International Asset Systems (IAS), the global leader in services and technology for asset management within the transport industry, has announced that DispatchManager, its widely deployed drayage management service, is now fully integration-enabled to support the intermodal trucking community. By adding trucking company-facing EDI capabilities to its transport work order processing functionality, DispatchManager increases dispatch efficiency, improves invoice accuracy and accelerates drayage payments for its trucking customers.

Since its launch in 2008, IAS DispatchManager has become the leading web portal for trucking companies to accept, reject, amend and invoice work orders from originators of intermodal drayage. DispatchManager enables intermodal companies to manage the entire dispatch process online including automatic electronic documentation, work order generation and assessorial resolution. Trucking companies are also able to submit invoices electronically, reducing errors and eliminating paperwork.

DispatchManager's new capabilities automate and integrate drayage workflow to trucking companies with in-house systems. DispatchManager integration eliminates re-keying of work order data into multiple systems, and enables trucking companies to leverage IAS' existing connections to all of their customers in order to process, update and invoice drayage moves. IAS rapidly establishes connectivity using proven integration experts that specialize in establishing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) connections, and supports DispatchManager 24/7 to the most stringent service levels in the industry.

'Whether trucking companies use the web portal'DispatchManager DRAY''or utilize the new integration capabilities'DispatchManager ENVOY''they transform the phone- and fax-disparate system-dominated world of work order dispatching into an automated process', noted Brian Shultz, IAS vice president of sales, 'allowing for vast improvements in operating efficiency and cash flow.'

Trucking companies can begin with DispatchManager DRAY, which offers free use of the web site for low volumes. As volumes grow, or based on EDI capabilities, trucking companies can integrate seamlessly with DispatchManager ENVOY. IAS provides standardized EDI message sets and a thorough testing process. DispatchManager ENVOY is available for a modest monthly fee with no volume limitations. The IAS Client Services team guides trucking companies through the set-up process'including training, file testing and 24/7 support'so that they can be quickly be benefiting from DispatchManager.