Lorries shedding their load and vehicles jack-knifing on motorways causing horrific damage, loss of life and daylong disruption. These grim images used to be not infrequently seen on TV news and newspaper front pages. Trailer tracking technology has been key to vehicle load safety without compromising ontime delivery.
Thankfully, sudden loss of control of a trailer is now a rare event indeed, as advanced types of vehicle tracking systems can connect and integrate load safety and security monitoring into realtime management feedback reports.
Telematics, also known as ICT or Information and Communications Technology, is the science of sending, receiving and storing information via telecommunication devices, including GPS integrated with computers and mobile technology, and most associated with fleet tracking within large scale automotive operations.
Whilst GPS vehicle tracking systems pinpoint key location and fast response, trailer tracking will include load security through the use of motion sensors and door monitoring. Data is collected from the trailer every 20-seconds for precise measurement of hours used and distances travelled. Fleet operators of chilled or frozen distribution can also constantly monitor temperature by independent probes or directly connected recorders. Location-based reporting is also available daily, weekly or monthly, even when the trailer is not in operation.
Load capability has expanded and it is estimated that for every HGV there are now three trailers but until recently, telematics application was split between trailer tracking and vehicle based systems. Advances in commercial vehicle tracking now provide the same important management reporting for the trailer load that has long been available for the vehicle itself.
A Fleet Director can also have access to data which relays live visibility of trailer hours and ancillary equipment monitoring, for planning and managing servicing and compliance.
Use of a vehicle tracking device has been clearly shown to significantly help drive down fleet-expenditure. Installing trailer tracking to supply utilisation reporting is a further opportunity for fleet cost reduction, especially during the ongoing, economic climate when cost saving is of critical concern to equal vehicle safety and security.
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Car theft is one of the major crimes that is getting worse year after year. In times like these a real time vehicle tracking device constantly transmits a signal so that you can trace its location any time of the day or night. It sends you an alarm signal when somebody tries to start your car.
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