Blume Connect vs ExpressNS+

Blume Connect is the supply chain app for shippers that brings your partners together to book cargo capacity and track orders, items and freight shipments worldwide. Optional shipment exception push alerts will track and trace freight, notifying you if an important order is at risk of being late or early. Download the app to receive real-time logistics visibility updates from your trading partners for all orders and shipments. Blume Connect allows you to: 1. Be the first to know when an order is later or early 2. Track orders and shipments on your mobile device 3. View all active Orders, Bookings and Shipments on your mobile device 4. Receive push alerts for at-risk shipments 5. Request new ocean bookings and repeat old bookings

ExpressNS+™ is the next generation mobile application created by Norfolk Southern to make the Ingate, Outgate, On-Terminal, and Pre-Gate procedures to our intermodal facilities easier for Intermodal Drivers. The legacy app has been migrated to a new more advanced platform with updates to the application’s user interface, improved user experience, as well as more modern and forward-looking features & integrations. Intermodal Drivers can perform the following functions using ExpressNS+™: * Submit Pre-Gate Information * Obtain Visuals of Parking & Pick up Locations * Search by Reservation Number or Equipment ID * Receive Electronic J1 Receipts * Submit Bad Order Information * Search Intermodal Equipment * Report equipment damages using camera Some immediate benefits you can expect from using ExpressNS+™ include: * Reduced Gate Time via QR Code Scanning * Streamlined Terminal Activity * Mobile Mission Management * Electronic J1 Receipts * Billing Errors and Availability Notifications * Visual Parking and Pick up Information * Unit Lookup by Reservation Number * Dispatcher Pre-Gate Entry via Web App For more information on ExpressNS+™, visit us at: www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/shipping-options/intermodal/express-ns.html