PC*MILER Web Services

PC*MILER Web Services interfaces PC*MILER with Web Services, .NET, and Web-based applications.

PC*MILER Web Services is an integration tool designed to efficiently fulfill all PC*MILER routing, mileage and mapping transactions in a simple hardware and software-agnostic system interface to any computing platform. It offers a standardized way of integrating PC*MILER with Web Services, .NET, or Web-based applications using XML (Extensible Markup Language) and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) over an Internet Protocol Backbone – all developed in Microsoft .NET. Request More Information

Current Version: 26
  • Benefits
  • Features
  • System Requirements
  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), developed in .NET
  • Hosted service accessed through a tier-one data center for stability and reliability
  • Provides an alternative programming interface to PC*MILER’s existing interface tools
  • Reduce IT infrastructure investments, ensure scalability and optimize limited resources
  • Maintain existing interfaces, update hardware at your own pace, while accessing a single source of data
  • Eliminate the need to maintain and support multiple servers where PC*MILER is installed
  • Decrease time to market with optimized routes and standard mileage reports

Data Features

  • Proprietary map database updated annually (quarterly updates available for select products*)
  • Road network includes truck restrictions and allowances: bridge heights and clearances, load limits, weight limits and allowances, left-hand and dangerous turn restrictions, truck through route designations, and urban road classifications – as well as truck-restricted, truck-designated, and truck-prohibited roads
  • Nationwide U.S. and Canadian street-level routing* and map database
  • Worldwide highway-level data coverage*
  • Truck-specific toll costs* in the U.S. and Canada; includes quarterly toll data updates
  • Hazardous Materials Routing* and map database in the U.S. and Canada
  • 53-foot and twin trailer designations
  • State oversized and STAA route designations
  • U.S. ZIP Codes, Canadian Postal Codes*, Mexican Postal Codes, and Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC)* – free quarterly updates of U.S. ZIP Codes and a semi-annual update of Canadian Postal Codes
  • Truck-specific Points of Interest (POIs) on the map including: truck stops, GeoFUEL truck stops, truck service stations, state weigh stations, CAT Weigh Scales, fueling locations, DEF fueling locations, LCV/tandem trailer lots, intermodal ramps, and rest areas (other POI categories also available)

    • *Depends on feature option level. 

General Features

  • NEW! Visualize real-time and historical traffic* trends directly on the map
  • NEW! Calculate more accurate transit times based on industry-leading historical traffic* data
  • NEW! Define a departure or arrival date and time for more realistic transit times
  • NEW! Generate routes and toll costs* based on the time of day as well for light vehicles and automobiles
  • NEW! Geocode and route to Mexican Postal Codes
  • NEW! Map tools to create Geofences and to avoid or warn when a route crosses a Geofence*
  • Choose a feature option level to gain access to the features of choice: Standard, or Premium
  • Interact with the PC*MILER database through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) where programming requests are optimized through a load balancing router
  • Transparent access to quarterly and/or annual map, data and routing updates – includes data in North America and Worldwide (access to updates and data regions depends on feature level)
  • Access an online ALK-designed, hosted and maintained Graphical User Interface (GUI) to reduce the complexity of implementing an interface

*Depends on feature option level

  • *Depends on feature option level.

Environment

  • A schema drive SOAP/XML interface, developed in Microsoft .NET

Other Requirements

  • XML building and parsing tools
  • Web services tool kits
  • Account credentials including a Username, Account and Password

Graphical User Interface

  • Internet-ready computer
  • Account credentials including a Username, Account and Password
  • Internet Browsers Supported:
    • Internet Explorer Version 7+
    • Mozilla Firefox 3+
    • Google Chrome 3+