UIIA WEB VALIDATOR REPORT INSTRUCTIONS

Click here for a description of abbreviations used on the Web Validator indicating reasons why a motor carrier is not approved for a specific Equipment Provider.

1. The Internet Web Validator is located at http://www.uiia.org/uiia.html.

2. Key in your company’s SCAC Code and Password.  Click on “Enter Web Validator”.

3. You will now be at the “Truckers To Research Screen”, at the bottom click on “Web Validator Report Generator”.

4. “New Reports”.(This is where you will set the parameters you wish to include on your report.)

5. Select “Report Format”

a) Create-A-File

b) Linear List

c) UIIA Book Format (HP-coded Text Report)

6. Select “Field Set” (This is where you set the fields that you wish to include on your report.

a) Your Field Picks (this selection can only be used if you selected Create-A-File.

b) Phonebook and Expirations

c) Phonebook, Expirations & UIIA Info

d) Phonebook, UIIA & Primary Ins. Info

NOTE: If you scroll down to the bottom of this screen you will find a detailed listing of fields contained on each report found in UIIA Internet Website Screens section.  The selection of “Your Field Picks” allows you to choose which fields you wish to obtain on your report by clicking on the box located next to the field name when you scroll down to the listing of fields.

7. Select “File Type” (You will need to make a selection here if you choose to Create-A-File as your Report Format)

a) XLS, Excel 2.0

b) TXT, Text Fixed Column

c) TXT, Text Comma Delimited

d) DBF, Foxpro 2.5, dBase III

8. Select “Sort Order” (This is where you will select in what order you want your report to print).

a) Company Order

b) SCAC Code

c) Known As

d) Zip

9. Select “Motor Carrier Filter”       NOTE:     If provider is “Member  Specific” Selection will be:

a) All Motor Carriers

a) All Members

b) Valid Motor Carriers Only

b) Valid Members

c) Invalid Motor Carriers Only 

c) Invalid Members

You may use the following fields if you wish to make further defines in your report regarding a particular date or date range:

a) Record Updated

c) Becomes Valid

e) Reinstated

b) Valid Changed

c) Accepted  

f) Cancelled

Note: On the above fields, date ranges may be utilized in MMDDYY format.  The field "Becomes Invalid" may be used to pull a list of motor carriers that will become invalid on a particular date or in a specific date range.

To further define the information you receive on your report these additional fields may be utilized:

(Use the fields below if you wish to find motor carriers with a particular limit on auto, general liability or cargo coverage)

Auto + umb is equal to or greater than this amt (amt in thousands)

Cargo & umb is equal to or greater than this amt (amt in thousands)

General Liability & umb is equal to or greater than this amt (amt in thousands)

Has W/C (Y=Motor Carrier has Workers Compensation)

(Use the fields below if you wish to find motor carriers in specific states or zip codes. In the zip code field you can key individual zip codes or a zip range.)

List of States

List/

Range Zips


10. If you chose to CREATE A FILE and selected YOUR FIELD PICKS, you will go down to where you see the list of fields that have checkboxes next to them.  Here is where you will actually select the specific fields you wish to obtain on the report that you are creating.

11. Your E-mail Address — (Key in address where you wish the message stating report is complete to be sent).

12 Click on “Submit Report Request”. (You will receive an E-mail message stating report is complete in about 5 to 15 minutes depending on complexity of report.  These reports will remain on the website for 10 days and then will automatically be deleted.



WHEN REPORT IS COMPLETE

When your report is completed, you will receive an e-mail message stating “Mail from edi.Intermodal.org UIIA Web Validator”. At this point go back to the Web Report Screen where your report should show under "Previously Generated Reports”.  If your report is not there, click on “Refresh” on your Toolbar. A box will then pop up with an option to "Retry”. Click on this box and your report should appear.

IF YOUR REPORT IS SET UP TO CREATE A FILE:

1. Click on “Download Report Zip” — The name of the zip file that contains your report will show beside this.

2. Select “Save this file to disk” — Click “OK”.

3. Select folder and Drive in which you will want reports to be saved in.

4. Click on “Save” — This will download file to location you selected.

5. Click on “Open” (The WinZip Screen Comes Up — this is the utility you will use to unzip the file.) Click on “I Agree” and then Click on the name of the zip file that contains your report.

7. Click twice (Double click) on “Extract File”— This extracts the file from the compressed "zip: format into whatever type of file you requested the report to be in.

8. Double click on the file now that it is in the format you requested and it the file will open to display your report.

Note: If the requested file was in an EXCEL Format, you will need to manipulate the field width to show all reporting information.


IF YOUR REPORT IS SET UP FOR A LINEAR LIST or UIIA Book format:

1. Click on “Download Report Zip”.

2. Select “Open this file from current location” and click “OK”.

3. The WinZip Screen comes up- Click on “I Agree” and then double click on the zip file that contains your report.

4. At this point your report in Linear List form will appear. You can print it or save it to a file format that you would like to have it in.

Note: The zip code field on the linear reports will only show a 5 digit zip code/postal code due to width limitation.

To utilize the UIIA Book Format you must have a HP Laser printer or compatible printer.

WINZIP

The reports created on the UIIA Web Validator are created in a ZIP Format.  This is a compressed file that contains a file (in the format the user selects).  In order to download the information contained in the reports, you will need to have the utility to unzip files.  If you do not have this utility available for your use, the following website offers a variety of different zip utility software that can be downloaded.  We recommend WINZIP, but any zip utility program will be suitable.

http://www.tucows.com

HOW TO DOWNLOAD WINZIP:

Key in the word "WINZIP" where it states “Search Software Library” and select what operating system your computer is running on (WINDOWS, MACINTOSH, etc.), then click on "GO".  A screen will come up giving you several zip utility software programs to choose from. Select the one that you prefer and follow the steps given to download the program.