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SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally - the consummate expert on North American travel - has launched a new iPhone® app designed to make every day a new adventure. The free "Explore America" application provides snippets of unique travel content, photos and videos, destination information, a daily quiz, and more. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/randmcnally/45955/ (Photo:...
SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally today announced significant enhancements to its IntelliRoute® Software integration with TMWSuite®, and TruckMate® operations software, both from TMW Systems. In a move to bring more precise routing technology to its joint customers, this integration will allow mutual customers to access the address-to-address calculations offered in the IntelliRoute® Dock2Dock product. Rand McNally's IntelliRoute Dock2Dock software allows...
SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally's John McAvoy, Director of Engineering, has been appointed to the Global Positioning System Technology and the Designated Truck Route System Task Force by John J. Cullerton, Illinois Senate President. The task force has been appointed pursuant to Public Act 96-1370 to consider advances in and utilization of Global Positioning System technology (GPS) related to routing information for commercial vehicles. The Task Force shall submit to the...
DALLAS, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally today introduced the very latest enhancements to its award-winning line of GPS devices at the Great American Trucking Show. Built from the ground up for the over-the-road professional truck driver, the IntelliRoute® TND(TM) comes with constant updates and upgrades. Software Enhancements State-by-state mileage data reporting - This feature enables drivers to export mileage information from their IntelliRoute® TND(TM) to a spreadsheet. A...
DALLAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Rand McNally unveiled a line of accessories designed to enhance and protect GPS devices, such as the company's IntelliRoute® TND(TM) 500. The line of accessories was created to work with most GPS devices as well as other small electronics. Rand McNally's new accessory line includes: GPS Soft Case - Designed for devices with screens up to 5", this neoprene case has a secure pocket design making it easy to take the GPS in and out. GPS Hard Case -...
SKOKIE, Ill., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for summer travel, Rand McNally today launched the 87th edition of America's #1 Road Atlas, with completely updated maps and mileage data. The new 2011 edition of the Road Atlas also features the "Editor's Picks" from this year's 10th annual Best of the Road® program. Each year Rand McNally recognizes the best and most unique things to see and do, and places to stay and eat while on the road. This year's Best of the Road® trips are...
CINCINNATI, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, is showcasing its unique products that support the Transport and Logistics industry, as well as various customer applications at the National Private Trucking Council (NPTC) Conference (Booth #128) in Cincinnati, OH on April 18 - 20, 2010. NAVTEQ continues to focus on high quality navigable data...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its goal to provide the most innovative routing and navigation products for professional drivers, Rand McNally today launched the IntelliRoute® TND(TM) 700, a new truck GPS device with a 7-inch state-of-the-art high-definition screen, and enhanced software features. This new device provides greater mapping detail at each zoom level, a larger viewing screen, additional Trucker Business Tools, enhanced features and 363,000 data updates....
SKOKIE, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally, a leader in maps, navigation, and destination related content, today unveiled its recent acquisition, Tripology, on www.randmcnally.com. Tripology is the first in a series of web-based travel services being launched on www.randmcnally.com. Tripology matches on-line consumers with travel specialists, better known as Tripologists, who are destination experts in planning and booking trips, including: weddings, honeymoons, anniversaries,...
SKOKIE, Ill., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide consumers more useful and robust maps, Rand McNally is launching City Map Books, a new series of paper maps that combine cities to make trip planning in regional areas easier. The City Map Books line combines relevant city and town maps into a compact book the size of a folded map. For example, the new Colorado Front Range Cities contains individual maps of Boulder, Ft. Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and six additional towns and...
