News | November 20, 2008

Tailwind Brings Rich Dispatcher Tools To The Transportation Industry

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tailwind Management Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for logistics and trucking companies, announced today new strategic partnerships that will further enhance the ACE e-Manifest capabilities of their flagship product, Tailwind CMS.

Tailwind has successfully developed software and e-solutions for businesses in the trucking and brokerage industries since 2001. Tailwind's core offering, CMS, provides users with the ability to record and dispatch shipments, invoice customers, pay carriers and drivers, export financial transactions to third-party accounting applications and run detailed operational and financial reports.

The exciting new Integrated Trade Declaration functionality will further enhance CMS' operational feature set by allowing immediate Automated Customs Environment (ACE) submissions from directly inside the software by way of Tailwind-approved partners. This move marks a dedicated collaboration to reduce client operating costs, while ensuring data integrity and minimizing the time and resources required for cross-border shipment notification.

ACE eManifest functionality enhancements have been made available in Tailwind CMS 5.4, and will provide immediate benefit for all customers moving cross-border shipments. "We've developed a business-to-government communications process that makes full use of data already entered into our system," said Matt Chambers, Development Manager at Tailwind. "We've removed the need for duplicate data entry and effectively turned ACE eManifest submissions into a single-click operation."

Tailwind provides software to not only the trucking industry, but also freight brokers, third-party logistics and freight forwarder companies. "Everything we do is based upon the needs of our customers and the industries they service," said Mitch Helten, Tailwind CEO. "This initiative is a result of customer feedback and the industry need for a simple and reliable solution to what is otherwise a complicated and labor-intensive process. We're proud to be able to provide another time and cost-saving solution for our customers."

Tailwind Management Systems, Inc. has been a leading provider of dispatch software since 2001. Tailwind has provided software solutions to hundreds of business partners in Trucking, Logistics, and Freight Forwarder Companies. Their flagship product, Tailwind CMS, offers comprehensive management of Dispatch, Load Posting, Equipment Posting, Driver Pay, Carrier Pay, Customers, Equipment, Invoicing, Billing, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, GPS Equipment Tracking, Shipment Tracking Systems and Fuel Management.

More information is available at www.tailwindsys.com