Command Alkon, Trimble Mobile Solutions & McNeilus Truck Strategic Partnership

Command Alkon is aligned in a strategic partnership agreement between itself, Trimble Mobile Solutions and McNeilus Companies, Inc. Through this partnership Trimble Mobile Solutions will provide fleet tracking products and services to the construction materials industry via their GPS, wireless and truck sensor technologies.  McNeilus Companies will remain the leading ready mix truck supplier that integrates Trimble technologies into their trucks.  Command Alkon will remain the leading OEM supplier of batch control products in McNeilus batch plants.

This agreement protects current Command Alkon signaling customers by resolving the patent issues regarding Auto-Status technology between Trimble, Command Alkon and the McNeilus Companies and provides for continued product growth and technological advancements.  This means that current Command Alkon fleet tracking customers’ investments are protected.  Command Alkon will continue to support its products and looks forward to working with Trimble and McNeilus to bring new technologies to the ready mixed, concrete, aggregate and asphalt producer.

Trimble Mobile Solutions is a leading provider of mobile resource management solutions that integrate real-time vehicle and driver information with location and time data to provide fleet owners with reliable control and optimized fleet performance.  Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Trimble has more than 2,000 employees in more than 20 countries worldwide.

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE:OSK], is a leading manufacturer of concrete mixers and concrete batch plants.  Its headquarters are in Dodge Center, Minnesota and they employ approximately 1600 people.