Routing & Mileage
PC*Miler: The industry-leading mileage and route planning software
When every mile matters, make sure you're using the industry standard. Trusted by carriers, shippers and drivers, Trimble's PC*Miler software ensures that every mile your fleet drives counts.
The advantages of using PC*Miler software for mileage and route planning
PC*Miler, brought to you by Trimble, is the trusted trucking software solution for carriers, shippers and brokers who demand accuracy, compliance and efficiency.
As the industry standard for truck-specific routing, mileage calculations and mapping, PC*Miler is essential for freight billing, driver pay and auditing. This ensures your operations meet commercial truck restrictions and fuel tax reporting requirements.
Industry standard mileage
Generate precise, compliant routes with our industry-leading truck-specific data, trusted by top carriers.
Improve ETAs
Generate accurate ETAs using predictive and real-time traffic data and custom vehicle profiles for driver safety.
Maximize revenue and control costs
Optimize every trip for maximum savings and ROI with a unified view that lets you compare the little details.
Enhance route planning optimization
Select practical, shortest or fastest routing options to best suit your fleet’s needs.
Improve asset utilization
Use address-to-address routing to increase accuracy while reducing detours and decreasing costs.
Ensure compliance
Add Hours of Service (HOS) break durations directly into route plans.
Commercial trucks need commercial maps
We continuously refine the maps and algorithms that power the Trimble ecosystem, ensuring your fleet operates on the most accurate, truck-specific data available today.
- Our maps and routing algorithms are engineered for the complexities of commercial assets.
- A team of specialists constantly updates our routing data with real-world infrastructure changes.
- PC*Miler’s technology is the engine for several core solutions, ensuring seamless operational consistency
Smart route optimization software with reliable data starts here
PC*Miler is the industry proven trucking software solution.
Enhance any TMS with PC*Miler. Predict and slash freight costs, optimize complex multi-stop routes with truck-specific attributes and confidently report on your carbon footprint - all from a single, consistent platform.
Access full routing and mileage functionality online anywhere, anytime. Perfect for small fleets, owner-operators, and brokers, our flexible monthly subscription delivers the precision of PC*Miler without the heavy infrastructure and allows you to take advantage of key features like:
- High-volume batch processing to instantly calculate commercial mileage, precise tolls, and return-trip logistics for thousands of lanes simultaneously via a single upload and slash administrative hours, eliminate manual bottlenecks, protect margins and ensure contract compliance.
- Build, save and share profitable routes directly within the platform, eliminating manual workarounds and keeping your entire team aligned on a single source of truth.
Power your technology with the gold standard in commercial precision by seamlessly integrating PC*Miler intelligence into any custom or third-party application with our easy-to-use RESTful APIs. Instantly generate truck-legal routes, calculate precise global transit times and access granular data for millions of logistics hubs.
Maximize your existing server infrastructure with a high-performance, on-premise PC*Miler deployment. This solution provides large fleets with the flexible access, security and dedicated performance needed to run massive operations smoothly.
Why shippers, carriers and 3PLs use Trimble's best-in-class route planner
Trimble’s PC*Miler route planner empowers shippers to reduce transportation costs, improve delivery reliability and gain real-time visibility into shipments. With precise mileage and optimized routes, shippers can ensure accurate ETAs, maintain compliance with on-time delivery schedules and strengthen customer satisfaction.
Carriers rely on PC*Miler to maximize fleet efficiency, minimize out-of-route miles and control fuel and toll expenses. The software’s truck-specific routing and compliance features help carriers keep drivers safe and operations running smoothly, no matter the load or destination.
Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and brokers trust PC*Miler for accurate route planning, seamless integration with TMS platforms and the ability to manage complex, multi-client operations. With advanced analytics and reporting, 3PLs and brokers can deliver value-added services and maintain a competitive edge.
Trimble’s PC*Miler route planner empowers shippers to reduce transportation costs, improve delivery reliability and gain real-time visibility into shipments. With precise mileage and optimized routes, shippers can ensure accurate ETAs, maintain compliance with on-time delivery schedules and strengthen customer satisfaction.
Carriers rely on PC*Miler to maximize fleet efficiency, minimize out-of-route miles and control fuel and toll expenses. The software’s truck-specific routing and compliance features help carriers keep drivers safe and operations running smoothly, no matter the load or destination.
Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and brokers trust PC*Miler for accurate route planning, seamless integration with TMS platforms and the ability to manage complex, multi-client operations. With advanced analytics and reporting, 3PLs and brokers can deliver value-added services and maintain a competitive edge.
Maximize PC*Miler’s impact with a variety of add-on modules*
Streets
- Maximize efficiency by eliminating unknown miles and improving drive-time estimates down to the last mile.
- Provide drivers with accurate turn-by-turn driving directions.
Tolls
- Optimize trip planning by calculating the true cost of every lane with itemized mileage and toll fees for each route.
- Generate precise toll costs based on a vehicle's weight, dimensions, axle count, and trailer count, as well as day of week and time of day.
Traffic
- Generate accurate transit times and ETAs using current and predictive traffic data, powered by INRIX®.
- Improve asset utilization and ensure HOS compliance with precise drive times based on actual traffic congestion.
Weather
- Get proactive alerts when your route plans are scheduled to travel through impactful weather conditions.
- Make critical decisions about routing drivers around hazardous areas.
- Notify drivers and customers of potential delivery delays.
Rail
- Enhance your multimodal planning, providing accurate rail routing, mileage and cost calculations.
- Seamlessly integrate rail options into your logistics strategy to optimize shipments, reduce costs and improve service reliability.
HazMat
- Ensure compliance and keep assets safe on legal roads when hauling hazardous materials.
- Plan in accordance with Department of Transportation, nationwide HazMat, and nationwide dangerous goods regulations.
Worldwide
- Access global routing, mileage and driving directions in 240 countries around the world.
- Stay consistent with the US Department of Defense and General Services Administration distance compliance for approved freight rating and billing.
QuickBatch & Spreadsheets
Calculate thousands of routes in seconds
Stop planning routes one at a time. The PCMiler QuickBatch & Spreadsheets add-on lets carriers, 3PLs and shippers upload simple CSV or XLSX files to instantly calculate mileage, tolls and drive times across massive route sets.
Streets
- Maximize efficiency by eliminating unknown miles and improving drive-time estimates down to the last mile.
- Provide drivers with accurate turn-by-turn driving directions.
Tolls
- Optimize trip planning by calculating the true cost of every lane with itemized mileage and toll fees for each route.
- Generate precise toll costs based on a vehicle's weight, dimensions, axle count, and trailer count, as well as day of week and time of day.
Traffic
- Generate accurate transit times and ETAs using current and predictive traffic data, powered by INRIX®.
- Improve asset utilization and ensure HOS compliance with precise drive times based on actual traffic congestion.
Weather
- Get proactive alerts when your route plans are scheduled to travel through impactful weather conditions.
- Make critical decisions about routing drivers around hazardous areas.
- Notify drivers and customers of potential delivery delays.
Rail
- Enhance your multimodal planning, providing accurate rail routing, mileage and cost calculations.
- Seamlessly integrate rail options into your logistics strategy to optimize shipments, reduce costs and improve service reliability.
HazMat
- Ensure compliance and keep assets safe on legal roads when hauling hazardous materials.
- Plan in accordance with Department of Transportation, nationwide HazMat, and nationwide dangerous goods regulations.
Worldwide
- Access global routing, mileage and driving directions in 240 countries around the world.
- Stay consistent with the US Department of Defense and General Services Administration distance compliance for approved freight rating and billing.
QuickBatch & Spreadsheets
Calculate thousands of routes in seconds
Stop planning routes one at a time. The PCMiler QuickBatch & Spreadsheets add-on lets carriers, 3PLs and shippers upload simple CSV or XLSX files to instantly calculate mileage, tolls and drive times across massive route sets.
*Additional licensing fees may apply.
Get on the right track with PC*Miler Rail
This edition of PC*Miler uses North America’s most accurate digital rail network to streamline rate negotiations and mileage auditing using six specialized routing modes.
- Analyze nearly 200,000 miles, 800+ carriers, 48,000+ active freight stations and 4,000+ unique junction interchanges.
- Create accurate reports with industry-standard station names and junction codes, including SPLC, FSAC, and R260 (plus custom naming options).
- Integrate across cloud-based web services and on-premise server installations via APIs and Microsoft Excel add-ins.
- Automate high-volume operations with batch processing to generate mileage summaries (additional license required).
Get PC*Miler through your TMS or ERP
Partner with us for seamless integration and proven connectivity. Our platform is purpose-designed to connect with the world's leading Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Telematics and ERPs, leveraging our extensive partnerships
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Trusted routing precision built for trucking.
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Get the most out of every mile with PC*Miler
Whether you’re a carrier, shipper, manufacturer or distributor, you need to make every mile efficient. PC*Miler is the industry standard for route optimization. Contact our experts to learn how PC*Miler can reduce out-of-route miles, save toll cost, maximize utilization and keep your drivers safe no matter what they haul.
Trust Trimble’s route management software to keep your operations running smoothly and efficiently.
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FAQs
Yes, PC*Miler is a flagship solution within the Trimble ecosystem. Trimble continues to invest in the software’s development, ensuring it remains the most reliable and up-to-date source for commercial routing and mileage data in the industry.
PC*Miler provides commercial-grade, dock-to-dock accuracy by accounting for truck-specific variables, including vehicle dimensions, weight limits, bridge clearances and hazmat restrictions. Because it is the recognized legal standard for the majority of North American freight contracts, its accuracy is trusted for precise billing and driver compensation.
PC*Miler Web subscriptions start at $84.99/month per user, offering flexible options for small fleets and owner-operators. Tiered pricing is available based on your fleet size and deployment preferences, with scalable solutions ranging from web access and on-premise installations to enterprise-level API integrations. For a customized quote that fits your specific operational volume, contact our Sales team.
Yes. Trimble offers a free trial of PC*Miler. You can request a web, on-premise or API trial to test our truck-specific routing, toll cost calculations and mapping features within your own workflow.