Document Imaging Trend Report — Transportation Sector

The Transportation sector provides significant opportunities for Document Imaging software and hardware including document scanners as this market is currently paper driven and prospects are looking for ways to improve their existing manual processes.

Many transportation companies are faced with economic issues. The price of gas alone is having a serious impact on many of these organizations whose businesses are highly dependent on gasoline. These organizations are seeking to achieve significant cost reductions.

The need to demonstrate regulatory compliance today spans across all vertical sectors. Transportation is not immune to this business driver. According to the November 18, 2005 issue of the Document Imaging Report "The Patriot Act, enacted post September 11, 2001, is having a serious impact on transportation companies transporting goods between the U.S. and Canada and between the U.S. and Mexico. Prior to the Patriot Act, trucks were allowed to pass through these borders by providing documents on only the highest value items in the delivery. The rest of the data regarding the shipment could be submitted up to ten days after the truck crossed. Now the Patriot Act requires all shipping information be processed 2 hours prior to crossing." This is forcing the transportation companies to seek technology that can help them expedite the processing of these paper-based shipping documents and so they can demonstrate compliance with regulatory guidelines.