CRST Reports Results from Implementation of TripPak ONLINE; Document Imaging Process Earns Confidence with Flexibility and Measurable Results.Business Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 CRST CRST Crest (street type) CRST Coin Roll Storage Till CRST Cycle Rider Safety Training CRST Cheyenne River Sioux Telephone CRST Crash and Roll Stunt Team CRST Center for Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology Van Expedited, Inc. one of the nation's premier expedited long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. fleets has fully implemented the TripPak ONLINE(R) scanning solution to manage their high volume document processing Processing text documents, which includes indexing methods for text retrieval based on content. See document imaging. requirements under a multi-year outsource agreement. TripPak ONLINE is the only outsource infrastructure provider (OIP OIP Office of International Programs OIP Observatoire International des Prisons (France) OIP Office of the Iraq Programme OIP Office of Information and Privacy (US DOJ) ) with overnight scanning and fully integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. , taking complete responsibility for every aspect of time-sensitive document handling. "Since implementing TripPak ONLINE scanning, our billing and payroll departments have streamlined their operations, allowing them to focus on customer needs and improving relationships with customers and drivers," said Wesley L. Brackey, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CRST. "As a result, our drivers are getting paid faster and we have been able to cut our billing cycle Billing cycle The time elapsed between billing periods for goods sold or services rendered. by two days, which has had a positive impact on our cash flow." CRST has been enjoying a paperless environment since March 2002, reporting a 15% improvement in billing efficiency compared to their experience with internal imaging. "TripPak's image quality and the accuracy of their indexing has been equal to or better than what we were able to do in-house," explains Brackey. All documents are verified against dozens of critical dispatch data elements before presentation to CRST, further improving accuracy and reducing labor costs. CRST outsourced labor-intensive tasks, like envelope opening, document preparation, scanning, audit functions and filing and managing original documents. TripPak offers a centralized facility for handling paperwork generated with each delivered load, and a reliable process that does not expose CRST to lost originals. Because TMI TMI Too Much Information TMI Three Mile Island TMI TRMM Microwave Imager TMI Transactions on Medical Imaging TMI Texas Military Institute TMI Teen Missions International TMI Tauber Manufacturing Institute stores and can retrieve if necessary any paper document as a key feature of the service, CRST can support the demands of any shipper, 3PL, broker or consignee consignee n. a person or business holding another's goods for sale or for delivery to a designated agent. (See: consign) CONSIGNEE, contracts. One to whom a consignment is made. 2. continuing to require a signed bill of lading A document signed by a carrier (a transporter of goods) or the carrier's representative and issued to a consignor (the shipper of goods) that evidences the receipt of goods for shipment to a specified designation and person. or documented proof of delivery, while using high quality TripPak ONLINE images to drive efficiencies. TripPak ONLINE certifies electronic documents, as a witness to the fact that each watermarked image is an original document, annotating an·no·tate v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates v.tr. To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss. v.intr. To gloss a text. a source document as a "copy" where applicable and meeting critical process standards and legal hurdles. This flexible and complete process helps shippers and governmental agencies accept TripPak ONLINE images standing in the place of an original. "CRST is an efficient organization with high expectations, strong technical skills and a focus on process improvement," said Mark A. Cleveland, TMI Executive Vice President. "We proved our common sense approach delivers uncommon results." TMI is a fourteen-year old company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in Brentwood, Tennessee and Wilmington, Ohio. Established in 1955, CRST International Inc. and its subsidiaries, including CRST Van Expedited, is the number one expedited freight transportation company with team drivers and coast-to-coast expedited service. CRST Flatbed is a major player in the almost four billion dollar flatbed segment. Headquartered in Cedar Rapids Iowa and Birmingham Alabama, the organization has over 2800 trucks and 3600 trailers, operating an extensive network of company and "partner" agent terminals throughout the US. Employing more than 2800 people, and contracting with over 1500 independent contractors, CRST moves everything from paper to industrial equipment and specialized heavy loads, focusing on safety, driver retention, cost effective technology and value-added service to maintain its leadership position in the industry. For more information visit www.crst.com |
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