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Trucking Companies Fight Fuel Costs With Prophesy FuelLogic
 
Friday, March 31, 2000

Fuel Purchase Optimization Software the Choice of Industry Leaders

Bloomfield, CT -- March 31, 2000 -- The current crisis of high fuel prices has trucking company executives looking for new ways to save money. Many owners are hailing the benefits of Prophesy FuelLogicTM, the innovative fuel purchase optimization software package, which not only maps out optimal travel routes, but also selects the lowest cost fuel stops along that route (The prices are downloaded daily through the Internet).

Midwest Viking of Ankeny, Iowa uses FuelLogic to maximize their fuel purchase dollars for their fleet of 13 flatbed trucks. "Twice per day," President Jack Myer explains, "we download updated price data off the Internet. During each morning check call, drivers are instructed where to buy fuel. In some instances, there could be a town with two truckstops in it that have a nickel per gallon difference between them. So, being able to give drivers a specific location and price per gallon is very valuable." Myer find the program helpful regardless of the rise and fall of fuel prices. "They key thing," he states, "is that with FuelLogic you know you're spending as little as possible on fuel."

Three B's Transport of Woodland, California purchased the software several months ago and is already enjoying the benefits of the powerful software. "Probably the best thing about FuelLogic is that it helps us to find the best route in conjunction with the best fuel stops along that route," says Darren Davies, Three B's general manager. "I mean it's one thing to find the right route, but the trick is to match up the fuel stops so that you don't end up running too far off, that's where you save your money."

"That's what it's all about," adds Prophesy President Edward J. Forman. "Our goal was to help trucking companies reduce one of their highest expenditures. We at Prophesy are pleased that this powerful software is especially helpful during this time of extremely high fuel prices."

Prophesy FuelLogic is designed to work with existing fuel networks, fuel cards, and negotiated discounts.

Prophesy Transportation Software, Inc. provides Internet and software solutions solely to the transportation and distribution industries. Since 1984, Prophesy has offered products for dispatch, accounting, driver management, logistics, mileage and routing, fuel purchase optimization, fuel tax reporting, log auditing, and fleet maintenance. Prophesy is the leading provider of Internet software solutions for the transportation industry. For more information, please visit www.mile.com on the Internet, or contact Prophesy Transportation Software, Inc. at 1-800-776-6706.


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