August 2008
Stirling Solutions Garage Workshop Module

Stirling Solutions Garage Workshop Module is an advanced software module meeting the challenging demands placed upon a Garage Workshop environment. Garage Workshop when integrated to our other software modules offers a comprehensive solution for all aspects of Garage Workshop Management.
Whether your requirements are to simply control your own internal vehicle fleet, manage third party inspections, or offering a comprehensive vehicle maintenance contract, Stirling Solutions Garage Workshop Module meets all these challenges.

>> Garage Workshop offers you the benefits of:
>> A comprehensive diary facility recording all jobs, parts and daily requirements.
>> Scheduling of inspections, MOT’s and Servicing.
>> Production of Job Card’s, quotations, through to invoicing.
>> Detailed maintenance records and comprehensive history of all work previously undertaken.
>> Both standard and bespoken reporting features through Crystal Reports.
>> Barcode Scanning for the purpose of recording actual labour time chargeable against jobs.
>> Counter invoicing for part sales.
>> Full stock control.

Please do not hesitate to contact your Stirling Solutions Sales Representative to arrange a presentation.

July 2008
Stirling Solutions eDriver Module / Palletline’s Digital Signature Capture

Palletline’s Digital Signature Capture requirement becomes fully operational from 1st July 2008.
Stirling Solutions are extremely fortunate to have a significant number of Palletline Members as users of our Traffic Desk Solutions. Whilst a number of these Members already utilised Stirling Solutions eDriver Module (offering a real time in cab solution with the vehicle operative, and digital signature capture), when approached by Palletline we were only too happy to develop a bespoken version of our eDriver Module, for the benefits of our Members. Subsequently, our Palletline customers can now enjoy the benefits of updating both our Traffic Desk Module and Palletline's Peracto Hub Software, directly from a single hand held device.
Furthermore, Stirling Solutions Palletline Members also enjoy the benefits of our Traffic Desk / Peracto Import, our Traffic Desk / Peracto Export, and the added facility of being able to both import and export scanned images.
In addition to our Traffic Desk / Palletline Peracto links, Stirling Solutions also have created similar import / export links for other Pallet Networks Hub Software, namely, PalletWays, PalletForce, Pall-Ex, UPN, TPN, UK Pallets and Pallet-Track.

June 2008
Stirling Solutions Managed Text Service

Stirling Solutions have developed new functionality within the Multi Depot Version of our Traffic Desk Module, enabling the automatic update of job information via a mobile phone. With an increasing number of Traffic Desk Users heavily supplementing their transport resource through the use of subcontractors, whilst it is considered essential to receive up to the minute delivery information, it is not always practical to insist that subcontractors incur the expense of handheld devices (pda’s), in turn offering a real time update back to the hauliers transport system.
However, as nearly all subcontractors use mobile phones, to facilitate real time updates both to the subcontractor, and back in to Traffic Desk, new development has been completed within Traffic Desk to enable this to happen. In summary, once individual jobs are scheduled and allocated to the relevant subcontractor, Traffic Desk can send out a text message, containing all the required job information, directly to the subcontractor’s mobile phone. On receipt of this text message, once the required movement is complete, and the text message replied to, this can automatically update Traffic Desk with information such as a change of delivery status, through to actual delivery date / time.
Please contact your Stirling Solutions Sales Representative for further information of this exciting enhancement to our Traffic Desk Module.

May 2008
Stirling Solutions eTransport+ Module

Stirling Solutions eTransport+ Module is a web-based facility offering your customers the opportunity to both remotely input and manage their job requests over an eTransport+ site hosted by you.
eTransport+ is actively linked to our Traffic Desk Module, enabling a comprehensive real time update facility. Subsequently, all updates to Traffic Desk are automatically updated to eTransport+, offering your customers the possibility of tracking and tracing the exact progress of all of their jobs on a real time basis, through to accessing their required POD’s, and proof of signature via our eDriver Module.
Furthermore, additional benefits offered via eTransport+ include the facility for clients to produce their own delivery documentation, labels, and key performance indicator reports.
Please contact your Stirling Solutions Sales Representative for further information.

April 2008
Success at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008

Stirling Solutions would very much like to thank everybody who visited our exhibition stand during this years Commercial Vehicle Show. With an existing customer base in excess of seven hundred customers, the CV Show is always considered a wonderful opportunity to see so many familiar faces, but again year on year the overwhelming number of new perspective clients visiting the stand, very much demonstrates Stirling Solutions strong position in the market place.

Thank you to everybody who contributed to ensuring the CV Show 2008 was our most successful to date.

03.03.08
Stirling Solutions Exhibiting at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008

As you are no doubt aware, the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008 is almost upon us. As in previous years this event is held at the NEC in Birmingham for three days spanning the 15th – 17th April 2008, with exhibition opening hours being:

• Tuesday 15th April, 08:30 – 17:30.
• Wednesday 16th April, 08:30 – 17:30.
• Thursday 17th April, 08:30 – 17:30.

Stirling Solutions shall be exhibiting as follows:

• Exhibition Hall Number 6.
• Exhibition Stand Number 291.

Stirling Solutions have been kindly requested to undertake a presentation of their software solutions to the Transport Association.
The demonstration will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Tuesday 11th March 2008, commencing at 09:30.
The format for the presentation will include a comprehensive overview of the suite of integrated software solutions offered by Stirling Solutions. Followed by summary presentations of Stirling Solutions Traffic Desk, Integrated Scanning, eTransport+ and eDriver Modules.

02.04.07
Stirling Solutions Exhibiting at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2007

As you are no doubt aware, the Commercial Vehicle Show 2007 is almost upon us. As in previous years this event is held at the NEC in Birmingham for three days spanning the 24th – 26th April 2007, with exhibition opening hours being:

• Tuesday 24th April, 08:30 – 17:30.
• Wednesday 25th April, 08:30 – 17:30.
• Thursday 26th April, 08:30 – 17:30.

Stirling Solutions shall be exhibiting as follows:

• Exhibition Hall Number 4.
• Exhibition Stand Number 4679.

30.03.07
Palletline Forum

With Palletline's new signature capture facility imminent, Stirling Solutions decided to arrange an open forum meeting of its existing Palletline Members.

The event was very kindly hosted by Trevor Ellis (Managing Director of CS Ellis (Group) Ltd, and also the present Chairman of Palletline) at the CS Ellis (Group) Ltd's premises in South Luffenham. Representatives from all our existing Palletline Members were present and the time spent was very much considered beneficial to all.

In summary, the morning session was utilised to demonstrate how both Palletline's new signature capture facility is to be implemented, and how Stirling Solutions eDriver Module could be utilised to facilitate this. Martin Bewley (META Associates) gave an informative talk regarding how Palletline's Signature Capture facility is to be utilised and the many benefits to both Palletline, the Palletline Members and ultimately the Customer. Following on from this Jonathan Ball (Stirling Solutions, Sales Director) offered a detailed presentation as to how eDriver not only could be utilised for Palletline's requirements, but also how eDriver very much complimented both Traffic Desk and eTransport+. Furthermore, a representative from O2 was available to offer guidance and advice regarding the many different types of hand held devices available for both signature capture and real time updates to / from the vehicle operative.

The afternoon session was utilised as an opportunity to consider additional areas of functionality specifically available to our Palletline Members, including the electronic interfacing of POD information both to and from Peracto, non-conformance reporting, additional reporting features, and additional options available using Stirling Solutions configurable import / export module, facilitating the Traffic Desk / Peracto Interface.

Completing the day, time was also made available to consider two new Stirling Solutions Software Modules, being both the Traffic Desk / Navigator (third party mapping software) Interface (which calculates both mileages and displays both the exact route and distances travelled by roads), and also the new Auto Categorisation of Scanned Images Module, that enables documents to be automatically scanned and categorised into Traffic Desk by means of bar codes.

Due to the overwhelming success of this day, a follow up forum is to be scheduled prior to Palletlines Signature Capture Facility going live.