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American Fast Freight
American Fast Freight Uses FileMaker to Speed Up Delivery
By road, by rail, by air, land or sea -- getting freight to its
destination is demanding. Goods need to arrive on time -- every
time. No excuses -- just do it!
It's a challenge even under the best of conditions. But when the
destination's off the beaten track, the job becomes even more
imposing -- unless you have tools you can count on. Like FileMaker
Pro -- the award-winning database software application from
FileMaker Inc.!
American Fast Freight is a $60-million-a-year company that's got
shipping down to a science. For nearly two decades, this Washington
State-based firm has been serving customers all across the vast
expanse of America's Last Frontier -- the state of Alaska, and also
handles shipments to sunny Hawaii. Using every available form of
transportation - trucks, trains, planes, even steamships and ocean
barges -- American Fast Freight gets the cargo to its destination.
But the most vital tool for American Fast
Freight isn't an impressive cross-country tractor-trailer, or a
sleek ocean-going vessel.
It's a FileMaker Pro database.
The application is called 'QuoteTrack' -- because it tracks quotes!
And it greatly simplifies what used to be one of the company's most
onerous chores - preparing a quote. 'When a report comes in from a
sales representative via the web, we use QuoteTrack to move from
that initial lead all the way through the preparation of a quote,'
explains MIS Director Jeff LePage. 'When we were routing paper
through the system this used to be a rather convoluted process and
things could disappear on
people's desks. But FileMaker streamlines the whole procedure.
Using the QuoteTrack application lets us complete the quote
procedure in about a third as much time -- and there's no paper to
get lost!'
American Fast Freight uses both Macintosh and NT operating systems
at its various shipping-and-receiving points, so FileMaker's
flexibility is vital. 'Multi-platform support is very important to
us,' notes Jeff. 'We need an application that works equally well on
both operating systems.' Likewise, FileMaker's well-known ease of
use fits naturally into the
fast-moving Fast Freight scene. 'I like how easy it is to develop
with FileMaker,' continues Jeff. 'You can get something ad-hoc up
and running really fast, and it can be a quality tool with a
minimum of labor involved.'
From Juneau to Ketchikan, from Hilo to Honolulu --- American Fast
Freight delivers. And FileMaker's essential throughout the company
-- not just for tracking quotes, but for tracking shipments -- even
storing essential customer record information. Wherever you look at
American Fast Freight, FileMaker's there - truckin' along with the
firm.
Contact information
Contact Info for Customer:Jeff LePage
MIS Director
American Fast Freight
425-251-5966
lepagej@americanfast.com
Filemaker Contact:
Kevin Mallon
Public Relations Manager
FileMaker Inc.
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com
http://www.filemaker.com
- From Juneau to Ketchikan, from Hilo to Honolulu -- American Fast Freight delivers. And FileMaker Pro, with its ease-of-use and cross-platform compatibility, is essential to American Fast Freight's success, tracking quotes, tracking shipments -- even storing essential customer record information.
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