High fuel costs and economic pressures force fleets to find most effective means to reduce operating costs.

Paragon Software Systems, Inc, a niche software company focused on vehicle routing and scheduling, today announced that continued expansion in the U.S. market is bringing its advanced solution to a growing number of companies. New sales of Paragon systems increased 63 percent in 2010 and 81 percent to date.

“Our performance over the last 24 months has been very strong,” stated William Salter, CEO of Paragon Software Systems. “We had a record breaking year of sales in the U.S. in 2011 and in the rest of the world as well. Our customers are telling us that it is not just the rising cost of fuel and overall economic pressures that are forcing them to look at the best ways to reduce operating costs, but they are also being asked to significantly improve their service offerings. We are pleased that more and more companies are realizing that Paragon has the tools they need to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as customer service.”

In the last two years Paragon has installed its routing and scheduling system for a wide range of U.S. manufacturing, retail and food distributors, including Heritage Environmental Services, The Dufresne Group, Pizza Wholesale of Lexington, Inc, Rogers Communications, General Air, and McEntire Produce. These leading distributors join companies including Toyota Material Handling, Ryder Integrated Logistics, Georges, Inc, Hagopian Cleaning Services, Spirit Delivery & Distribution, CEVA Logistics and Martin-Brower in utilizing Paragon Software Systems for their routing and scheduling needs.

Paragon’s routing, scheduling and transportation optimization software solutions have been proven to cut costs and improve efficiency across a wide range of industry sectors and operation types. Paragon’s configurable software includes functionality for daily route planning, strategic analysis and modeling, fixed route management, and home delivery scheduling.

William Salter, Managing Director of Paragon Software Systems, leading routing and scheduling software provider