes”
Within the Data Maintenance area is the Carrier Information grid which is where information about all of the Carriers registered in Jerue’s Databases is held. Continue reading “Carrier Information Grid”