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Profit
Tools is pleased to announce the following Intermodal companies
that have recently joined the success among hundreds of peers
in implementing and using Profit Tools trucking software:
Big
Daddy Drayage – Garden City, GA
Big
Daddy Drayage – North Charleston, SC
Bray Transportation – Costa Mesa, Calif.
Blue Streak Transportation, Inc. – Lynwood, Calif.
Container Xpress – Finchville, KY
Texas
Land & Air – Grapevine, TX
Profit
Tools named preferred software
partner by LoadMatch.com
Alliance enhances revenue opportunities
for
intermodal truckers and equipment visibility for shippers
through automatic equipment posting.
Profit
Tools, Inc. announced its partnership with LoadMatch,
Inc. of Naperville, IL, to enhance revenue opportunities
for both Profit Tools and LoadMatch customers. This
partnership consists of a new integration feature that
automatically connects the Profit Tools software to
the LoadMatch.com and Drayage.com websites.
The
Profit Tools system now has a new feature to
automatically post available intermodal equipment
directly into the LoadMatch.com and Drayage.com websites,
which Shippers/IMCs/Forwarders/Ocean Lines use to
search and find reload opportunities. By enabling
automatic equipment posting, the trucking company
saves time from having to manually key-in data. Since
this new automatic feed can update the LoadMatch websites
as often as every five minutes, more data can be posted
and is posted more accurately. The result is the Profit
Tools customer will have more reload opportunities,
and the LoadMatch visitor will have a more comprehensive
set of postings.
“Profit
Tools is pleased to be a trusted software partner
of LoadMatch,” said President Brian Widell of
Profit Tools, Inc. “This alliance is an important
added value to our customers, who can now pair reliable
equipment management and dispatch with a viable and
reputable revenue opportunity through LoadMatch. What’s
more, we are offering it as a free service to all
our support customers.”
Profit
Tools customers may also choose to customize restrictions
on equipment that is not intended for directory listing,
or create rules for multiple exceptions. Another option
is the ability to alias certain cities to ensure equipment
appears available without divulging customer relationships.
“We
now post about 150 containers at a time to LoadMatch.com
from Profit Tools,” said President Tom Burke
of TRX, Inc. “Because it’s automatic,
there’s no extra work for our staff. We benefit
not only from reloads being offered to us, but also
from the increased exposure of our services to the
marketplace in the regions we operate.”
LoadMatch
is not transaction-fee based, which is different from
other intermodal reload websites.
“We
are excited to have Profit Tools as a preferred partner
in our Intermodal websites,” said President
Jason Hilsenbeck of LoadMatch Inc. “Out of the
1200 draymen we have listed, Profit Tools is by far
the most used dispatch software platform and continues
to gain popularity. This alliance will enhance their
software experience tremendously.”
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CENTRAL
STATES TRUCKING COMPANY
ACHIEVES INC. MAGAZINE’S
TOP 5000 FASTEST GROWING
PRIVATE COMPANIES IN AMERICA;
TIES INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY
TO SUCCESS
Central
States Trucking Co., based in Bensenville, Illinois,
recently achieved Inc. Magazine’s list of 2007
Top 5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
According
to Inc., the 49% growth experienced by Central States
from 2003 to 2006 is attributed to their “investment
in technology to keep drivers on the road in contact
with customers, expediting delivery and avoiding errors.”
Central States’ core operating system is Profit
Tools, a complete start-to-finish software solution
providing proven business outcomes for small and medium-sized
Intermodal and Multimode trucking companies.
“We
congratulate Central States for achieving recognition
on a list of distinguished, fastest-growing private
companies in the nation,” said Brian Widell,
President of Profit Tools, Inc. “Profit Tools
is a proud supporter of their success and we continually
strive to help companies like Central States achieve
their business goals through advancing technology.
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BETT-A-WAY
TRAFFIC SYSTEMS
AND AFFILIATES
ACHIEVES INC. MAGAZINE’S
TOP 5000 FASTEST GROWING
PRIVATE COMPANIES IN AMERICA
Bett-A-Way
Traffic Systems and Affiliates, based in based in
South Plainfield, NJ, recently achieved Inc. Magazine’s
list of 2007 Top 5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
in America.
According to Inc., Bett-A-Way grew 89% between 2003
and 2006, and credits growth in the food and beverage
industry for the company’s expansion of the
its fleet. The company’s success is also credited
to the timely delivery of products. Bett-A-Way’s
core operating system is Profit Tools, a complete
start-to-finish software solution providing proven
business outcomes for small and medium-sized Intermodal
and Multimode trucking companies. The Profit Tools
system allows Bett-A-Way to coordinate its back-office
functions to ensure proper coordination of deliveries,
pick-ups, and overall business management.
“We congratulate Bett-A-Way
for achieving recognition on a list of distinguished,
fastest-growing private companies in the nation,”
said Brian Widell, President of Profit Tools, Inc.
“Profit Tools proudly supports their success
and we continually strive to help companies like Bett-A-Way
achieve their business goals through advancing technology.”
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MORE
STEAMSHIP LINES, IMCS, AND SHIPPERS IMPLEMENT PROFIT TOOLS
EDI DIRECT™
DATA EXCHANGE
WITH TRUCKING CARRIERS
Profit
Tools, Inc. recently announced new additions to the
growing list of steamship lines, IMCs, and shippers
exchanging data directly with their trucking partners
using Profit Tools EDI Direct solutions.
Trading partners now include Evergreen, Maersk, OOCL,
ZIM, CH Robinson, HUB Group, Menlo, Pacific Cycle,
American Signature, Tyson, Kohl’s, Phoenix International,
Pearson, Penguin, Freight Brokers Global, Cass, Nestle
Waters, CHEP, Lowe’s, Headwater, Hallmark, and
Management Dynamics.
“We’re excited to have leading trading
partners like these on-board with Profit Tools EDI
Direct,” said Profit Tools President Brian K.
Widell. “Profit Tools makes EDI and other electronic
communication functions a seamless and automatic part
of the business process and using EDI Direct will
save trucking companies and their clients both time
and money.”
Profit Tools claims that their EDI Direct solutions
enable trucking carriers to reduce processing time
by as much as 15 minutes per load by reducing data
entry; reduce field issues through the relay of more
accurate information; improve turn on receivables;
and avoid costly VAN charges, which could add up to
thousands of dollars a month.
“By exchanging EDI information direct with
trading partners using internet FTP and industry-standard
data formats, Profit Tools reduces the cost of EDI
by 50- 90% when compared with methods that require
data to be transmitted through a third-party VAN,”
said Widell. “That adds up to saving thousands
of dollars per month per trading partner.”
There
are no charges to the trucker’s trading partners
for using EDI Direct. To add EDI for a supported partner
to the Profit Tools software system, trucking carriers
can expect approximately $2,300 in initial setup costs
and then a low, flat monthly service fee (no character-
or transaction-based surcharges, regardless of volume.)
Available transaction sets are Load Tender (EDI 204),
Functional Acknowledgement (EDI 997), Accept/Reject
(EDI 990), Status Update (EDI 214), Equipment Disposition
(EDI 322) and Invoice (EDI 210). Electronic Document
Delivery (EDD) for transmission of scanned documents
is a module license, available separately. Pricing
for the Profit Tools operations and dispatch software
is based on modules and number of users.
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2007
Profit Tools Win-Win Intermodal Industry Leadership Award
presented to OOCL at IANA Seminar
Profit
Tools Alliance Manger Brian Walker, left, presents
OOCL Director of Operations for Midwest and Pacific
Northwest Regions Eric Witsaman with the 2007
Profit Tools Win-Win Intermodal Industry Leadership
Award at the IANA Intermodal Operations and Maintenance
Seminar.
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At
the May 2007 IANA Intermodal Operations and Maintenance
Seminar, Brian Walker presented the Profit Tools 2007
Win-Win Intermodal Industry Leadership Award to OOCL
for developing EDI DirectTM Automation for motor carriers.
EDI DirectTM saves the drayage carriers 15 minutes per
load over a manual web interface solution.
“Profit
Tools challenged Steamship Line, Rail and IMC’s
last year to review their web vendor interfaces and
asked them to consider EDI as an option for Load Tendering,
Status Updates and Billing through FTP EDI DirectTM,
without 3rd party charges,” said Profit Tools
Alliance Manager Brian Walker. “OOCL met our challenge
and made their mark as an industry leader.”
Eric
Witsaman, Director of Operations for Midwest and Pacific
Northwest Regions, received the Win-Win award on behalf
of OOCL whose dedication and leadership was key to getting
the project off the ground.
Profit Tools enables carriers to receive load tenders,
and provide status updates and invoicing as required
by IMC’s and Steamship Lines, such as OOCL, directly
from the Profit Tools Intermodal Trucking Enterprise
Management System, instead of through manual updates
via fax, phone, mail, or web interface. This solution
reduces processing time, improves turn on receivables,
and avoids costly VAN charges, saving carriers thousands
of dollars per month.
“The feedback we’re receiving from the industry
is EDI usage is increasing, and we couldn't possibly
move the volume of goods we do now if we didn't have
EDI,” said Walker. “As the industry progresses
with EDI, Profit Tools challenges all the IMC’s
and Steamship Lines to look for Win-Win opportunities
to provide automation for their Intermodal Motor Carrier
partners in the coming year.”
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@Road
and Profit Tools solutions streamline
dispatch for Central States Trucking.
Profit
Tools and @Road Mobile Resource Management improve productivity
by providing the ability to streamline business functions
such as dispatching, order entry, rating, billing, driver
settlements, electronic data interchange and document imaging
Combining Profit Tools trucking software with
@Road Mobile Resource Management, Central States Trucking
has achieved efficient communication between drivers and dispatchers,
and improved ability to manage its mobile workforce.
• At peak calling hours, drivers’ average on-hold
times are reduced from 10-15 minutes to 0-3 minutes
• Owner-Operator drivers save on average 30-60 minutes
per day, allowing them to achieve greater profitability
• Dispatchers save about an hour a day, allowing them
to focus on planning and problem resolution rather than routine
communications or data entry
• Fewer communication errors and delays
• Improved customer service and satisfaction
• Improved driver safety
Click
here to read more about the
success using Profit Tools and @Road solutions.
Dynamic
Dashboard™ debuts
at IANA and ATA shows.
At the 2006 IANA industry
conference held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Profit Tools debuted
Dynamic DashboardTM, a dispatch system that organizes work
and assignments the way YOU want to see them in a way that’s
simple, easy and accessible.
Profit Tools and their partners, Depot Systems
and Oceanwide, showcased their services at the 2006 IANA industry
conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Pictured from left to right:
Wally Morris, Depot Systems; Brian Widell, Profit Tools; Roy
Cohen, Profit Tools; John McGuinness, Profit Tools; Ray Wilson,
Profit Tools; Celeste Boutin, Profit Tools; Jim Daley, Profit
Tools; Brian Walker, Profit Tools. Not pictured is Victor
Steeb of Oceanwide.
Unlike
most computerized dispatch systems, Profit Tools Dynamic Dashboard
lets you work with information the way you want to see it.
For many companies making the transition from T-cards to the
computer, the Dynamic Dashboard’s ability to make the
computer dispatch screen closely resemble what the dispatcher
has worked with for years on the T-card board is what makes
that transition a lot easier.
Click
here to find out how Profit Tools Dynamic Dashboard
has all the
items you rely on, with capabilities of a dispatch system
that a traditional board can’t match.
Profit
Tools helps carriers meet federal regulations requiring advance
e-manifest submission
for all cross-border shipments.
Beginning
in January 2007, the 2002 Trade Act will begin phased roll-outs
that requires all trucks crossing into the United States to
submit Advance Manifest Information through the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) Truck e-manifest. While the CBP
offers a manifest submission system through their own website,
all shipment information must be entered manually, costing
your company time and resources.
Profit
Tools, Inc. has partnered with Oceanwide Inc. to provide solutions
to carriers seeking greater automation and efficiency in complying
with the CBP e-manifest requirements.
Click
here to learn more about the partnership of Profit
Tools
and Oceanwide, Inc. that provides solutions to international
carriers.
More
Steamship Lines Now Capable of
Direct Load Tender and Invoicing
Evergreen has included Load
Tender; Maersk DrayWatch,
Round Trip; and OOCL, Invoicing.
Here’s
how EDI Direct can help your business:
REDUCE
PROCESSING TIME Carriers using the Profit Tools system
have reported saving 15 minutes of office processing time
PER LOAD by using Profit Tools EDI automation.
IMPROVE
PERFORMANCE In addition to saving time in the office,
carriers can expect improved turn on receivables and reduced
issues in the field due such as incorrect container numbers
or pickup numbers.
AVOID
COSTLY VAN CHARGES Profit Tools EDI Direct technology
eliminates all third-party character and transaction-based
charges, saving you 50-90% versus standard EDI.
Click
here to learn more about Profit Tools EDI Direct
Click
Here
if you are ready for more information such as access
to our pre-recorded demos, a copy of our
free report "How to Buy Business and Operations
Software for Your Trucking Company," or
simply Phone: 603-659-3822
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