UPDATE: ATA Welcomes MacroPoint as New Featured Product Provider

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations welcomed MacroPoint, a logistics tracking software supplier, as an ATA Featured Product provider.

"The tracking and management of freight transport from point to point is critical in the daily operations of motor carriers," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "Having software that ensures every step flows efficiently and safely from dispatch to truck drivers delivering consumer goods is essential. That process can be made easier with the freight tracking software from companies like MacroPoint and we are very pleased to welcome MacroPoint as our latest ATA Featured Product provider."

"In today's highly competitive freight markets, real-time load tracking and status updates are important to carriers, shippers and brokers alike," said Glynn Spangenberg, senior vice president/general manager, MacroPoint. "MacroPoint's automated freight tracking is built to tackle those real-world challenges of carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs and shippers. We are proud to be selected as an ATA Featured Product. This designation recognizes MacroPoint as a product that will give its trucking industry customers the visibility into the location of freight they need to manage supply chains cost effectively and profitably."

MacroPoint patented freight tracking software is designed to give 3rd party visibility into load status by tracking the location of a driver's mobile phone, including flip phones, or existing in-cab ELD/GPS devices. With no hardware installation required, the completely automated system provides real-time location tracking, delivery and off-schedule monitoring, and arrival and departure event notification. The load tracking software is built to integrate with the systems today's carriers, brokers and shippers are using to manage their supply chain by providing integrated data through a long and growing list of TMS partners.

A complete list of ATA Featured Product companies is available at www.atabusinesssolutions.com or by calling 866-821-3468. For more information on MacroPoint, call 866-960-0328 or visit www.macropoint.com.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, MacroPoint designs freight monitoring and tracking solutions for shippers, brokers and 3PLs. Founded in 2011, MacroPoint's patented, automated load monitoring and tracking software provides load location visibility to third parties. The 'pay per use' solution works on any cell phone, not just smart phones, and with existing in-cab ELD/GPS tracking devices to provide real-time location monitoring and tracking, delivery monitoring, and event notifications to third parties. Integrated with a wide range of TMS systems, MacroPoint automates the entire process, eliminating the need for drivers to check in with dispatchers, and for shippers and brokers to check in with carriers. To date, nearly 300,000 drivers supporting thousands of brokers, shippers and trucking companies are MacroPoint enabled in addition to the nearly two million trucks connected to MacroPoint via in-cab ELD devices. To learn more about MacroPoint's industry leading solution for third party shipment tracking, call 866-960-0328 or visit www.macropoint.com.

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward.

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