Category: Press

Jeff Newlin Tapped to Spearhead Sales and Marketing Functions Globally Birmingham, AL – August 17, 2021 – Command Alkon, the global leader in comprehensive supply chain technology solutions for heavy building materials suppliers, haulers, and buyers, is proud to announce the addition of Jeff Newlin to the Senior Leadership Team as Chief Revenue Officer. In…

Concrete producers face challenges each day they show up for work. It’s not always an easy feat to figure out the best way to utilize resources to reduce nonproductive truck time, improve on-time deliveries, reduce delivery costs, and ensure timely invoicing. Then there’s the dispatcher – the dispatch office is the heart of every ready…

Solution Prevents Equipment Damage, Personal Injury, Litigation, and Lost Production Birmingham, AL – February 4, 2021 – Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Libra Systems, a subsidiary of Command Alkon that specializes in Asphalt and Aggregate automation and technology solutions, are pleased to offer the Silo Safety System…

New Feature to provide Full Autostatusing, Capture Water Additions to Loads, Reduce Idle Time, and Increase Productivity in the Delivery Cycle Birmingham, AL – December 3, 2020 – Command Alkon, the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, announces new system features and hardware for our TrackIt product offering. The Delivery Cycle Monitoring (DCM) functionality enables…

Definitive Acquisition Enhances Plant Automation, Point-of-Sale, Enterprise Integration, Dispatch, and GPS Asset Management Systems and Services for Customers Birmingham, AL – November 20, 2020 – Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Libra Systems, Inc., a leader provider of automation and technology solutions for construction materials suppliers, join forces…

Winners Comprised of Birmingham Women Who Have Distinguished Themselves in Their Companies, Their Industries, and The Community Birmingham, AL – October 12, 2020 – Command Alkon, provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, announces that Emily Branum, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer at Command Alkon, was chosen as one of Birmingham…

Transaction Combines Decades of Telematics Experience Under Command Alkon Leadership Birmingham, AL – November 2, 2020 – Command Alkon, the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, announced the completion of Command Alkon’s acquisition of Trimble’s Construction Logistics business. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction combines decades of telematics experience, customer relationships, and the TrimFleet…

Transaction Expected to Bolster Command Alkon’s Telematics Solution for Heavy Work Industry  SUNNYVALE, Calif., and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 5, 2020—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Command Alkon announced today that Command Alkon, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company and leading provider of a supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trimble’s construction logistics business. The transaction…

The ability to account for your assets and equipment in your quarry is crucial to productivity, efficiency, and cost control. Efficiency is a critical competitive advantage for a small profit industry like the aggregate industry, and accounting for assets saves time and makes many processes streamlined and faster. It also helps to reduce instances of…

Accelerated Time to Market for Expanded Heavy Construction Supply Chain Platform San Francisco and Birmingham, AL – April 23, 2020 – Command Alkon, the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, announced the completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Command…