NexTraq Named as Finalist in 2013 American Business Awards

ATLANTA - May 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Atlanta, Georgia – NexTraq® was named a Finalist today in the Company of the Year category in The 2013 American Business Awards, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie® Award winner in the program.

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

The American Business Awards will be presented at two awards events: the ABA's traditional banquet on Monday, June 17 – in Chicago for the first time, after 10 years in New York; and the new product & technology awards event on Monday, September 16 in San Francisco.

More than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. NexTraq is nominated in the Company of the Year category for Computer Software.

Since the beginning of 2012, NexTraq has focused on its commitment to customer service and providing industry-leading advances in the telematics industry. This focus and dedication resulted in multiple new partnerships and offerings, as well as doubling its employees and office space while increasing subscriber growth by more than 60 percent. NexTraq’s dedicated approach to product enhancements through software and hardware improvements along with partnerships has enabled the company to expand its product offering, introducing multiple industry leading advances, including the NexTraq Connect™ mobile app, the NexTraq Job Schedule Board and NexTraq DriveGuard™.

Mike Scarbrough, CEO of NexTraq, said, “We are honored to be recognized as a finalist in The American Business Awards, and extend our appreciation to the judges for acknowledging NexTraq’s accomplishments. This recognition is a true testament of the hard work and dedication that has led to the success and growth of our company.”

Finalists were chosen by more than 140 business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  More than 150 members of nine specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place May 13 - 24.  

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.    

About NexTraq

Established in 2000, NexTraq® provides the most advanced GPS fleet tracking and fleet management technology in the telematics industry.  NexTraq offers an innovative and cost-effective solution that helps service and distribution businesses efficiently manage their day-to-day fleet related activities while reducing operational costs and increasing revenue.  Based in Atlanta, NexTraq customers achieve ROI in as little as one month.  For more information, please visit www.nextraq.com.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  A fifth program, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, will debut this year.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2013 American Business Awards include the Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, Experian, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, and SoftPro.