PakEnergy Support Portal

On the Review, Invoice and Payroll screens, we have optimized the query which retrieves the load and ticket data.  We performed benchmark tests and delivered 60-80% speed improvements in the time it takes to return the results.   

The main change is the search will only query and display the results for the fields/data which are VISIBLE in the profile selected by the user.  Previously the search would retrieve all fields/data available in the profile, whether VISIBLE (displayed) or not-visible (not displayed) fields.   

When users change profiles, we now will re-query/re-search the data. This is due to the fields which are visible in the newly selected profile may be different than the previously selected profile.   

On the Review screen, when a user edits a BOL/Ticket, we will only update this BOL/Ticket data in the grid.  Prior to this change, we would re-query all loads/tickets which were part of the query.  This will drastically speed up the user’s experience when making edits to a large number of tickets. 

The new Shift Hours feature will allow drivers who are still working after midnight to login to the prior day shift if they log out of the system or the app closes on them after midnight.  

Shift Hours feature is set at Setup > Company tab. You will be able to define the total “Shift Hours” for all drivers from here. 

Current logic: If a driver starts their shift at 7pm on 1/7 and current time is now 3am on 1/8, and the driver logs out or the app closes on them.   

When the driver logs in and the "Do not Auto Shift Loads Daily" feature (Setup > Driver) is set to “OFF”, all non-complete loads from 1/7 will shift to the 1/8 shift date and driver will be logged into the 1/8 shift.  If the "Do not Auto Shift Loads Daily" feature is “ON” then loads will NOT shift.  

The potential issue with the Current Logic is if driver's payroll cycle is January 1st to January 7th and the company uses shift date to query loads, any of the remaining loads they complete which shifted from 1/7 to 1/8 shift date will now be on the following payroll cycle.  In addition, drivers are now able to work the loads which may have been pre-planned for them the evening of 1/8. THE NEW SHIFT HOURS LOGIC WILL RESOLVE THIS.  

New logic: When a driver logs in after midnight, PakTransportation will compare the current login Date/Time to the login Date/Time + Shift Hours and determine the following:  

If the current Date/Time is < login Date/Time + Shift Hours, the driver will be logged into the prior day shift and their loads will NOT move shift dates.    

If the current Date/Time is > login Date/Time + Shift Hours then they will be logged into current day shift.  

Example: Company sets their Shift Hours to 14. Driver logs in at 6pm on 1/7 and this driver’s "Do not Auto Shift Loads Daily" feature is set to “OFF”.   

If the driver logs in any time BEFORE 8am on 1/8, they will be logged into the 1/7 shift date and loads will NOT shift from 1/7 to 1/8.   

If the drivers logs in AFTER 8am on 1/8, they will be logged into 1/8 and any non-complete loads from 1/7 will shift to 1/8 shift date  

Under the Setup > Driver screen, if a company needs to alter the total available days/hours for a Time Off code, the user can include an offset for a particular fiscal year and code.  This offset will be added to the total # of available days/hours for the year and code.  An offset can be a positive or negative number 

Select the fiscal year and double click on the code you want to include an offset.  Input the offset and click save. 

User must click Save to see the offset reflected in the totals grid 

*Please note.  A bug was identified too late for us to fix it in this release.  If you are entering offsets for > 1 code for the same driver at the same time.  You must save the offsets for each code, one at a time.  Click edit, enter first codes offset, click save.  Click edit again and enter 2nd codes offset and click save and so on. This will be fixed in the next release. 

For companies using our Time Off Request feature, Drivers now have the ability to see time off entries which they submitted or were input by the back-office team.   

On the Home screen of the mobile application, when a driver presses the Time Off/RTU button and then click on the Time Off Tab, there is a new tab named Time Off Details.  All entries will be present there.  The driver can alter the Fiscal year drop down to see the Time Off Details/Entries for that time period.  

Load > Creation load screen, when large data set feature is on and user attempts to search for a Pickup or Drop Off with special characters, it could not find the location.  This has been resolved.   

Additional logging has been added when drivers start shift and submit shift to help determine discrepancies with their odometer when the Geotab and Samsara integration is in place. 

API: When API users were creating or updating a Drop Off location, they received an error.  This has been resolved. 

API: When API users were sending in split Pickup loads and defining a tank as Driver Select, the data was not properly saved.  This has been resolved 

Setup > Def > RTU Station Logs, when users were creating or editing a layout and adding fields they would receive an error.  This has been resolved.