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SMC³ Announces 47th Annual Summer Meeting

Focus is on an in-depth look at the economic recovery and your business

Peachtree City, Georgia - April 25, 2002 - As the leading provider of Technology Tools for Transportation, SMC³ today announced the dates and location of its 47thAnnual Summer Meeting. The meeting, themed Negotiating the Turn: an in-depth look at the economic recovery and your business, will be held June 19-21, 2002 at the Chateau on the Lake Resort in Branson, Missouri.

The focus of this year's meeting is for the attendees to gain the knowledge they need to tackle the economic and financial challenges in their personal and professional life. "There is no doubt that the way we all make business decisions has changed over the course of the last 6 to 12 months," stated Jack E. Middleton, President and CEO of SMC³. "We've designed the meeting to equip transportation industry professionals with enlightening and innovative business solutions for the economic recovery period and beyond."

SMC³'s meeting features an exclusive half-day seminar teaching you how to gather and interpret economic indicators and utilize trend information to improve your company's bottom line. In addition, the meeting will address economic forecasts as well as trends in the logistics and legislative marketplace. Other items of interest include a spotlight on SMC³'s National Traffic Database Product (NTD); personal investing; and the annual General Rate Committee (GRC) Meeting.

Featured speakers will include such prominent leaders as John R. Bagileo, Principal at the Law Firm of John R. Bagileo; Wayne O. Burkes, Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman; Bob Costello, Chief Economist & VP, American Trucking Associations; Jim Foster, Vice President, Trusco Capital Management;Mark Mayfield, Keynote Speaker; Debra Phillips, Executive Director of NASSTRAC; and Dr. Donald Ratajczak, one of the nation's leading economists.

All transportation professionals are invited to attend, however space is limited, so register early. For detailed conference information, agenda and to register, visit www.smc3.com or call Anne Williams at 770.486.5878.

Please visit our online brochure for more information and registration.

About SMC³
SMC³ is a leading nationwide provider of technology tools for transportation. The company helps shippers, carriers and logistics companies conduct business seamlessly though the maze of local, regional and national transportation networks. SMC3 presently serves over 5,000 customers throughout North America. To learn more about SMC³ and its suite of transportation software products, please visit www.smc3.com.