Carlson Software offers highly-technical mining software that allows for efficient operation and design of mines around the globe. Machine control solutions allow companies to reduce idle time, increase production rates, and lower costs. This results in increased efficiency and lower costs. Carlson Software is the leading provider of coal mine software in the United States and increasingly around the world. Carlson Mining modules are built on top of AutoCAD®, and include IntelliCAD®. As mine managers seek to improve productivity, track materials accurately, and increase safety on the site, they have increased their use of Carlson machine control software, such as TruckPro, Carlson Grade, and Fleet Manager Office. Although coal is the most important commodity in the U.S., Carlson Mining applications, such as Carlson Machine Control, extend beyond coal to include limestone, clay, phosphate, and all manners of sedimentary deposits. Block modeling has been simplified.