Orbcomm acquires Blue Tree Systems

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ROCHELLE PARK, NJ – Orbcomm is acquiring Blue Tree Systems, a provider of transportation management systems. Blue Tree is said to have 300 customers from North America to Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

The acquisition adds in-cab and refrigerated fleet systems – as well as distribution channels in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa – to the  Orbcomm portfolio, which is remotely tracks, monitors, and controls fixed and mobile assets. Orbcomm customers include Original Equipment Manufacturers, and partners in transportation, supply chain, warehousing and inventory, heavy equipment, maritime, natural resources, and government.

“Combined with our acquisition of inthinc in June, Blue Tree enables Orbcomm to provide the most complete transportation solution offering covering nearly every asset class – from in-cab to fleet vehicles to refrigerated assets to dry vans,” said Marc Eisenberg, Orbcomm’s Chief Executive Officer.

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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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