News | November 12, 2008

Active On-Demand Announces New Business Intelligence Enhancements To Its Innovative Transportation Management System

BELLEVILLE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Active On-Demand, a leading global on-demand freight transportation management company, announces the latest release of its industry leading APT transportation management system. APT Release 1.11 introduces Business Intelligence (BI) features in the form of a Carrier Dashboard.

APT connects shippers with freight carriers via its Real-time Collaborative Exchange, an Internet-based Business to Business (B2B) exchange where shippers enter on-demand transportation requests and carriers competitively submit bids within minutes. APT is used by Active On-Demand to manage the shipment, track cargo location, and provide complete, detailed shipment visibility to shippers, consignees, and carriers.

"With the introduction of BI features into APT, Active On-Demand customers now have additional visibility into their shipment database and carrier performance," stated Greg Davidson, Active On-Demand's CIO and VP Marketing. "Now with BI, customers are equipped to transform extensive data into actionable management information."

The Carrier Dashboard allows Active On-Demand customers to view their carrier activity over a date range and see shipment volumes, transportation expense, and carrier quality ratings. Also, the new BI tool provides full drill-down functionality for data mining including cargo records, carrier notes, and a complete audit trail for a specific shipment.

"Now I have another valuable tool that Active On-Demand has delivered," said Doug Sargent, Sr. Manager, Transportation Services Center at YRC Logistics. "Beyond the cost saving benefits that APT brings us today, having a Business Intelligence view into carrier expense and performance is a new and significant value add that Active On-Demand brings to the table."

About Active On-Demand
Active On-Demand is a privately held company headquartered in Belleville, Michigan. Active On-Demand operates an Internet based Real-Time Collaborative Exchange where optimized transportation management solutions are formulated, costs are significantly reduced, and visibility is increased into shipments in transit. This technology is backed by transportation management professionals providing execution expertise across multiple transportation modes while leveraging thousands of carriers. For more information about Active On-Demand's innovative approach to transportation management, please visit the company's website at www.activeondemand.com.

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