Release date: July 10th, 2025

PCM 39 is now available for PC*Miler Web

Routing enhancements

Estimated travel time enhancements

Improvements to estimated travel time (ETT) have been made by reviewing truck ping data, resulting in an overall average increase to estimated travel times. Additional details regarding the improvements can be found here.

Improved site boundary routing

Improvements to routing near site boundaries have been made to help prevent incorrect road closures and avoidances around un-gated site boundary intersections.

The image below shows an example of the improved routing where the red line is the original route path, and the green line indicates the revised route path. In this case, a site boundary was encroaching on the highway, causing the routing algorithm to avoid the site boundary and redirect the route on an unintended path.

Sites include a boundary polygon around their perimeter and allow for the inclusion of detailed information regarding entry and exit points (gates), vehicle restrictions, accessible hours, and other important information. Improvements to the precision of these site boundaries will result in more accurate routing near site locations. You can read more about using Sites in PC*Miler here.

Revised hazmat tunnel designations

To improve safety and efficiency, hazmat tunnel designations have been updated to provide more precision and control when routing. Full details on how hazmat routing is handled in PC*Miler can be found here.

Improved routing in Kentucky

Improved weight limit routing in Kentucky to better reflect weight limit restrictions on state-maintained highways while allowing for local accessibility.

Map data enhancements

Our road map data in North America is updated with every PC*Miler version release. Some highlights for version 39 include:

• 794 new construction road projects were added.
• Over 16,000 new POIs were added to the Places Database.
• Over 17,000 new site locations were coded, including distribution centers, retail storefronts, manufacturing plant, and truck stops and service centers.
• More than 1,400 miles of new highway-level network was added in the United States.
• Truck through-travel restrictions were updated within over 350 city limits and outlying regions.
• More than 18,500 customer-reported issues were reviewed and fixed.

For more details, please see our North America map data release notes. (PC*Miler 39 includes all of the map data updates starting at Q2.1 2024 and ending with Q2 2025.)

Toll enhancements

• The EZPass-VA toll discount program has been added to the Tolls Database and can be used for the Powhite Parkway. 
• Introduced data for the new NYC Congestion Relief Zone toll system.

Bug fixes and other improvements

• Fixed a rare issue where discounted toll costs were not calculated correctly when generating specific routes.
• As with each PC*Miler version, route costs and currency conversion rates have been updated. Rates used for PCM 39 can be found here.

Using PC*Miler 39

If you are a legacy Standard subscriber, PC*Miler 39 map data and routing software are used for all calculations. (Standard is no longer available for new subscribers.)

If you are a Premium subscriber, PC*Miler Web defaults to Current data. Current always has the most up-to-date road maps and routing software, making it ideal for route planning.  The standardized “numbered” annual version releases are mostly used by shippers and carriers when generating distances for freight rating and billing. It helps ensure they are generating the same PC*Miler distances for the same trucking lanes, and that distances match those returned by our installed “on premise” versions of PC*Miler.

May 22, 2025 - Version 2.5.0

New Features

To help keep your account and personal information even more secure, we’ve recently updated the security methods for payment processing within PC*Miler Web. As part of these improvements, you may be asked to provide additional transactional details, including your credit card address and security code, the next time you update your payment information. No action is required now.

If you have account administrator privileges, you can update your payment information, manage your subscription tier, and activate or remove licenses by selecting Account Settings from the PC*Miler main menu.

For additional details on which fields are now required when managing your subscription, view our new FAQ guide.

May 7, 2025 - Version 2.4.0 

New Features

• App version numbering has been added to PC*Miler Web with this release. Your current version can now be found in the bottom-left corner of the window. When contacting support or submitting a new ticket, including your current app version number will help in identifying and/or replicating your issue with the ultimate goal of providing you with faster case resolutions.
  
• A notification banner has been added to PC*Miler Web for special announcements and major releases. The banner can be found directly above the blue PC*Miler header. The banner will be displayed for a set number of days and provide links to additional information, depending on the specific notification.
  

Enhancements

• In an effort to provide more direct contact to support, the support links within PC*Miler Web have been updated.
  1. The Help & Support icon in the top-right corner of the window has remained the same. Select this icon to open the PC*Miler Web Support page.
  2. The Contact Support link in the bottom-right corner of the window now redirects to the Submit a ticket page within PC*Miler Web Support. You can now use this link to directly submit a ticket to support without needing to navigate through the support site.
     

Bug Fixes

• Fixed and issue reported by some users where a saved route with no stops would result in the Open Saved Route window not displaying saved routes correctly.
• Fixed the Allow Intl. Border Crossing setting within Route Options so it now defaults to TRUE for users in the EU region. This is especially valuable to EU customers where route optimization is often greatly improved when international border crossing is turned on.
• Optimized loading times when opening the Reports pane in a separate window.

April 8th, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fixed various issues where using the web browser print function or Ctrl+P could result in an incorrect or blank image appearing in print preview. These functions have been corrected and print preview now shows a screenshot identical to what you are actively viewing in PC*MILER Web.

Note: The Print Map icon that appears in the toolbar along the right hand side of the map pane remains unchanged. This feature is intended to only print the current map image that you are viewing. Any route traces or map layers that you have selected are included in the map image.

• Fixed an issue where the Apply Traffic toggle within the Arrive/Depart dropdown window was not being saved after switching the toggle on and selecting Set. The toggle setting is now saved after selecting Set and is retained on a per route basis (you must turn this toggle on and save the settings for each new route you create).

March 26, 2025

A new version of the PC*Miler Web Services Spreadsheets add-in for Microsoft Excel is now available. If you are licensed for the application, contact us to receive the latest version. If you're interested in licensing the app, please reach out to our sales team.

Updates in the Latest Version

• Enhanced Location Matching: New function arguments allow you to specify countries and regions for origins and destinations. These settings help improve location matches and may improve performance by narrowing the search scope.
• Comprehensive Examples and Test Cases: The download includes an Excel file titled Instructions and Samples.xlsx, which provides detailed explanations of each function along with sample calls using all available arguments.
• Improved Performance: The overall performance of the add-in has been optimized, ensuring a smoother user experience.

March 13, 2025

Enhancements

New route reports view

Route reports have been overhauled to provide better functionality and efficiency. Key changes and improvements are listed below. For additional information on running and viewing reports, click here.

1. A new Reports button has been added to the lower right corner of the map pane. Select the Reports button to open the route report pane.
   Note: This button can only be selected once a valid route has been generated. If a valid route is not selected, the button is grayed out. 
2. The Reports pane is now displayed below the map pane. This double pane view allows you to view the report details and map without needing to navigate between separate windows. Whenever a route is selected from the Routes tab, both panes update to display information for the currently selected route.
3. You can print the currently selected report, or all reports for the route you are viewing by selecting the respective buttons in the upper-right corner of the Reports pane. Additionally, you can also selectto export the route report to a .csv file, or selectto open the Reports pane in a new window.

Overview image of new double pane report layout (click on image to enlarge).

Route costs customization

Route costs can now be set to $0.00 for simplified cost calculations when creating and saving a route. Saved routes will retain the route cost settings that were set when the route was initially saved. Route costs are changed within the Application Settings tab > Route Costs fields. Route costs are retained for your user profile and are saved for future log-ins. For additional information on how to set route costs, click here.

Improved Arrive/Depart time entry

Arrival and departure time entry has been updated to give you the ability to select a time using your mouse in addition to the existing keyboard inputs. To set an arrival/departure time using a mouse, select the time field and use the directional arrows to set the hour and minute values. Then, select the AM or PM button to switch between AM and PM.

Search function added to data version dropdown

A search field has been added to the data version dropdown list. You can now enter a version number into the search field in addition to using the existing dropdown list.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the "State + National Network" option would be enabled for the "Auto" vehicle profile when making changes to route options.
• Corrected an invalid payment issue with customers using credit card for their PC*Miler Web subscription.
• Improved function of various warning messages and prompts in preparation for new the double pane Reports window.

Feb. 25, 2025

Enhancements

Location search is now set to display results only after three or more characters have been entered. When less than three characters are entered, the results field displays "Please enter at least 3 characters". This changed is intended to minimize the load time for search results. 

Feb. 11, 2025

New Features

When requesting a route report for a specific version of PC*Miler Web, the report and route path now reflect the selected version. Previously, only the report reflected the selected version while the route path defaulted to the current version. This would occasionally result in situations where the route path did not fully align with the report data due to roadway changes or updates to the PC*Miler routing algorithm.

Example

Resulting path of a route report using current version:

Resulting path of the same route report using version 37:

Note: The map itself will always show the current layout of roadways and intersections. As a result, there will be instances where a previous version's route path does not align with the roadways displayed in the current map version. This outcome should be expected as the goal is to show the original route path of the selected version.

Enhancements

Routing Profile field

• Search functionality has been added to the Routing Profile dropdown field. The dropdown field displays results based on user input text. If no relevant profile is found, the dropdown field displays a "No Results Found" message.

• A Create Vehicle Routing Profile button now appears in the dropdown field if no custom profiles have been created. Select this button to open the Vehicle Routing Profiles tab and create a custom profile by following the custom profile setup process.

Route reports

Similar to the legacy version of PC*Miler Web, route reports now open in a separate window when the Reports button is selected for a specific route. This gives users the ability to compare multiple route reports at a time and move the report window to prevent it from obstructing the displayed route path on the map.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where editing a previously saved route would result in the route being duplicated instead of replaced.
• Fixed an issue where using the Portuguese language version of PC*Miler Web would result in the incorrect time notation. Time stamps are now standardized to display the AM/PM notation for all languages.
• Corrected a behavior in custom routing profiles where opening a profile and not performing any edits would mistakenly enable the Save button and trigger an “Unsaved Changes” warning when selecting Done.
• Improved route optimization to ensure stops reflect the correct order after reordering.

Jan. 22, 2025

Enhancement

The maximum number of saved routes per user has been increased to 3,000.

Jan. 9, 2025

Removed Features

The banner that allowed users to toggle between the legacy and modern versions of PC*Miler has been removed. On Jan. 22, 2025, the PC*Miler legacy version will be permanently shut down. 

Bug Fixes

Fixed display issues with the Routes panel.