Rand McNally Updates MileMaker® and IntelliRoute® Enterprise Software Applications

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Sep 13, 2012, 09:00 ET

SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally has released the latest update to its MileMaker® and IntelliRoute® software, the commercial transportation industry's leading sources for truck-specific routing, mileages and mapping.

MileMaker, launched in 1982, is the only commercially available routing and mileage solution that features both of the trucking industry's standard mileage and routing types: Household Goods (HHG) and Practical. With IntelliRoute, users are offered a broad set of routing options that include optimized, multi-stop address to address routing, hazardous materials routing and lowest cost routing that optimizes usage of toll roads. To ensure clients achieve a strong ROI across all of their transportation management systems, Rand McNally has integrated MileMaker and IntelliRoute with more than 100 third party applications.

The majority of Fortune 500 shippers International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) agencies rely on Rand McNally for mileages and routing.

The new software release includes the following:

Updated postal codes for Canadian provinces and territories - includes 6,768 new postal codes associated with 669 unique community names. An additional 291 communities have lost postal codes and have been adjusted.
New postal codes for Mexico – representing an increase of 23% new codes since the last update.
Updated ZIP and Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC).
Toll Costs for the U.S. and Canada – including updated ferry costs, and toll road costs such as the Dulles Toll Road and Greenway in Virginia.
Overhauled Rest Areas, Weigh Stations, Service Areas, and Welcome Centers - 95 new points were added, and 25 closed facilities were removed, across the U.S. and Canada.

The software updates are available for Mainframe, AS/400, Unix and PC-based platforms of MileMaker and IntelliRoute. The next update/release is scheduled for Q1 2013.

For more information, call 1-800-641-RAND (7263) or visit randmcnally.com.

About Rand McNally – Rand McNally is the most trusted source for maps, directions, and travel content. Rand McNally's products and services include: Road travel review site bestoftheroad.com; Interactive travel referral service, tripology.com; America's #1 Road Atlas; and TripMaker® RVND™ GPS for RVers; IntelliRoute® truck-routing software and navigation devices; TruckPC and the TND™ 760 Fleet Edition mobile communication solutions for the transportation industry; and the leading geography-based educational resources for the classroom. Consumers, businesses, truckers, and educators depend upon Rand McNally to help navigate today's world. randmcnally.com

IntelliRoute, MileMaker, and Rand McNally are registered trademarks; RVND and TND are trademarks of RM Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Rand McNally.

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