Trinity Transport selects Aljex
Aljex Software based in Middlesex, N.J., provides the transportation industry with software and business systems for third-party logistics firms and carriers.
The Trucker News Services
10/27/2008
MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Aljex Software has been selected to provide hosted operations software for Trinity Transport Inc., one of the largest third-party logistics providers (3PLs) in North America. Aljex is the industry-leading provider of hosted management software for freight brokers, 3PLs and other transportation providers.
Trinity Transport, based in Seaford, Del., serves major corporate customers and many other businesses through 58 regional offices and is ranked among the nation’s top 20 freight brokers. Founded in 1979, Trinity is the second largest employer of TIA Certified Transportation Brokers — transportation professionals who have met strict standards set by the Transportation Intermediaries Association. The company offers a broad spectrum of services to shippers, including management of truckload, reefer, flatbed, LTL and bulk shipments.
According to president and CEO Jeff Banning, Trinity had employed its own programmers to modify an earlier version of Aljex, but was ultimately unsatisfied with the proprietary product that evolved.
“I decided to get out of the software business,” Banning said.
“We went out and looked at 28 different companies that had software and we narrowed it down to three or four that we would want to go with. Aljex is the one that wound up getting the contract,” Banning explained.
“We are very excited about forming a partnership with Aljex. We are returning to them to totally support us. I think it's a good match for the company. I think we will grow from it and they will too,” Banning concluded.
“Trinity is an industry leader with a tremendous reputation for service and technology know-how. We are very proud to be associated with Trinity and pleased to be working with Jeff and all the Trinity people,” said Tom Heine, president of Aljex.
“We have set our typical fast-track implementation at Trinity, from contract signing to startup in 43 days. That included thousands of hours of customization, data imports, EDI, load board posting as well as web based and on-site training. Although a smaller company can be done within a week, a company with the size and scope of Trinity can still be done in weeks,” Heine said.
Trinity brokers in any location can now log on to Aljex and manage freight over the Internet with customized options provided specifically for Trinity by Aljex programmers. Trinity’s data will be hosted and backed up to Aljex servers hosted in three different parts of the country, providing triple redundancy.
Aljex Software based in Middlesex, N.J., provides the transportation industry with software and business systems for third-party logistics firms and carriers. Clients include freight brokers, rail inter-modal, airfreight forwarders, container draymen and logistics companies. Aljex has been perfecting smart, intuitive management solutions since 1996.