SMC³ Services Shippers Looking for Small Package Rates
Small Package Rating Functionalities are Embedded in Many of SMC³’s Products

Peachtree City, Ga. - July 1, 2004—SMC³, a leading nationwide provider of Technology Tools for Transportation®, provides shippers with small package rates, giving them the foresight needed to plan and optimize their small shipments.

Shippers are accustomed to SMC³’s LTL rating functionality, which allows them to receive rates and optimize shipments for LTL, but many shippers are just beginning to look for this same functionality for small package, especially hundredweight, shipments.

“When shippers require smaller, more frequent shipments, it’s important for them to be able to plan and optimize these shipments by receiving a small package rate early in the process,” said Jack E. Middleton, president and CEO of SMC³. “SMC³ addresses this by including small package rating functionalities in many of our products.”

SMC³’s RateWare® product is an excellent planning tool for LTL and small package shipments. The RateWare rating engine accepts the rates of major LTL carriers, large shippers who have their own tariffs and many of the industry’s base rate tariffs, including SMC³’s CzarLite®, CanadaLite and intra-Canadian rates. Standard FedEx and UPS package rates are also available at a variety of service levels (express, ground, cwt., etc.) and from all points to all points within the contiguous U.S.

The number of tariffs available through RateWare is over 4,000 and growing. These tariffs include current effective data and historical data for held rate levels, corporate bidding, auditing and analysis. With all this information at their fingertips, shippers can easily manage LTL/small package shipment costing and pricing, including carrier-specific discounts and accessorial charges, in a streamlined and efficient process.

A pricing technology leader, SMC³ serves over 1,000 carrier and shipper members as well as more than 5,000 customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information about SMC³’s small package rating capabilities, visit www.smc3.com, call 800.845.8090 or email sales@smc3.com.

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About SMC³
SMC³ is a leading nationwide provider of technology tools for transportation. SMC³ enables its customers to achieve greater success in the marketplace by supplying advanced technology tools, superior data management services and smart processes that ensure the accurate and timely availability of pricing information throughout the transportation community.

SMC³ presently serves more than 5,000 customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, and is committed to remaining at the forefront of technology and pricing intelligence through a dedicated staff and partnerships in the industry. The company is headquartered in Peachtree City, Ga., and has a satellite office in Louisville, Ky.

Company keywords: Technology, Transportation, LTL, Pricing.