The distribution and logistics industries are directly dependent on meeting schedules. That is why we present 16 functionalities that can make your daily work easier when you implement a GPS tracking system. We will share with you interesting information about GPS tracking and vehicle control, interesting for companies operating in the “Distribution and Logistics” industry.

With the right selection of GPS functionalities, you will easily achieve:

  • reducing transportation costs;
  • shortening the time for order fulfillment;
  • improving your customer service;

16 functionalities that you can benefit from with a GPS tracking system, especially in the fields of distribution and logistics

  1. Real-time positioning of the vehicle on a geographic map – accurate information about location, routes, speed, direction of movement, regardless of the territory (country) in which the motor vehicle (Vehicle) is moving;
  2. Introduction of customer sites on a geographic map with the ability to report the exact time of arrival of the vehicle at the customer site, duration of stay and time of departure;
  3. Fuel control of vehicles with information about fuel consumption litres per 100 km.;
  4. Restrictive rules and automated alarms for speed, home location of the vehicle;
  5. Panic button through which the driver can signal danger to him and/or the goods he is transporting;
  6. Connection to a tachograph and the ability to read information from it;
  7. Safe driving assistant, which warns the driver of dangers in the road situation and transmits information to the office about the level of safe driving of each driver.
  8. Remote engine shutdown – turning off the engine in order to prevent theft of goods, the vehicle itself or other types of misuse;
  9. Connection to CAN/OBDII and reading various information from the vehicle’s on-board computer such as mileage, fuel consumption, speed and many others;
  10. Driver identification with RFID cards or chips, which allows the driver who is driving the vehicle to be known.
  11. Immobilizer or the ability to start the engine only by an authorized person, which prevents the use of the vehicle by malicious persons or theft;
  12. Tire administration, which allows monitoring the mileage of a set of tires, which vehicle they are currently on, what is the mileage traveled with them, how many kilometers remain until reaching the mileage for their scrapping, as well as a complete history of tire sets.
  13. Door sensors – additional control over the opening and closing of the doors of the cargo area of ​​the vehicle in order to prevent abuse and unloading of goods in unauthorized places;
  14. Temperature sensors – especially useful for refrigerated and other types of trucks transporting goods that require maintenance of a certain temperature range. They allow strict control over the degrees in the cargo area.
  15. Two-way communication with the driver – allows you to send tasks or addresses for the driver to visit and report on the completion of tasks and visiting addresses, as well as navigate to them;
  16. Specialized automatic reports with objective information about the operation of vehicles with information on mileage, fuel, speed, routes, breaks.

At VEM Technology, we strive to constantly improve our products and services. Take advantage of VEM Technology’s starter service and upgrade with the functionalities you need to optimize your fleet costs, regardless of whether you work in the field of distribution and logistics.