~~UNITED STATES~~ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION~~ ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~CURRENT~~Current ~~REPORT~~ Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of The~~ ~~Securities Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934~~

~~Date~~The ofSecurities ~~Report~~Exchange ~~(Date~~Act of ~~earliest event~~ ~~reported): August 22, 2006~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2006

@Road, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	~~000-31511~~	94000-~~3209170~~31511	94-3209170
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)	Identification No.)

47071 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538

(Address of principal executive offices,) ~~including~~(Zip ~~zip~~ code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 510-668-1638

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~o Soliciting~~ITEM ~~material~~8.01 ~~pursuant~~OTHER ~~to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~EVENTS.~~14a-12)~~

oOn December 10, 2006, ~~Pre-commencement~~Trimble ~~communications~~Navigation ~~pursuant~~Limited to(“Trimble”) ~~Rule 14d-2~~issued a press release announcing that Trimble and @Road, Inc. (b“@Road”) ~~under~~ had entered into a merger agreement, dated as of December 10, 2006, pursuant to which Trimble will acquire all the ~~Exchange~~outstanding ~~Act~~shares ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~@Road ~~240~~common stock for $7.~~14d-~~50 per share. @Road shareholders will receive $5.00 per share in cash and the remaining $2.50 per share in consideration will be a mixture of cash and/or Trimble common stock to be determined by Trimble prior to the vote of @Road’s stockholders on the merger. The press release (bExhibit 99.1 to this Current Report)) is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 1.01 will be filed in a separate Current Report on Form 8-K.

oADDITIONAL ~~Pre-commencement~~INFORMATION ~~communications~~ABOUT ~~pursuant~~THE toMERGER ~~Rule 13e-4(c) under~~AND ~~the Exchange~~WHERE ~~Act~~TO ~~(17~~FIND ~~CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~IT

~~Section~~Trimble 1and @Road intend to file with the SEC a prospectus/proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed acquisition of @Road by Trimble pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Trimble, Roadrunner Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned ~~Registrant~~subsidiary of Trimble, and @Road. The prospectus/proxy statement will be mailed to the stockholders of @Road. Investors and security holders of @Road are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement and the other relevant materials, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, when they become available because they will contain important information about Trimble, @Road and the proposed merger. The prospectus/proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Trimble or @Road with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s ~~Business~~web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and ~~Operations~~security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Trimble by contacting Trimble Investor Relations, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085, (408) 481-7838. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by @Road by contacting @Road Investor Relations, 47071 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, California 94538, (510) 870-1317. Investors and security holders of @Road are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement and the other relevant materials, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger.

~~Item~~Trimble, 1Steven Berglund, Trimble’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Trimble’s other directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of @Road stockholders in connection with the proposed merger.01 ~~Entry~~Investors and ~~into~~security aholders ~~Material~~may ~~Definitive~~obtain ~~Agreement~~more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Mr. Berglund and Trimble’s other directors and executive officers in the solicitation by reading the prospectus/proxy statement when it becomes available.

~~On August~~@Road, 22Krish Panu, ~~2006~~@Road’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and @Road’s other directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the ~~Board~~solicitation of proxies ~~Directors~~ of @Road, ~~Inc.~~stockholders (in connection with the ~~“Company”)~~proposed ~~approved~~merger. Such ~~new~~individuals ~~annual~~may ~~base~~have ~~salaries~~interests in the proposed merger, ~~granted~~including ~~stock~~as a result of holding options or shares of @Road common stock. Investors and ~~determined~~security ~~target~~holders ~~performance-based~~may ~~bonuses~~obtain bymore ~~which~~detailed ~~compensation~~information toregarding ~~some~~the names, affiliations and interests of ~~the~~Mr. ~~Company~~Panu and @Road’s ~~executive~~ ~~officers~~other ~~will~~directors beand ~~determined~~executive ~~with~~officers ~~respect~~in to the solicitation ~~period~~by ~~from~~reading ~~October 1,~~the ~~2006~~prospectus/proxy ~~through~~statement ~~September~~when ~~30,~~it ~~2007~~becomes available.

~~Below are summaries of the changed compensation packages for certain executive officers:~~2

Name and Title	Annual Salary		Stock Options(1)	Performance Bonus Target(2)
Krish Panu Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President	$	350,000	80,000	$	300,000
Michael Martini Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President	$	250,000	50,000	$	150,000
Thomas Allen Executive Vice President, Service Delivery and Systems	$	240,000	20,000	$	150,000
Michael Walker Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President	$	230,000	20,000	$	150,000
Leo Jolicoeur Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President	$	250,000	50,000	$	150,000

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~(1) The~~Item ~~stock options are for shares of the Company’s common stock with a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value on August 23, 2006, or $4~~9.~~40. Each~~01 ~~option~~Financial ~~will~~Statements ~~vest~~and ~~over a 36 month period, such that 1/36th of the total shares subject to the option grant will vest on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date of August 22, 2006~~Exhibits.

(2d) ~~The performance bonuses are to be paid quarterly based on the attainment of personal and Company performance objectives~~ Exhibits.

299.1 Press Release dated as of December 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Trimble Navigation Limited with the SEC on December 11, 2006).

~~SIGNATURES~~3

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURES

		@Road, Inc.
		(Registrant)
Date: August 25, 2006	By:	/s/ Krish Panu
		Krish Panu
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	@Road, Inc.
	(Registrant)


Date: December 11, 2006	By:	/s/ Michael Martini
		Michael Martini
		Chief Financial Officer

Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated as of December 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Trimble Navigation Limited with the SEC on December 11, 2006).

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