FAQs

Credit Allocation Alerts

Credit Allocation Alerts overview Allocation Alerts send a credit allocation alert when: The remaining amount of a selected credit record is less than the specified percentage. A credit record is refreshed. NOTE: This is not available for use with the Enhanced Credit Module. A specified percent of a credit allocation is or is not lifted

Load Assistance Dashboard

Load Assistance Dashboard overview If the Enhanced Credit module is turned on and the Seller has the Load Assistance Dashboard feature enabled, this page displays the associated credit records within the Credit Allocations panel.  The Load Assistance Dashboard page (Allocations > Load Assistance) allows Suppliers to review their customer’s credit activity and take appropriate action by managing and updating their credit

Credit Allocations Records

Credit Allocations record overview The Credit Allocation Setup page creates a credit allocation record. The data can be entered manually through the DTN TABS web interface or uploaded with an ADMLOD file. Credit Allocations record setup field descriptions The following fields are available on the Credit Allocations Setup page. Field Description Credit Name (Customer ID): Identifies the credit name

Federal/VAT

Federal/VAT overview The Federal/VAT Tax Setup page specifies a federal tax amount in cents per gallon (value) or a percentage.  This is an optional feature, maintained by the Seller, and used in the calculation of the Credit Hold and estimated BOL cost. If a country is not listed in the table of results, select a country from the Add

Prices Overview

Prices overview The DTN FastRacks system calculates an average gas and diesel price for each Spot Market. This calculation is based on all gross supplier prices that are posted through DTN and currently in effect. Prices are updated daily based on the DTN FastRacks published schedule approximately 06:00 Central Time (CT). If the average prices

Local Tax

The Local Tax Setup page defines a tax rate percentage per state/locality. This is an optional feature, maintained by the Seller, used in the calculation of the Credit Hold and estimated BOL cost. If a country is not listed in the table of results, select a country from the Add Country arrow and click Add Country. Local Tax

What is the User Details Report?

The User Details Report page (Reports > Setup Reports > User Details Report) provides a list of all the users in your DTN TABS database. The report includes the user’s name and login, as well as the user’s authorization level and code. This page can be viewed and used by authorized users only.

How does DTN TABS know when a third party relationship exists?

If there is a different Shipper ID, blanks, or 000 in the Real-time Auth record, DTN TABS is alerted that an additional customer authorization is required. When this field is equal, only one authorization is processed. DTN TABS uses the Exchange ID as a Seller Consignee Number. The Exchange ID is provided to the seller by the shipper.

How do I add a third party relationship?

You can add a third party through the Third Parties page (Data Management > Third Parties) or through the ADMLOD process. You can use the Third Parties page to add a third party. (The Third Parties page is available to DTN TABS sellers, but not to DTN TABS marketers.) A third party exchange exists when the ownership of product passes through more than one partner before reaching the ultimate buyer. Within