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| National Freight to Install Integrated Decision Support Software |
| 10.16.2003 |
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National Freight Industries Inc. has become one of the largest trucking companies in the country as well as diversifying to become one of America's top 10 warehousing corporations and leading real estate development companies serving the logistics industry. Today National Freight, together with other NFI companies, are a $400 million a year national logistics leader - family owned and operated for over 70 years. National Freight Industries Inc. has announced their selection of decision support tools from Integrated Decision Support Corporation (Integrated) to include the installation of Expert Fuel�, OOR/ETA� and Netgraf�.
Through real-time optimization, Expert Fuel determines where to buy fuel at the lowest cost by providing drivers with guidance on which route to run, the fuel stops to make, and the amount of fuel to purchase in order to maximize fuel savings and minimize out-of-route miles. Expert Fuel currently saves existing customers between 4 and 10 cents per gallon. Other functions include detailed routing and the ability to have multiple fuel networks with different discount structures. OOR/ETA Alert (Out-of-Route/Estimated Time of Arrival) is a real-time management tool used to track high-security & hazmat cargo and minimize out-of-route miles. It automatically notifies the fleet manager or dispatcher of out-of-route and/or projected late power units based on the planned routing. By using these two products jointly, customers will see a substantial reduction in their operations costs.
Netgraf integrates with both Expert Fuel and OOR/ETA Alert systems to allow graphing of all power units either running late or out-of-route, as well as those power units on time and on route. For any power unit you may display the planned route along with the current position.
"We are excited to find a fuel solution with a company that shares our intense dedication to quality and excellence. We have a defined network of fuel providers and believe by adding an automated fuel optimization to the network, it will provide additional savings," said Jeff Brown, President, National Freight Inc.
"We are very excited about National Freight's decision to install the Expert Fuel system," said David Harris, Director of Sales for Integrated Decision Support Corp. "The management team of National Freight is visibly dedicated to a continuous improvement process with their organization. This is shown by their commitment to use an automated fuel optimization and take advantage of the fuel price variation within a defined network."
About National Freight Industries
National Freight Industries is a solution driven company providing over-the-road and regional 48 state dry van truckload service, with logistic and warehouse affiliates offering dedicated fleet distribution services, custom designed logistical and warehouse services, facility management, and property development. National Freight operates a modern over-the-road fleet of 1200 tractors ($100 million recently invested to keep fleet state-of-the-art), as well as 26 trucking support centers and mobile maintenance facilities nationwide. More information can be found at www.nfiindustries.com.
About Integrated Decision Support Corporation
Integrated Decision Support Corporation (Integrated) is celebrating 25 years as a leading provider of decision support software for the truckload carrier, serving customers representing over 70000 power units and the "Top 100" carrier market. Integrated is recognized as a pioneer in the industry and for developing innovative software technologies that include the first power-to-load match in 1978. Integrated is committed to providing customers with a strategic advantage in increasing profitability through the use of optimization-based decision support software such as Netwise�, Netwise400�, Match Advice�, Expert Fuel� and Out-of-Route/ETA Alert�. For more information, visit www.idscnet.com.
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