ACS acquires Communications Development

Kelley Walkup, vice president and general manager of ACS Expedited Solutions, announces the acquisition of Communications Development. (The Trucker/Dorothy Cox)

By DOROTHY COX
The Trucker Staff

3/27/2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. or ACS, today announced it has acquired Communications Development Inc. of Maumelle, Ark., a provider of outsourced marketing, consulting and advertising services to the transportation industry.

Trish Groves of Communications Development, who now will become vice president of marketing for ACS, said the merger brings together “the best of the best” and can only benefit customers to a greater degree. Kelly Walkup, vice president and general manager for ACS Expedited Solutions, said the merger specifically will bring “better solutions, better technology” to trucking clients. Walkup is located in Nashville, Tenn., where ACS has its Expedited Solutions business.

Communications Development’s operations will be consolidated with those of ACS Expedited Solutions, providers of TripPak SERVICES, a trucking document delivery, processing, scanning and storage solution, and ACS MultiMedia Advertising. Together they will supply marketing, advertising and retention solutions “tailored to the unique needs of the long-haul haul trucking and transportation market,” stated an ACS news release.

Founded in 1990, Communications Development is an award-winning, full-service agency that manages all forms of media placement for such clients as IdleAire Technologies, National Freight Industries, and has extensive relationships with Sirius Satellite Radio. Communications Development will stay in its Arkansas location, Groves noted.

ACS is a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, and provides outsourcing and information technology solutions to commercial and government clients in healthcare, finance and other areas.