PST to demonstrate iTrakForce at Annual Rail Crew Forum
May 6, 2008- PST will present their latest release of iTrakForce, an employee management system for non-operating employees, at the annual Rail Crew Forum in Las Vegas during the first week of May.
iTrakForce is PST's newest rail management platform designed to manage the complex rules of maintenance of way employees. "In the complex world of railroading, iTrakForce makes managing thousands of employees, their qualifications, hundreds of union rules, and complex seniority rules much easier," says Julian Caldwell, Vice President for PST. "iTrakForce offers larger railroads an excellent solution for their mechanical, clerical and engineer departments."
If you would like to see how iTrakForce can help you and your organizationt, please contact us for a demonstration today.
PST offers new Short Line and Regional Railroad Crew Management and Timekeeping Solution
April 20, 2008- PST is excited to bring their 20 years of crew management and timekeeping expertise to the short line and regional markets in 2008. PST has been developing its latest solution iTrakForce for the regional and shortline markets and expects to have the product available toward the end of 2008.
The new product line will assist smaller railroads in managing their time and attendance, certifications, and leave management. "Moving into this booming market, is great for our organization. Our existing solution suite is already paying dividends to our existing Class II and Class III railroads allowing many of our customers to do much more with fewer resources," says Julian Caldwell, Vice President for PS Technology. "We have been spending a great deal of time with the smaller railroads, buiding our understanding of the challenges they face and we feel we are on the right track for a product that will fit this market nicely."
If you are thinking about removing the manual processes that have become cumbersome to your railroad, please give us a call or a quick email.
SEPTA Installs Phase I of PST's Crew Management and Timekeeping Solution
April 14, 2008- The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) installed the first phase of PST's Crew Management and Timekeeping System for transit railroads. PS Technology is working with SEPTA to install the client-server version of our Crew Management and Timekeeping solution. (Read More)
PST Sponsors ASLRRA Digital Cafe in San Antonio
PST will be hosting this years ASLRRA's digital cafe at the 2008 ASLRRA National Convention.
Empowerment Through Simplicity
For nearly two decades PS Technology's crew management systems have powered the largest railroads in North America and Canada. Our crew management and timekeeping solutions have been used to manage day-to-day operations of over 100,000 employees that run, maintain and support rail operations across more than 122,000 miles of rail. Our client list includes Class I, Regional Railroads, Shortline Railroads, and Public Transit Systems. We have a product to fit each market.
PST has a rich history in managing engineers and conductors in the rail industry. In an industry with complex union agreements and demanding regulatory requirements, keeping trains running on time in a cost effective manner is a real challenge. Management of seniorities, qualifications, union rules, job bids, vacation schedules and sick times is extremely complex, especially when the workforce is geographically dispersed and constantly on the move. Manual administration and management of these tasks lead to greatly increased operating expenses, poor decision making, and sub-par optimization of the workforce. (Read More)