ALSO CALLED: TMS, Transportation Management Systems, Fleet Management Systems, and Transportation Systems
DEFINITION: Software for managing transportation operations of all types: shippers, airlines, bus, train, taxi, moving companies, transportation rental agencies, etc. These programs feature modules for tracking and managing every aspect of vehicle maintenance, fuel costing, routing and mapping, warehousing, communications, EDI implementations, traveler and cargo handling, carrier selection and management, accounting,  … 
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