User Guide
Volume 1
HOME Level
Prepared for
Celtic Web Fee Estimator
August 22, 2018
Celtic Systems
8961 E. Bell Road
Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Celtic Web Fee Estimator User Guide, Version 1.00
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This manual and the software described in it are furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. The content of this manual is for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Celtic Systems. Celtic Systems assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.
Celtic Systems
8961 E. Bell Road, Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Table of Contents
The objective of the User Guide is to provide a step by step description of the new system flow with various screen prints. Some screen prints in this user guide may differ.
Refer to Glossary of Terms when you need an explanation of abbreviations in the user guide.
Users who have previously registered for the Celtic Web Fee Estimator application must use their credentials to log into the application. In case a user forgets the password, the following steps must be performed:
Users who have not registered for the Celtic Web Fee Estimator application must select the New Registration button from the Login interface. Perform the following steps to register a new user account:
Click here for the Video Tutorial
The Celtic Web Fee Estimator helps users calculate estimated IRP registration fees. This estimation will provide cost to register one new vehicle in IRP. Perform the following steps to calculate the fees:
· Log into the Fee Estimator application using the credentials or create a new account by clicking the New Registration button on the login screen
· The screen to calculate estimated IRP registration fees will display
· The fee estimation screen will consist of various sections including General Information, Vehicle Information and Travel and Weight Information
· In the General Information section:
o Select a Base Jurisdiction. If the selected Base Jurisdiction is US, then the jurisdiction will display weight in Pounds and distance in Miles. If it is Canadian, then jurisdiction will display weight in Kilograms and distance in Kilometers
o Select a Carrier Type from the drop-down list
o Enter Total Months of Registration (defaulted to 12) and a valid Effective Date
o Select Commodity Class from the drop-down list
o The Exchange Rate field is defaulted to 1.0 and disabled for Canadian jurisdictions
· In the Vehicle Information section:
o Enter a VIN number
o Select Vehicle Type and Fuel Type from the drop-down list
o Enter Model Year and Axles; the Combined Axles will be autofill based on the Axles entered
o Enter the Factory Price and Purchase Price
o Enter Purchase Date, Unladen Weight and Gross Vehicle Wgt (GVW)
o Check the applicable checkboxes for CO 10,000 Miles, CO Trailer Flag, UT Special Truck Indicator, WY Intra State Authority, and Manufacturer Certificate of Origin (MCO)
i. CO 10,0000 Miles Colorado uses different fee tables based on whether the annual miles traveled in all jurisdictions are less than 10,000 miles. Check this checkbox if you are traveling over 10,000 miles
ii. CO Trailer Flag Check this checkbox if the vehicle pulls a trailer and its unladen weight is less than 16,000 pounds
iii. UT Special Truck Indicator Check this box if the Truck Type is a cement pump, well boring or a crane
iv. WY Intra State Authority Check this box if you have an Intrastate Authority in Wyoming
v. Manufacturer Certificate of Origin (MCO) Utah fee calculation provides a credit for new vehicles. Check this box if the vehicle has a Manufacturer Certificate of Origin (MCO) stating that the vehicle is new
vi. CO Special Truck Check this checkbox if entered vehicle is one of these vehicles - mobile mixing concrete trucks, trash compacting trucks, concrete pumping trucks or wreckers
· In the Travel and Weight Information:
o Select either Yes or No radio button for the question Do you have actual distance to report for this period? Selecting Yes will require the user to enter the actual Distance Traveled for each jurisdiction while selecting No will automatically key in the estimated Distance Traveled, Percent and Max Gross Wgt based on the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) entered in the Vehicle Information section
o The Auto Calculate Distance Percentage checkbox will be checked by default. If it is unchecked, user must enter the percentage for each jurisdiction
o Provide the fleet distance you provided to the jurisdiction. This will make sure the apportion percentage calculated for your vehicle in registered fleet is same as this section
· The command line at the top and bottom of the page consists four key buttons including:
o Calculate Clicking this button will display the calculated fees for both US and Canada depending on the information entered
o Details This button will appear after the fees have been calculated. Clicking this button will navigate user to a pop-up screen that consists detailed Hand Calculation for each jurisdiction as shown below. The Hand Calculation Details screen contains Account Details, New Vehicle Details, and detailed fee calculation for each jurisdiction
o Refresh Clicking this button will remove all the information entered and allow user to start over
o Help The button with encircled question mark is the Help Guide to aid users navigate through the application with ease
Celtic Web Fee Estimator application works seamlessly across all major browsers including:
The menu bar at the top of the screen will display the user ID (in this case, TIMKIMMEL as shown in the screenshot below) with a drop down consisting options to Update User and Sign Out.
The Update User functionality allows users to modify and update their user details. Perform the following steps to update user details:
To log out from the application, click the user ID displayed on the menu bar at the top of the screen. Then click on Sign Out from the drop down that appears.
This feature lets users provide feedback and suggestions pertaining to the application and its features.
To provide user feedback, perform the following steps:
o User ID Prepopulated with User ID which the user entered at the time of registration
o Email ID Prepopulated with users email address entered at the time of registration
o Feedback Type A mandatory drop down list with multiple values such as Suggestion for Improvement, General, Fee Calculation Issue and Other
o Feedback from Jurisdiction A mandatory field defaulted with the users base jurisdiction. The user can change the jurisdiction as desired
o Please Report Your Issue Below A mandatory field for the user to describe issues or queries pertaining to the Feedback Type selected
After filling up the Feedback form, user should click the Send Feedback button to submit the feedback or Quit button to exit the Feedback screen.
The Need Help menu consists help guides and tutorials to help users understand and use the Celtic Web Fee Estimator application easily and efficiently.
Instructions can be accessed by clicking the Need Help menu located at the top of the screen. On clicking Instructions, a pop window shows up with detailed instructions to use the Celtic Web Fee Estimator.
The drop-down list under the Need Help menu on the top of the screen consists a Video Tutorial to help users learn about the application. Clicking Video Tutorial from the Need Help menu will display a pop-up window with a Video Tutorial demonstrating how to estimate IRP fees using Celtic Web Fee Estimator.
Base Jurisdiction: |
As per IRP, the base jurisdiction is the physical jurisdiction address the carrier specifies |
Effective Date: |
The effective date of the registration. Generally, it is defaulted to current date |
Carrier Type: |
A drop-down list consisting valid carrier type options |
Commodity Class: |
A drop-down list with multiple valid commodity classes which is usually defaulted to ALL |
VIN: |
Vehicle Identification Number |
Vehicle Type: |
A drop-down list with multiple vehicle types and is defaulted Tractor |
Fuel Type: |
A drop-down list with multiple fuel types which is defaulted to Diesel |
Model Year: |
A field where user needs to enter the Vehicle Model Year |
Seats: |
If a user selects the Vehicle Type as Bus, then the total number of seats in the vehicle needs to be entered. For all other vehicle types, system does not require seat-specific information |
Axles: |
The total number of axles in the Vehicle selected |
Combined Axles: |
Combined axles is the combined number of axles of the power unit and trailer/semi-trailer combination. Default values are: for trucks and buses, it is the same as the number of axles and for tractors and truck tractors it is the number of axles plus three |
Factory Price: |
The factory price of the Vehicle selected. If the user does not enter the factory price, the system fetches the value from CO factory price table |
Purchase Price: |
The Purchase Price of the Vehicle selected |
Purchase Date: |
The date on which the selected Vehicle was purchased. The system defaults it to current date in mm/dd/yyyy format |
Total Months: |
The total months of Registration which is defaulted to 12 months. The system calculates fees on the basis of the number of months entered by the user |
Unladen Weight: |
It is the Weight when the Vehicle is empty. It should not exceed the GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) |
Gross Veh Wgt (GVW): |
The Gross Vehicle weight the user enters |