ELD supplier Trimble acquires Kuebix, sees big integration ahead

Jan 10, 2020 at 08:38 AM CST
Network integration appears to be the key factor driving the acquisition. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Trimble said the deal “will enable Trimble to bring together its network of private fleet and commercial carrier customers, which collectively represent more than 1.3 million commercial trucks in North America, with Kuebix’s extensive community of more than 21,000 shipping companies, creating a powerful new platform for planning, execution and freight demand-capacity matching.” One analyst contacted by FreightWaves gave a thumbs-up to the move. “I think it’s very positive,” Rob Wertheimer, a partner at Melius Research, said of the acquisition, adding that with its deep penetration into the ELD market, Trimble “actually sees a lot of where freight starts and finishes.”

Jan 10, 2020 at 08:38 AM CST

Network integration appears to be the key factor driving the acquisition. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Trimble said the deal “will enable Trimble to bring together its network of private fleet and commercial carrier customers, which collectively represent more than 1.3 million commercial trucks in North America, with Kuebix’s extensive community of more than 21,000 shipping companies, creating a powerful new platform for planning, execution and freight demand-capacity matching.” One analyst contacted by FreightWaves gave a thumbs-up to the move. “I think it’s very positive,” Rob Wertheimer, a partner at Melius Research, said of the acquisition, adding that with its deep penetration into the ELD market, Trimble “actually sees a lot of where freight starts and finishes.”