Chemical Distribution Network Selects @Road as the Preferred MRM Solutions Provider; Through the @Road Alliance Referral Program
August 04 2005 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
@Road(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:ARDI), a global provider of Mobile Resource
Management (MRM) and intelligent field service automation
solutions, today announced that the Chemical Distribution Network
(CDN), a $750 million distributor-owned organization made up of 21
leading chemical distribution companies, has selected @Road as its
preferred MRM solutions provider under the terms of the @Road
Alliance Referral Program agreement. Through this alliance program
and agreement, CDN agrees to promote @Road solutions, such as the
@Road Transportation and Distribution Suite, to each of its
members. In conjunction with its relationship with @Road, CDN has
additionally agreed to promote @Road MRM solutions to all members
of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), an
international organization of more than 250 chemical distributor
companies that purchase chemical products from manufacturers. NACD
has members throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. @Road has also
applied for Affiliate Membership into NACD. "Critical to our
decision making process was finding a financially stable vendor
that not only had a robust Internet-based solution, but had the
vision towards adding future, relevant functionality specific to
our industry," said Chris Coates, executive director for CDN.
"Candidly, it was not a difficult decision for CDN, as we believed
@Road offered overall value that significantly differentiated them
from competition in the same space." The @Road Transportation and
Distribution Suite can extend the functionality of the @Road
GeoManager(SM) MRM solution through optimized mobile resource
allocation and by delivering on-demand visibility into driver
productivity. The @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite,
through GeoManager data integration capabilities, can also
streamline daily activities for drivers and dispatchers by
minimizing, and in some cases eliminating, manual tasks and
paperwork for more effective management of mobile resources. Within
the @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite are
industry-tailored applications such as FieldServices Reports (for
monitoring dispatching, early returns, job completion and on-time
rates); State Mileage Reports (for automating and streamlining the
fuel tax and mileage reconciliation process); Speed Radar (for
alerts to dispatchers when vehicles exceed posted speed limits);
and Driver Logs (for automatic recording of daily driver activities
as required by the U.S. Department of Transportation). "Now, more
than ever before, chemical distribution companies are looking for
ways to drive down costs, enhance driver and equipment safety and
security, and meet regulatory compliance, all while increasing
customer responsiveness and ROI," said Leo Jolicoeur, @Road chief
marketing officer. "We can help chemical distributors do that
through our tailored MRM solutions that go beyond the scope of
traditional GPS applications. We look forward to working with
members of both CDN and NACD by providing them with innovative,
industry specific solutions to meet their current and future mobile
resource management needs." About The CDN The Chemical Distribution
Network is a $750 million distributor owned organization
incorporated in January 2000. Current CDN members include: Astro
Chemicals, Springfield, MA; Barton Solvents, Des Moines, IA; Brown
Chemical, Oakland, NJ; Colonial Chemical Solutions, Savannah, GA;
Industrial Chemicals, Richmond, VA; John R. Hess & Co,
Cranston, RI; Hukill Chemical, Bedford, OH; Lowe Chemical,
Cleveland, OH; Maryland Chemical, Baltimore, MD; Producers
Chemical, Batavia, IL; Seeler Industries, Joliet, IL; Superior
Solvents & Chemical, Indianapolis, IN; Viking Chemical,
Rockford, IL; Webb Chemical, Muskegon Heights, MI; Whitaker Oil,
Atlanta, GA and the ChemGroup Companies consisting of Specialty
Chemical, Cleveland, TN; Chemical Resources, Louisville, KY;
Chemicals Inc., Fairfield, OH; Chemical Services, Dayton, OH and
Bonded Chemicals, Columbus, OH. CDN is based in Chicago. For more
information e-mail Chris Coates at ccoates@cdngroup.com, call
630-778-2073 or visit www.cdngroup.com. About @Road @Road, Inc. is
a global provider of solutions that intelligently automate the
management of mobile resources and which are designed to optimize
the service delivery process for customers across a variety of
industries. By providing real-time Mobile Resource Management
infrastructure integrating wireless communications, location-based
technologies, software applications, transaction processing and the
Internet, @Road solutions are designed to provide a secure,
scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered
in hosted, on-premise or hybrid environments that seamlessly
connect mobile workers in the field to real-time corporate data on
demand. @Road is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and has a global
presence with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more
information on @Road solutions, visit www.road.com. Except for the
historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These
factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
customer acceptance of the @Road Transportation and Distribution
Suite; the ability of @Road to accelerate or continue to grow as a
result of its investment initiatives; the ability of @Road and its
partners to market, sell and support @Road products and services;
the timing of purchasing and implementation decisions by SBC and
other prospects and customers; competitive and pricing pressures;
the dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless
networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and
controlled by others; and general economic and political
conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is
included in the @Road Report on Form 10-K dated March 15, 2005, in
the @Road Report on Form 10-Q dated May 10, 2005 and in its other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road is a
registered trademark of @Road, Inc. The @Road logo and GeoManager
are trademarks or service marks of @Road, Inc. All other product or
service names mentioned herein are the trademarks or service marks
of their respective owners.
@Road (NASDAQ:ARDI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024
@Road (NASDAQ:ARDI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Nov 2024