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The
CaptainSuite™ marks a signficant expansion in
Horizon Service’s business focus. Since late 2001,
Horizon product managers and systems developers have
been working to segment its market-leading Global Traffic
Management System into parts designed to solve specific
transportation problems for shippers, their intermediary
partners and carriers. Each CaptainSuite™ product
is derived from the HORIZON traffic management system,
built by Horizon Services over the past seven years.
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LOADcaptain™
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Virtual
load planning software that allows transport planners
to see their shipments before they go out. Full-color,
3-D diagrams help planners maximize loads and plan loading
procedures in minutes instead of hours and days. Learn
more at www.LOADcaptain.com.
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HAZcaptain™
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Determines
hazardous materials compatibility from same-container
shipments and alerts users to incompatible goods. Allows
viewing of data by UN number or chemical name, viewing
of EMS schedules & MFAG information, checking the
compatibility of up to 20 hazardous materials at once.
HAZcaptain™ utilizes the Reference North American
Emergency Response Guidebook and the Stowage and Segregation
Guide to IMDG Code. Learn more at www.HAZcaptain.com.
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FREIGHTcaptain™
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This
web-based system collects additional data regarding the
individual LTL shipments to track customer information
and shipment status including: received; load; stage (targeting
a vessel); in route; projected arrival at port; actual
arrival at port; devan; deliver (to next carrier) to final
delivery; and bar code scanning/tracking for data collection
automation. Provides detailed shipment tracking and management
of less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments.
This
system comes with bar code scanners, pre-set for automated
scanning and system interface. This system also provides
EDI interchange to satisfy manufacturer requirements.
The system automates the EDI transmission of shipment
information and statuses based on events that occur
in processing shipments , such as received, shipped,
delivered, etc. The FREIGHTcaptain application also
produces shipping documentation such as: port directions/instructions
for personally owned vehicles delivered to the port;
delivery receipts; dealer notifications; and staging
receipts to gate in the loaded auto stack or container.
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SEDcaptain™
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Web
based automated filing of Shipper’s Export Decleration
documents to Customs through EDI transmissions into
the AES system. Improves the accuracy and efficiency
of filing these documents with the proper government
agencies. The core functions include: pre-departure
filing; post-departure filing; validation for pre- and
post-departure transmissions; error handling and reminders;
and status recording/reporting for filing status. Can
be used for Air, Ocean, Truck and Rail shipments.
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DISPATCHcaptain™
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Intranet
web-based dispatch software designed to assign intermodal
moves to third-party truck and rail carriers. Dispatch
software interfaces with any booking application to automatically
receive bookings with intermodal legs. Full integration
with routing tool (RouteCaptain) ensures that standard
corporate routes will be used. Full integration with rail
(RailCaptain) and inland cost applications facilitates
communication with railroads and trucking companies.
This
product results in greater data accuracy; information
that is given at time of booking is actually how the
cargo moves; flexibility in rating structure for truck
carriers; reduced training time by 66% - from 3 weeks
to 1 week due to point and click technology; automatic
fax of carrier instructions from the application. Proven,
audited cost savings of $30,000 at implemented client
sites.
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GATEcaptain™
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GateCaptain™
is a web based system designed to manage and track trucker
access to and from port yard for arriving and pulling
out loaded or empty containers. This works in conjunction
with and updates stowage and equipment systems in order
to provide timely updates for the organization. GATEcaptain™
automates and tracks access to and from port yard - creates
visiblity to all transactions and movements increasing
security - has integration capabilities to peripheral
audio/video equipment to create a fully automomated and
secure yard - has built-in business rules enabling interactive
soft and hard stops to ensure data integrity and accuracy,
as well as, high quality service to customers - has reporting
capability used for tracking, tracing and forecasting
This
product results in greater data accuracy, greater control
over the entire gate process due to integration with
audio/video. Potential for higher service to customer
due to ability to track turn time and also fully compliant
with new government regulations. Has proven savings
of $8000.00/month at implemented client sites.
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RAILcaptain™
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RAILcaptain™
is a web-based tool, designed to facilitate the management
and automatically sending of EDI messages to and from
the railroads. This also interactes with ROUTEcaptain
to determine rail routes to take and determines if a
rate is assigned. There is special processing for Hazardous
materials rail billing to comply with rail billing standards.
The user also has the ability to track if the rail billing
has been received by the carrier.
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AUTOcaptain™
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AUTOcaptain™
is a web based application that provides detailed shipment
tracking and management for AUTOMOBILE shipments. This
system collects additional data regarding the individual
AUTOS to track customer information, detailed tracking
for shipment status including: received, load, stage
(targeting a vessel), in route, projected arrival at
port, actual arrival at port, devan, deliver (to next
carrier) to final delivery, and bar code scanning/tracking
for data collection automation. This system also provides
EDI interchange to satisfy AUTO manufacturer requirements.
The system automates the EDI transmission of shipment
information and statuses based on events that occur
in processing vehicles, such as received, shipped, delivered,
etc. The AUTOcaptain™ application also produces
shipping documentation such as: port directions/instructions
for personally owned vehicles delivered to the port,
delivery receipts, dealer notifications, and staging
receipts to gate in the loaded auto stack.
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COSTcaptain™
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COSTcaptain™
is a web-based system that automates the reconciliation
of rail moves and minimizes the amount of manual processes
from an administrative role. The reconciliation of truck
moves is charted and tracked effectively and at the
leg and trip level. This allows for greater control
over inland costs.
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ROUTEcaptain™
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ROUTEcaptain™
is a web-based routing software system designed to assign
routes based on business rules for RAIL and TRUCK routes,
OCEAN routes and BARGE routes. The routes are dynamically
generated and optimized based on criteria sent to the
system for each booking, which allows for business control
and updates. There is a common interface between all
systems retrieving routes which elimates differences
in routes returned to different systems. Core functionality
includes - cutoff, departure, arrival and availablity
times, mileage, modal delay ability, dry docking logic,
hours of operation/holiday schedule for each facility,
and the ability for logistics departments to interface
with the system, for example, to warn the users or lock
a vessel per service.
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SALEScaptain™
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SALEScaptain™
is a web-based tool for container carriers Sales and
Marketing departments to manage Sales. Includes Account
Reporting and Tracking System modules, this tool is
used to improve and proactively manage customer accounts
in the ocean business.
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