Transportation Software

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Descartes Systems Group - http://www.descartes.com/ A transportation and supply chain management company which provides solutions for the logistics industry. TMW Systems Incorporated - http://www.tmwsystems.com/ Develops dispatch, transportation, logistics and operations software for the transportation industry. Prophesy Transportation Software, Inc. - http://www.mile.com/ Provides software for the trucking and logistics industries. Visit their "Download Zone", for free demos. UPS Logistics Technologies - http://www.upslogisticstech.com/ A business unit of UPS, provider of vehicle routing, scheduling, and dispatching software designed to increase the overall efficiency of distribution companies. RouteView Technologies - http://www.routeview.com/ RouteView is map-based routing software that automatically locates addresses, assigns orders to routes, sequences stops and prints detailed stop maps and manifests. Datatrac - http://www.etrac.net/ Provides automatic, real-time shipment tracking from time of order to time of delivery. Includes cast studies. Towxchange, Inc. - http://www.towxchange.net/ Networked systems enabling transactions between customers and suppliers in the towing and roadside industry through XpressWay digital dispatch tool and other towing management software products. FleetMate - http://www.fleetmate.com/ Provides software to track fleet maintenance, inspections, fuel consumption, and total expenses. Axon Development Corporation - http://www.axonsoftware.com/ Trucking, dispatch and accounting software for long distance trucking companies. Innovative Computing Corporation - http://www.innovativecomputingcorp.com/ Enterprise software for truckload carriers that covers dispatch, administration, maintenance and a wide variety of other needs. McLeod Software Corp. - http://www.mcleodsoftware.com/ Specializes in trucking, and fleet management software and systems. XATA Corporation - http://www.xata.com/ Develops, manufactures, sells and services fully integrated information systems which utilize proprietary software, touch-screen computers and related hardware for the fleet trucking segment of the transportation industry. (Nasdaq: XATA). Zak Software - http://www.zaksoftware.com/ Software for fleet management. Includes work orders, preventative maintenance, inventory, and mechanics. Arcline2000 Inc. - http://www.arcline2000.com/ Software development company specializing in software systems for freight brokers, freight forwarders, companies with small to medium sized fleets, and trucking companies. Express Technologies - http://www.xpresstech.com/ Integrated software for the transportation industry. Arsenault Associates - http://www.truckfleet.com/ Developer of online and PDA fleet management software. Includes product descriptions. ProMiles Software - http://www.promiles.com/ Provides mileage, fuel tax automation and permit software. InterGis LLC - http://www.intergis.com/ Technology Systems for businesses moving people and products to remote work sites or customer locations. Trans+Plus Systems Corp. - http://www.transpluscorp.com/ Developer of Fleet Manager Professional: powerful, one-source, integrated trucking dispatch and freight brokerage software for optimized fleet and logistics management. TMT Software Company - http://www.tmtsoftware.com/ Fleet and equipment maintenance software for the AS/400, SQL or ASP environment to reduce inventory, claim warranty, spec equipment and perform repairs.

Transportation Software is a broad term. Large shippers and carriers began developing transportation software in the 1960’s when mainframe computers became more widely available and affordable. Large LTL carriers such as Roadway Express and Red Ball were pioneers in the field. It is a little known fact that the freight industry created E.D.I. (electronic data interchange) during this time frame. Early transportation software was custom built and run on company mainframes at the large carriers and shippers. As with so many other fields, transportation software for small or medium sized companies did not begin to materialize until after the introduction of the I.B.M. personal computer in 1980. Transportation software can be as simple as software used to calculate point-to-point mileage or complex enough to manage virtually all shipping functions of a carrier, broker or shipper.