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ACS Expedited Solutions

2009-06-29 17:13:32

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DALLAS, TEXAS Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) now offers the largest truck stop scanning network in the country with more than 525 locations.

A new five-year agreement with Flying J Communications for the placement and positioning of TripPak Truck Stop SCANNING services at all participating Flying J locations moves ACS Expedited Solutions to the top of the list. The contract adds 150 new locations to ACS Expedited Solutions' current 383 locations.

"Securing this partnership with Flying J supports our mission of becoming the best and largest provider of truck stop scanning services in the country," said Kelley Walkup, division vice president and general manager for ACS Expedited Solutions.  "Once again, we're proving our commitment to creating a better bottom line for drivers and carriers."

"Flying J is listed among the top 20 private companies in America and is the operator of the pre-eminent chain of quality travel plazas throughout both the USA and Canada," said Gary Barlow, CFO of Flying J Communications. "We are honored to select TripPak Truck Stop SCANNING as our partner to provide the broadest driver access to our innovative new Scan & Go Xpress product which will soon be available at the fuel desk of all participating Flying J Travel Plazas."

The Scan & Go Xpress scanning station offers an automatic document feeder for quicker scanning and an easy to use touch screen. Full-service scanning is also available by Flying J fuel desk attendants.

ACS, the recognized leader in business process improvement and IT solutions in the truckload market segment, is the leader in providing truck stop scanning and document delivery services through TripPak Truck Stop SCANNING and TripPak EXPRESS.

"Providing Flying J with TripPak Truck Stop SCANNING makes us the undisputed leader by providing the largest truck stop scanning network available to drivers and carriers." said Walkup. 

TripPak Truck Stop SCANNING is the 100 percent imaging solution for outsourced scanning.  Through the Capture AnyWare approach, carriers can utilize one, all, or a combination of the following submission methods for receipt of their mission critical documents: TripPak EXPRESSÒ delivery, terminal scanning, fax, email, in-cab, or full service truck stop scanning.  With the scanning options offered by ACS, companies can have delivery of trip documents within minutes.

ACS touches millions of people's lives every day. Each year, ACS makes moving people and products around the world easier by processing approximately 260 million travel transactions for 12 major passenger airlines; by utilizing the largest truck stop scanning network in the country ACS helps more than 900 trucking companies make deliveries, including 8 of the top 10 carriers representing more than 13 million truckloads annually; and processing two million documents every day for a worldwide shipping and logistics leader. Whether it's helping consumers make airline reservations, purchase hotel and vacation packages or assisting companies in managing their accounts, providing customer support or streamlining planning and scheduling, ACS keeps the world moving.

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 70,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com/.