Trimble PC*MILER review

Trimble PC*MILER is the planning and mileage engine behind much of North American trucking, and it belongs on this list for planners rather than drivers. It generates truck-specific routes and mileages for freight billing, driver pay, auditing and fuel tax reporting, with practical, shortest or fastest routing and Hours of Service breaks built into plans. Restrictions depth comes from add-on modules: HazMat, Streets for turn-by-turn directions and last-mile accuracy, Tolls, Traffic, Weather, Rail, Worldwide and QuickBatch, and Trimble notes that additional licensing fees may apply. It runs as a web version, through integration APIs or as a network or local install, so most carriers use it inside a TMS. Prices are not published, which makes budgeting harder than with app-based tools, and drivers still need an in-cab app such as Trimble CoPilot to follow the routes PC*MILER plans.

Who it is for

carriers, shippers and brokers that bill on truck miles

Price

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Key features

• Truck-specific routing and mileage for freight billing, driver pay and auditing
• Practical, shortest or fastest routing options
• Hours of Service break durations inside route plans
• Add-on modules for Streets, Tolls, Traffic, Weather, Rail, HazMat, Worldwide and QuickBatch
• Web-based version, integration APIs, or network and local installation

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The mileage standard named by Trimble for commercial truck billing
• Strength: Plugs into a TMS through APIs
• Strength: Same engine as Trimble CoPilot in the cab
• Weakness: No published price; sign-up goes through Trimble
• Weakness: HazMat and Streets are add-on modules with extra licensing fees
• Weakness: Built for planners, not drivers, so it needs CoPilot for turn-by-turn guidance

Key facts

• Deployment: Web, APIs, network or local install
• Routing types: Practical, shortest, fastest
• HazMat: Add-on module
• Pricing: Not published

Where it ranks

Trimble PC*MILER is No. 8 in our Best Truck Routing Software verdict.