– The ability to access more accurate and timely information as part of normal workflow leads to more profitable decisions.

– Very little setup is required to get started, causing less startup trauma.

– Software upgrades are done very quickly, without the customer even knowing.

– Data backups are done automatically.

– Information can be shared from many locations

– The ongoing cost of ownership transfers to the ASP, including costs of upgrades, costs of installation and maintenance and the cost of what would otherwise be your internal IT support.

– There is a shorter learning curve.

– Given an Internet connection, you can convert sales staff, dispatchers, and even drivers to knowledge workers, from disparate locations.

– You can establish a clear growth path.

– There is access to industry experts on operations, accounting, tax issues, fuel management, and so forth.