Truckman.Net Description

Truckman.NET is a terminal automation system for monitoring, controlling and managing the truck loading process in oil terminals. Truckman.NET consists of the following subsystems:

• Loading management system
• Isle automation system
• Additives subsystem (Optional)
• Interface to SAP (Optional)
• Terminal gate and truck weighing (Optional)
• Deliveries and customs clearance (Optional)
• Central monitoring and control (Optional)

Truckman.Net can be combined also with:

•  The SCADA subsystem for monitoring and control of station pumps and valves
•  Tank Gauging Software

1.1 Loading management system

• Entry and management of loading orders
• Printing of loading orders
• Print out of bill of lading.
• The bill of lading is customizable according to user requirements
• Conniguration of LCUs and system parameters
• Management of products and additives
• Management of truck driver database
• Management of companies database
• Management of trucks and compartments database
• Management of users and access levels Daily reports, balances and access to historical data Management of users

1.2 Isle Automation System

The Isle Automation System provides the basic functionality for automating and supervising the truck loading process. The Isle Automation System has the following characteristics:

• Supports loading isles of either bottom loading or top loading with LCUs such as Accuload II, Accuload III, Masterload II, Petrocount, ISOIL VEGA and Contrec.
• Controls truck driver access to loading Isles and entry of fuel quantities.
• An optional interface with Badge Reader Systems can be used for truck driver access.
• Provides a graphical overview (mimic diagram) of isles and trucks
• Provides an Emergency Shut Down (ESB) and LCU disable function
• Alarm logging and handling
• Event logging and printing
• Automated self checks of loading data consistency (constant cross check of totalizers and bills of lading)
• Detailed reports and statistics

• Additive management
• Additive automation

• Import of loading orders from SAP
• Export of loading data to SAP

• Registration of truck’s arrival and departure time
• Entry and exit weighing
• Checking of actual weight against expected tare and gross weight from loading data.

• Management of terminal fuel tanks
• Entry and management of product delivery protocols
• Entry and management of customs clearance operations
• Product inventories and management of product surpluses or deficits
• Management and reporting on stocks and available quantities
• Checks of loading orders against available quantities

1.7 Central monitoring and control

 Centralized access to the oil terminal operations from the company head offices. In detail, the head offices have access to the following data:

• LCU start and end totalizers
• Daily deliveries and loadings rundown
• Modifications of oil terminal LCU parameters
• Totalizer continuity cross check
• Alarm monitoring and handling

• Interface with electronic weighing system
• Interface with badge readers
• Truck driver information panel
• Database mirroring and back up
• Interface with MS Excel for statistical analysis

2. Sample Forms

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3.       References