Maximizes asset utilization and simplifies tracking of dry van and
refrigerated trailer fleets through one connected platform
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2015--
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine
(M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, and Add On Systems, Inc.
(AOS), a leading provider of real-time interfaces and applications for
truckload carriers, today announced the successful integration of
ORBCOMM’s fleet
tracking and monitoring system with the AOS’s Trailer Monitoring and
Management (TMMi) system.
ORBCOMM’s advanced platform integrates closely with AOS’s dispatch
software to provide trucking companies across North America with the
ability to capture near real-time trailer data for both refrigerated and
dry transport assets through one comprehensive system. Leveraging
ORBCOMM’s industry-leading GT 1100 dry van trailer
tracking solution and its RT 6000+ cold
chain monitoring solution, customers will have access to valuable
trailer data, including temperature, mileage, fuel levels, operational
condition, alarm events and GPS position. ORBCOMM is currently the only
company to offer two-way communications integration with the AOS
platform, providing customers with command and control over their
assets, including the ability to turn the reefer on/off, set
temperatures, control reefer profile settings, switch between continuous
and start/stop modes and clear reefer alarms remotely. The ORBCOMM
interface will enable AOS’s customers to improve the efficiency of their
business operations, optimize trailer utilization and management,
increase customer satisfaction and reduce temperature-related cargo
losses.
“Through ORBCOMM’s collaboration with Add On Systems, we can provide
trucking companies with end-to-end traceability of their trailers and
the cargo they carry, so they can be more efficient, responsive and
compliant with maintaining food safety and quality standards,” said
Christian Allred, Senior Vice President of ORBCOMM Enterprise Solutions.
“This comprehensive platform gives our customers the flexibility they
need to manage both their dry and refrigerated trailers using one system
with two-way command and control over their entire fleet.”
“ORBCOMM’s two-way integration with TMMi connects our customers
to a powerful trailer monitoring and management system that streamlines
the process of tracking their assets’ location, usage, history and
status,” said Kevin Campbell, Vice President of Add On Systems, Inc.
“The system’s robust event capturing and reporting technologies ensure
that the carrier’s operations team has the insight they need to reduce
tractor-to-trailer ratios, more efficiently manage trailer pools,
maintain the integrity and security of a customer’s freight and provide
accurate detention times.”
“The ORBCOMM interface with TMMi speeds the delivery of critical
data, alarms and alerts from our trailers to our driver support staff so
we can quickly take action if needed to provide the highest level of
service and dependability to our customers,” said Andy Morris, Vice
President of Information Services for KLLM Transport Services, LLC. “All
of our customers’ shipments are temperature and/or time-sensitive, which
makes it extremely important to have real-time information about our
fleet where and when we need it, which in turn helps KLLM optimize
trailer utilization and lower operating costs.”
About ORBCOMM Inc.
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine
(M2M) communication solutions and the only commercial satellite
network dedicated to M2M. ORBCOMM’s unique combination of global
satellite, cellular and dual-mode network connectivity, hardware, web
reporting applications and software is the M2M industry’s most complete
service offering. Our solutions are designed to remotely track, monitor,
and control fixed and mobile assets in core vertical markets including
transportation & distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets,
oil & gas, maritime, mining and government.
With nearly 20 years of innovation and expertise in M2M, ORBCOMM has
more than 1.3 million subscribers with a diverse customer base including
premier OEMs such as Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi
Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., John Deere, Komatsu Ltd., and Volvo
Construction Equipment, as well as end-to-end solutions customers such
as C&S Wholesale, Canadian National Railways, CR England, Hub Group,
KLLM Transport Services, Marten Transport, Swift Transportation, Target,
Tropicana, Tyson Foods, Walmart and Werner Enterprises. For more
information, visit www.orbcomm.com.
About Add On Systems, Inc.
Add On Systems has been an iSeries developer of add-on software, for
almost 23 years, for truckload carriers who operate an iSeries platform
Transportation Management System. AOS started by developing vendor
interfaces to the iSeries TMS and modifying and supporting custom
enhancements. Today AOS provides dozens of high quality add-on modules
that enhance a carrier’s TMS operational efficiency and profitability.
Over 50% of the top 100 truckload carriers use an Add On Systems
software module. For more information, visit www.addonsystems.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements discussed in this press release constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future
events and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not
historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including those
concerning the Company’s expectations, are subject to known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results, projected, expected or implied by the
forward-looking statements, some of which are beyond the Company’s
control, that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or
achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. In addition, specific consideration should
be given to various factors described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors”
and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and other documents,
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking
statements or cautionary factors, except as required by law.
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