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Press Release: September 10, 2007

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Kelly, Media Relations
Phone: 609-252-8160
E-mail:kelly@alk.com
Fax: 609-252-8166

 

PC*MILER|Rail 14 Determines Mileage for Fuel Surcharge Calculations
ALK Continues Evolution of First Rail Routing Mileage and Mapping Software

Princeton, NJ – September 10, 2007 – ALK Technologies, Inc. today announced the release of PC*MILER|Rail 14, the latest version of the rail industry’s essential routing, mileage and mapping software. ALK’s flagship product, PC*MILER, was individually selected by each of the North American Class I railroads to implement mileage based fuel surcharges as a result of the recent Surface Transportation Board (STB) mandate.

For over 26 years, ALK has used PC*MILER technology in many traffic diversion studies, and a variety of costing applications. PC*MILER|Rail affords new functionality to meet the changing needs of the transportation community. PC*MILER|Rail 14 includes 240,000-miles of North American rail lines with 49,320 freight stations on 701 railroads, and more than 3,400 unique junction interchanges plus enhanced interline routing.

Other features include:

  • AutoRouter or Single Route Entry Mode: Customized railroad selection for simplified route entry.
  • Location Identification using: City and State, Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC), Freight Station Accounting Codes (FSAC), Eastern Railroad President’s Conference Codes (3-3-3) or Rule 260 Junction Codes (R260).
  • Custom Place Manager: Provides the ability to assign custom station or customer names to the PC*MILER|Rail database.
  • Railroad Mileage Reporting: Detailed Route Reports list railroad mileage in addition to via points and major cities with leg and cumulative mileage.
  • Non-rail freight stations include off-rail network stations serviced by truck and/or ferry allows users to run routes to and from these stations.
  • Railroad Map Framing allows users to select a railroad from the station pick list in the Railroad Display Control dialog box to locate and frame the railroad on the map.

Two supplemental connectivity products enhance the utility of PC*MILER|Rail 14. The first, PC*MILER|Rail-Connect, seamlessly interfaces PC*MILER|Rail routes, mileage and reports with all leading transportation and logistics management software systems. Within other software applications, users can calculate mileage for an origin/destination pair of locations with intermediate stop-off points, display PC*MILER|Rail maps, run state-by-state mileage breakdowns and generate detailed station reports.

The PC*MILER|Rail-Connect Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is designed to fulfill all the routing and mileage reporting needs of custom development applications, such as Visual Basic and Borland C++ based applications. It also enables users to easily access PC*MILER|Rail mileage information and mapping functions from within Microsoft Office Excel.

The second product, PC*MILER|BatchPro, enables users to automatically summarize empty, loaded, and total mileages by equipment ID, railroad, or state and province for a large number of rail movements. Users can process large volumes of origin-destination locations using a variety of geographic codes (identifiers) including city/state names, SPLC’s, FSAC’s, ERPC’s (3-3-3s) and R260 junction codes. For more information, visit www.alk.com/rail.

About ALK Technologies
ALK Technologies, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, was founded in 1979 by Princeton University professor Dr. Alain Kornhauser, who still provides strategic leadership. ALK recognized the power of information technology early and has consistently developed inventive, practical transportation applications that provide customers a competitive edge, increased efficiency and bottom line benefits. ALK helps companies and individuals understand and harness the relentlessly evolving technologies reshaping the competitive transportation landscape.

More than 21,000 companies use ALK’s PC*MILER Solutions including ninety of the “Top 100” motor carriers, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ALK provides consulting, customized information systems and packaged software solutions.

Visit www.alk.com for more information.

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