With this agreement, Cancom will have exclusive rights to offer the Vantage trailer tracking system to trucking segments in Canada. Cancom Tracking Solutions will market and deliver the Vantage trailer tracking product to motor carriers, adding to the mobile communications solutions currently offered by Cancom to the Canadian transportation industry.

The Vantage solution will enable Cancom to offer its carriers the ability to better manage the productivity and efficiency of their trailer assets by linking critical trailer location and status data directly to the carriers' fleet management and logistics systems via ORBCOMM's LEO satellite network.

"Cancom is the leading supplier of mobile communications solutions to Canadian carriers," said Don Thoma, General Manager of Vantage Tracking Solutions. "Using the Vantage system, Canadian carriers can stay in touch with their assets to improve efficiency and lower operating costs. We are excited that Canadian carriers will benefit from Cancom's mobile communications expertise and derive the many benefits of a total trailer tracking solution."

"We are thrilled to bring the latest in cost-effective global communications technology to Canada," said Mike Ham, Vice President of Cancom Tracking Solutions. "We have been working tirelessly with Vantage Tracking Solutions to ensure development of a comprehensive, value-driven trailer management solution that meets the needs of our clients and the Canadian market."

"Cancom has the experience and technical expertise to successfully deliver ORBCOMM services to the Canadian transportation industry, and we're excited about realizing the potential of this partnership," said Scott L. Webster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM. "The ORBCOMM satellite network is a global data communications tool that will enable Canadian carriers to better manage their fleets, regardless of location."

Vantage is a strategic business unit of ORBCOMM, chartered to design and implement trailer management solutions for motor carriers to improve trailer fleet productivity, decrease the cost of trailer ownership and enhance the value of transportation services to customers. The Vantage trailer tracking solution captures critical trailer data, communicates the data via ORBCOMM's LEO satellite network and integrates the information into the customer's fleet management systems.

Cancom (Canadian Satellite Communications Inc.) describes itself as Canada's leading expert in evaluating, selecting, integrating and implementing satellite-based solutions for business. It's Cancom Tracking Solutions division provides tracking and messaging for the Canadian trucking industry.

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