Trimble’s transportation group struggling with ELDs but has a strategy on software sales

The transportation segment at Trimble, which includes its transportation management system offerings and its ELD product, had a tough first quarter.

In releasing the company’s earnings, Trimble said its transportation segment produced revenue of $170.6 million, down 10% from the first quarter of 2019. Organic revenue was down 10%, with minor changes coming from foreign exchange and M&A activities. Operating income was $16.9 million, down from $31.2 million in the first quarter of last year.

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Trimble tackles work zone safety with reduced speed alerts

Work zone safety

More than 18,000 work zone crashes a year involve tractor-trailer trucks. Many times, the reason is the sudden nature of slowing traffic as the trucks approach a work zone, leaving the truck drivers without enough room to safely slow or stop their vehicles. According to data from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, there were 672 fatal crashes in work zones in 2018, with 203 of them involving a truck.

Trimble, in partnership with Purdue University, is out to change these...

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