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Case studies: An intelligent freight rate calculator.

So, we've entered all the rates as seen on the previous page in one table and all counties in another table. Nice and easy, and if we ever want to add a zone, a weight bracket or a county, we just add it to the database table instead of the html page. The county dropdown is programmed as such that first London is displayed, then the other counties in alphabetical order.

Destination rates UK please contact us for counties not listed in the drop down box
1. Select a county: 2. Select only one of the following: 3. Calculate!
  weight lbs vol (cuft) vol (cubm)  

 

How many time have you converted cuft into lbs, or lbs into cubm? Because the tariff is only in lbs? If we know there is 6.5 lbs in 1 cuft, or 220 cuft in 1 cubm, we might as well give this task to our computer... Nice for your European clients who rather work in cubm.

This system (obviously with many more tariff tables and slightly more complicated calculations) have been incorporated on intranet websites. Here is an example how it works on the internet: a destination rate to any European country, or a destination rate for a full container load (or groupage) to any destination in the UK - they are just a few mouse clicks away.

 

An on-line moving diary

Imagine you need to schedule many shipments, all with a set pick-up and delivery date. This example shows how you can display a day to day diary, mentioning each shipment, ideal for transport planning purposes.
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