Sterling, Massachusetts; (January 18, 2005)

Transportation Resources, Inc, Sterling, Massachusetts announced today that it has become a QuickBooks Professional Developer and integrates the TRI's Freight Management Software directly to QuickBooks.  The added flexibility allows current and future clients to maintain a complete turn-key operation from dispatch to cash receipts and financial statements.

QuickBooks: Premier Accountant Edition 2005 contains bookkeeping, write-up, and financial reporting tools designed to help professional accountants deliver client service more efficiently.  Includes advanced accounting modules such as a Financial Statement Designer offering unlimited customization, Working Trial Balance, and Fixed Asset Manager.

"Small businesses have varying business needs, and many use software such as the Transportation Resources Freight Management Systems in addition to QuickBooks Financial Management Software to manage their finances,” said Ed Schaffer, business leader of the Intuit Developer Network. “By working together, Intuit and companies like Transportation Resources, Inc. are helping small businesses get the most out of their software in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.”

“The Intuit Developer Network strives to help the best and brightest developers solve the business management challenges small business owners face every day,” said Ed Schaffer, business leader of the Intuit Developer Network. “We are pleased to be able to work with innovators like [Transportation Resources, Inc.  to offer small businesses specialized applications that will work with the QuickBooks Financial Management Software products. The data integration with TRI's Freight Management Software and the QuickBooks products is an example of how increased efficiencies in managing financial data can give business owners more time to oversee other parts of their business.” 

"Today there are more than 12 million small businesses currently using computers in the U.S. (TowerGroup, 2001). Nearly three million small businesses use QuickBooks and 80 percent of those want QuickBooks to integrate with their other software and devices (QuickBooks 2000 User Study)," said Robert McKay Jones, President of Transportation Resources, Inc. "Transportation Resources addresses the needs of the small businesses in the transportation marketplace including trucking, warehousing, brokerage, freight forwarding, air freight, record storage, small package and home delivery."

"Our applications will now be branded with not only our logo but also the designed for QuickBooks logo as well." Robert Jones added.

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