Version 25 user's guide - PC*Miler

� Take advantage of pre-set templates that can be easily customized using
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions.
� Use provided templates to create custom integration of PC*MILER|Rail
and PC*MILER products. (Applicable licenses required.)
� Perform further data computations within Microsoft Excel using
intermodal analysis results.
To access the template, go to the folder where PC*MILER is installed and
open…\ALK Technologies\PMW25x\EXCEL\ PCMILER Intermodal.xls. The
file must be opened with the “Enable Macros” setting (click the Enable Macros
button at the prompt).
The Intermodal Analysis tool consists of three worksheets in an Excel workbook.
When you open the PC*MILER Intermodal.xls file, you’ll see the tabs for the
worksheets at the bottom of the Excel program window.
The Introduction worksheet gives you the steps for setting up the needed Excel
Add-Ins and instructions for using the Intermodal Analysis tool. Please read
through and follow all the provided instructions.
The Input tab is interactive and is the main worksheet for the application. In this
tab you enter an origin and destination, find and select intermodal ramps, and set
several optional parameters.
Parameters include:
� Shipment Weight (net lading weight)
� Truck type either 48'/96'' semi-trailer or 53'/102'' semi-trailer
� Fuel consumption for truck-only moves in MPG
� Fuel consumption for truck drayage in MPG
� Rail ton-miles per gallon (default value as estimated by the Association of
American Railroads)
� Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in lbs. per gallon (default value as
estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
All output routes are shown in the Results tab.
NOTE for PC*MILER Users: In conjunction with the new PC*MILER
Intermodal Analysis tool, a new Points of Interest dataset includes map icons that
represent small, medium and large intermodal ramps throughout the United States
and Canada. All ramps within a specified radius of any U.S. or Canadian location
or SPLC can be found using the Location Radius tool – see the Location Radius
section in Chapter 3 of the PC*MILER User’s Guide.
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