COMMAND BRIEF

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PowerTrack Overview
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PowerTrack Overview
Resolution
11
1
5
Shipment Requests
Carrier Cost to PT
2
Rating/Routing/Costing
3
9
SDDC Specialists analyze shipment and re-cost as
necessary
BoL Preparation
6
Cost Disagreement
Y
4
8
E-mail Request to costquestions_at_sddc.army.mil
N
Shipper Cost to PT
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PowerTrack Overview

• Powertrack Is An Electronic Web-based
• System Used For Automatic Freight
• Payments And Transactions.
• PowerTrack
• Enables Fast Payment For Carrier
• Provides An Automated, Electronic
• Reconciliation/Certification Tool For
• DOD Carrier
• Facilitates Interface Between DOD Carrier
• Provides Single Integrated Data Base Of All
• Transactions

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PowerTrack Overview

• Shipper Requirements
• Appointment Of Certifying Officer And
• Approving Officials
• Validate Lines Of Accounting (LOA) And
• Transportation Account Codes (TAC)
• Approve, Adjust, Deny, Or Hold Payment
• Within 3 GBDS Of Notification Of Delivery
• Document Relevant Details In Powertrack
• Review Denied Payments
• Review Powertrack/Usbanks Delinquent
• Payment Reports
• Certify Monthly Billing Statements

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PowerTrack Overview

• Carrier Requirements
• Must Be PowerTrack Certified
• Submits Delivery Status To PowerTrack
• Submits Price Data To PowerTrack
• Creates E-bills For Charges Not Included In
• The Original Billing Transaction
• Approve, Adjust, Deny, Or Hold Ebill Payment
• Within 3 GBDS Of Notification Of Overpayment
• Document Relevant Details In PowerTrack

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PowerTrack Automatic Carrier Payment Approvals

• Automatic Payment Approval
• Allows Terminals To Manage Carrier Payment
• Approval Workload
• Ensures Carrier Payment Timeliness
• Maintains Effective Internal Controls
• Auto Approval
• Automatically Authorized USBANK To Pay Carrier
• When Cost Falls Within The Dollar Threshold
• Requirement Remains To Certify All Shipments On
  MBS
• Tolerance Of 1 Applies/Effective 16 Jan 01
• Threshold Adjusted By HQDA
• Random Sampling Of Auto Approvals

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PowerTrack Overview

• Dispute Resolution
• Cost Disputes Which Cannot Be Resolved Between
• Shipper And Carrier Will Be Forwarded To SDDC
• For Resolution.
• SDDC Cost Questions Program
• Provides Answers To Freight Costing Questions
• Assists In Cost Disputes
• Does Not Represent Any Form Of Binding
• Arbitration
• Provides Info NLT 5 GBDS After Request
• Email Costquestions_at_sddc.Army.Mil

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PowerTrack Overview

• SDDC Cost Questions Process
• Original Rate Request Is Reviewed
• Bill Of Lading Is Reviewed
• Powertrack Billing Is Reviewed
• Shipment Is Recosted
• Cost Question Requester Is Provided
• With A Correct Cost

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FY2005 2,152,810,697
FY2006 2,085,196,181
MOTOR
AIR
RAIL
BARGE
OCEAN
PIPELINE
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PowerTrack Overview
Resolution
11
1
5
Shipment Requests
Carrier Cost to PT
2
Rating/Routing/Costing
3
9
SDDC Specialists analyze shipment and re-cost as
necessary
BoL Preparation
6
Cost Disagreement
Y
4
8
E-mail Request to costquestions_at_sddc.army.mil
Shipper Cost to PT
N
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Questions? Lynn Broyles, SDDC-OPM CA