Bloomfield, CT - June 23, 1998 -- Prophesy Transportation Software, Inc. will demonstrate its new 32-bit version of LoadExpress Plus at the Ohio Florist Association Short Course, Booth #1204, at the Columbus Convention Center, July 12-15. LoadExpress Plus is an automatic load building, load planning and routing system for quickly and efficiently creating and optimizing routes, scheduling deliveries, and analyzing distribution patterns.

Designed for shippers using private fleets, contract fleets or public trucking companies, LoadExpress Plus is ideal for companies with diverse routing patterns interested in load planning and automatic consolidation. LoadExpress Plus is easily linked with current manufacturing or order-entry systems and has been integrated into several software systems designed for managing horticultural businesses.

Since its introduction in 1996, one of the key advantages of LoadExpress Plus has been its flexibility. It is easy to implement, easy to use and readily interfaces with existing applications. Once the program has created the most cost-effective routes, load planners can use their knowledge and experience to revise schedules, take care of drivers, meet customer requirements, and factor in last-minute changes or additions -- and see everything updated instantly on the screen.

Here what some of our clients are saying about LoadExpress.

"Our company has been using Load Express for approximately six months. In the beginning I had doubts as to how well it would work for our type of business - I doubt no more! The program has given me many hours of valuable time. Time that I would have spent planning deliveries, routing our trucks and scheduling drivers. The whole process is much faster, easier and more efficient than I could have hoped for."

Julie Smith, Traffic Supervisor
Four Star Greenhouse, Inc.

"Load Express is a fantastic planning tool! You get the best of both worlds: automatic calculations and manual adjustments. It helps you build the most efficient routes, optimizes your loads for you, and then runs the miles and costs."

Dean Peters, Dispatch Manager
D & L Grower Supplies

Recent enhancements to the software include:

• a 32-bit version for Windows NT;
• a "multi-depot" function, designed to make dispatching easier for companies with multiple distribution centers operating from a central dispatch department;
• a "re-dispatching" feature, designed for local or regional carriers whose coverage areas are small enough to make it necessary or desirable for them to make several daily delivery runs utilizing the same equipment;
• an enhanced report writer, including easy customization for bills of lading and management and operational reports;
• the ability to use multiple equipment codes for customer delivery requirements;
• order consolidation, which automatically consolidates multiple orders to the same consignee, ensuring same-truck loading; and
• additional user-definable fields.

Another product at the Prophesy booth will be Prophesy Mileage and Routing, which contains a detailed cartographic database with over 1,000,000 routing points in the North America. Prophesy is the only mileage and routing system that accounts for bridge and underpass height restrictions, commercial vehicle restrictions, seasonal road closings, toll road avoidance, and actual posted speed limits for the entire North American road network. More copies of Prophesy Mileage and Routing are registered by state auditors for fuel tax reporting than any other commercial mileage system!

If you are unable to attend the Short Course, call 1-800-776-6706 (or 1-860-243-0533), extension 326, and ask for additional information and/or a demo disk on any Prophesy product. Visit Prophesy on the Internet at www.mile.com.

Founded in 1984, Prophesy Transportation Software (formerly Information Software, Inc.) is a leading publisher and provider of software systems for the transportation and distribution industries. Today, over 17,500 companies across North America rely on Prophesy transportation and logistics software products.