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TRUCK WEIGHING OFFICE SYSTEM
Introduction
TWOS/ TWOS Elite is a powerful and configurable software system
for managing landfills, transfer stations, sand and gravel yards,
scrap yards, and any other business which need to keep track of
materials passing over a truck scale. It has many advantages over
competing products including lower cost (in all areas of product,
customization, and support), very configurable, very intuitive, and
many "automatic" timesaving features.
TWOS Feature Overview
- Intuitive Windows-based software works with Windows 98SE/ME/XP
- Networkable to support virtually unlimited number of concurrent
scales – suitable for one-scale operation or very large multiple
scale landfill
- Powerful, standard databases with unlimited customer accounts,
trucks, trailers, and commodity materials
- Designed for scale operators with minimal computer experience
and managers who want flexibility and detailed reporting
- Totally configurable commodity rate tables – by weight, loads,
yards, or "each" – incoming or outgoing
- Weighing Service option
- Commodity rates can be overridden for specific accounts with the
commodity rate matrix
- Commodity rates can have minimum pricing and have
commercial/municipal cap rate limits for each account
- Taxes and structured delivery fees are optional on each
transaction ticket for outgoing commodity sales. Supports up to 3
different tax rates for different states.
- Tare weights can be predetermined (in trucks and trailers
databases) for one-way ticketing, manually entered, or determined
by scale weight with each transaction
- Stored tare weights can have expiration dates with automatic
prompting for re-tare
- Weight transactions are recorded as actual scale readings or as
manually entered
- Each ticket rate information can be allowed to be manually
overridden (setup option) at time of weighing
- Material origin tracking, permit, remarks, and user-definable
fields for each transaction
- Job tracking with accumulations, high limits, and expiration
dates for hazardous waste contracts
- Alarms to alert scale operator of account over credit limit,
tare expiration, job high limit exceeded, and job expiration
date
- Inventory control feature (configurable for each commodity
material) keeps track of material accumulation/subtraction
- Split weighing support for large trucks/trailers and small
truck scales
- Re-Print and void ticket capability
- Ticket and report formats configurable by end-user
- Comprehensive reports include end of day cash sales, end of
day cash/check reconciliation, end of day account summary, end
of day commodity activity, end of day detailed ticket
transaction, account detail/summary report for period, commodity
activity detail/summary report for period, ticket transaction
detail for period, job activity detail/summary for period, truck
history for period
- Tickets and reports can be previewed on screen prior to
printing
- Unlimited user accounts with many levels of security. Password
file is encrypted for greater security
- Many user-definable setup options including company address
and logo for inclusion in reports, auto incrementing ticket and
invoice numbers, printing/reporting options, ticket printer
definition, report printer definition, transaction screen
options, shared directory location for network environments,
traffic light control options, billing options, and much
more
- Built-in scale device driver supports virtually any type or
brand of truck scale indicator. TWOS purchase includes free
custom driver support for your scale if not already provided in
scale list.
- Automatic electronic cash-drawer control interface
- Up to 4 independent "companies" may be defined for
the system – each sharing the same scale but separate
transaction, accounts, commodities, and trucks/trailers
databases. Switching to another company can be done at the time
of ticketing.
- Manual or scheduled backup/restore of all data to network
server, fixed disk, or removable disk such as zip or memory
stick
- Capability of archiving ticket transaction data and later
retrieval for reporting
- Ticket transaction data can be exported for use with an
external accounting program (or use with our integrated
accounting module in TWOS Elite)
- Sticker sales area for those municipalities wishing to admit
residents only into transfer station. Imports residents
from external tax or motor vehicle database.
- Written in Visual Basic and utilizes Crystal Reports for
customizable reports
- User-specific customization (such as GUI and reports) is
available for a nominal fee
- Additional system program customization and software training
available
- Optional yearly software maintenance and support contract
provides free upgrades and 8 hours phone/on-site support
- Support can be provided by long distance through PC
Anywhere or the Internet (gotomypc.com)
TWOS Elite - Added Features
- Accounting/billing module supports automatic invoice generation
for all transactions in a given period – a few mouse clicks will
generate and print ready-to-mail invoices!
- Additional accounting features include ready-to-mail statements
(with built-in interest charge calculations for overdue accounts),
entering/posting payments, entering/posting adjustments/credits,
and reports for aging, account receivable activity, billed finance
charges, open invoices, and retainage (escrow account) activity
- Billing system can be located off-site. Databases can be
synchronized by daily "upload" disk, automatic modem
dial-in to billing site, or shared on a connected network.
- Comprehensive audit trail tracking details modifications made to
databases by whom and when
- Traffic light control with optional traffic light control
hardware module
- Video camera capture module records a picture of each
transaction (requires capture card and outdoor heated camera,
available separately)
- Scale activity log records all vehicles going over the scale
regardless if a transaction was processed. Use with video
capture module to record image of each activity.
- RFID support for automatic vehicle recognition and unattended
operation (requires RFID transponder and RFID tags, available
separately)
- Support for outdoor ticket printer for unattended operation
application
Applications
- Landfill and Recycling
- Town Transfer Station Management
- Solid Waste Management
- Sand and Gravel
- Forestry and Mining
- Scrap Yards
- Grain Facility
- Asphalt Plant
Pricing
Base TWOS system with support for one scale and an off-site
transaction data collection system (for billing and
reporting). Includes installation (within 125 miles of Rhode
Island), half day training, custom scale driver programming, some
custom ticket design, and one year updates - starts at $2500.
Invoicing and Statements module with many types of accounting
reports - add $1500.
Additional per seat license (extra scales, finance dept
personnel, etc) - add $500
Computer-controlled cash-draw option - add $500
Traffic light controller module in metal case (you supply traffic
light) - add $500
Yearly maintenance and support (after the first year).
Includes up to 8 hrs voice phone/email/on-site support, some travel
(when required) - $1000
If you would like something added that the software currently
does not support, we can accomodate your needs with
customization.
Requirements
At least Pentium III based PC running Microsoft Windows
98SE/ME/XP, 1024x768 graphics card, mouse/touchscreen, serial port
for scale, dot-matrix printer for tickets, laser printer for
reports. USB port for backing up to memory stick.
We require either PC Anywhere/dedicated phone line or
Internet/gotomypc.com for connection into your computer(s) for
remote support.
Central Scale
If you are from RI/CT/MA and are looking for a truck scale or a
complete turn-key installation of a scalehouse building, etc, please
contact Matt Geisser at Central
Scale, Warwick RI -- (401-467-7500) -- they've been in business
for over 60 years.
A comprehensive brochure package with screen shots and sample
reports are available upon request.
We are also available to visit your facility and provide a demo of
the software. References from our existing municipal and
commercial customers are available upon request.
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SCREEN SHOTS
A few screen shots of TWOS....
Open transaction screen - where the
weigher is able to start a new transaction, close out an
existing transaction, void a ticket, or reprint a
ticket.
The main transaction screen.
Everything about a transaction is stored in
its own database. Privilaged users can have access to
this database.
There is much flexibity in setting up rates
for different commodities.
End of day closing makes it easy for the
weigher to close out the day's transactions and perform a
number of tasks.
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