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Oct 29, 2012 2:54 PM

HDA Truck Pride has signed a  multi-year joint agreement with HDX Services and GCommerce to automate the  purchase-order-to-invoice process between its members, HDA Truck Pride headquarters,  and its vendor and end-user partners.

Electronic data exchange  between all parties is a key component of HDA Truck Pride’s Information  Technology Strategy, and will lead to stronger operational efficiencies as well  as business intelligence for all partners.

“Automation of the distribution  chain, and the utilization of electronic information, is required for HDA Truck  Pride to operate in a uniform manner to compete in today’s marketplace”, states  Bill Burns, COO of HDA Truck Pride. “Having a joint solution from the two best  in class providers to our industry, GCommerce and HDX Services, provides the  necessary flexibility for HDA Truck Pride, our members, and our vendor and  end-user partners, to achieve maximum participation and therefore efficiencies.  Our members are committed, and we are counting on the same level of commitment  from our supply chain partners.”

The joint solution is  designed to enable electronic orders, acknowledgements back with notification  of order receipt, advance ship notices to know what is in transit and to be  used as an electronic packing slip for receiving, and electronic invoices for both  central pay and direct pay vendor partners. Automation of the documents and  transactional flow amongst all four parties, distributors, HDA Truck Pride  headquarters, vendor partners and end-user partners, will provide tremendous  savings in accuracy, automation, and timeliness.