2. Why is it a good time to invest in the transportation industry ?
3. Spurred by increased consumer demand and inventory
replenishment, intermodal volume for the first quarter trended
positive due in large part to growth on the domestic side, according
to the most recent Market Trends report from the Intermodal
Association of North America (IANA).
IANA reported that first quarter total intermodal loadings at
3,019,310 were up 8.4 percent year-over-year, topping the fourth
and third quarters of 2009, which were down 6.4 percent and 16.4
percent, respectively, year-over-year.
With the first quarter off to a quick start, it looks like intermodal is
poised for a strong rebound in 2010, read the Market Trends report.
Economic recovery, continued strong service levels, growing
domestic container fleets, rising fuel prices and broadening railroad
product offerings all are fueling the industry’s sharp turnaround from
the difficulties of 2009.
Future of the transportation industry
4. Intermodal Carrier Company
Drivers are dispatched to their
specific routes (dispatch
happens through a software)
Containers arrive at the port
to be shipped by Intermodal
Carrier companies
The containers are
loaded on the trucks
used by the Intermodal
Carrier companies
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Warehouse1
WalMart
Warehouse2
Safeway
Warehouse1
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Paints
Customer Delivery Locations
Intermodal carriers business process
6. • Software costs for a typical Trucking / Intermodal trucking
company are as follows:
• User Licenses: $10,000 per user x 5 user = $50,000 ( A typical
company)
• Document Scanning / per user = $10,000
• Track & Trace per user = $10,000
• Accounting Interface = $5000 / company
• EDI = $10,000 plus per transaction fee
• Mobile Integration: $ 30 per driver plus $ 5000 set up fee
• WEB Access for customers: $100 / customer
(If company has 100 customers, then the charges are $20 per customer or $2000)
• Technical Support: 20% of the total costs
• Total Estimated Costs: over $ 100,000
Software costs
7. • Cheaper SAS model where customers
pay transaction fee & a yearly fee
Software As A
Service (SAS) Model
• Mobile integration with handheld devices
using latest technologiesMobile Integration
• GPS integration providing traceability of
the trucksGPS Integration
• Integration with Accounting Packages like
Quickbooks
Accounting
Integration
TransProSoft Advantage
8. Functions TransProSoft ProfitTools TriniumTech
Operations & Customer
Service
Yes Yes Yes
Dashboard Yes Yes Yes
Dispatch Yes No No
Brokerage Yes Yes Yes
Route Manager/Optimizer Yes Limited Functionality Yes
Auto-rating Yes Yes Yes
Billing Yes Limited Functionality Limited Functionality
Settlements Yes Yes Yes
Document Imaging Yes No No
Auto-email Yes Yes No
EDI Direct Yes Yes Yes
Mobile Direct Yes Yes No
Track & Trace Yes Yes No
SAS Model Yes No No
Functionality comparisons
9. BPO Services
Software As A Service Model Integration Services
Implementation Services
SAS Model Offering
Pay per Load
Cloud Computing
Dedicated & Shared Hosting
Virtualization
Business Requirement Gathering
Project Management
Customization if necessary
Post GO-LIVE Support
BNSF (Burlington National Railways) Integration
Integration with Broker companies
EDI Integration via EDI/XML Gateway (VAN)
Accounting (Quickbooks) Integration
Mobile Integration
GPS Integration
Load Entry
Dispatch
Billing
Collections
Service offerings for the intermodal companies
10. • Mindgadget Inc. has selected ITC Infotech as its software
implementation partner.
• The Transportation and Logistics practice at ITC Infotech offers end-
to-end IT services and solutions, which create operational superiority
and strategic differentiation for customers worldwide.
• ITC’s Transportation & Logistics practice primarily focuses on freight
transportation, covering the following sub segments – Freight Rail,
Mail/ Parcel Express, Marine Freight, Trucking, Logistics (3PL) and
others like intermediaries, freight forwarders, terminal operators,
NVOCCs, CFS/ Intermodal Terminal Operators, etc.
• ITC Infotech’s Transportation & Logistics practice is strongly aligned
with various technology Centers of Excellence (CoEs), namely
Mainframe technologies, emerging technologies like Java and .Net,
RFID and CRM.
Mindgadget -TransProSoft implementation partner
11. User Licenses: $10,000 per user x 5 user = $50,000 ( A typical company)
Document Scanning / per user = $10,000
Track & Trace per user = $10,000
Accounting Interface = $5000 / company
EDI = $10,000 plus per transaction fee
Mobile Integration: $ 30 per driver plus $ 5000 set up fee
WEB Access for customers: $100 per customer
Technical Support: 20% of the total costs
Software costs for a typical Trucking / Intermodal trucking company are as
follows:
Software costs for intermodal companies
14. • Customer Master
• Employee Information
• Fleet (Truck) Information
• Shipment Information
• Accounting Integration (Quickbooks)
• Communication Integration (Email, Fax, EDI, Mobile)
• Rate Configurator
• Yard Management
• Warehouse Management
• Reporting
MindGadget - TransProSoft FEATURES
15. • Mindgadget has years of domain expertise in the Intermodal
industry
• Mindgadget engineers have experience building solutions in the
Trucking & the Limousine industry
• Today’s Intermodal companies are using outdated software that
are either DOS based solutions or written in C/C++ using MFC, that’s
where Mindgadget can come in offer integrated web solutions to
Intermodal companies
Mindgadget Advantage
17. • There are over 50,000 Intermodal Trucking Companies just in the US
• Because of High Fuel Costs & Insurance Costs, the Intermodal
Trucking companies have to cut costs to stay in the business.
• Today other similar companies are charging Intermodal companies
a hefty amount that totals over $ 100,000 per customer.
• Penetration in the market through competitive pricing.
• Mindgadget & its resellers can sell the software based on User
Licenses or as a Software-As-A-Service which ever is preferred by a
customer.
• By charging a small transaction fee per load can enhance the
revenue as well.
• Mindgadget & its resellers can charge a lower yearly fee (10%) for
Technical Support
• Mindgadget & its resellers can benefit from the dedicated sales
force in the Logistics Industry and the business relationship created
over the years.
Potential Revenue (ROI)
