Cold Storage Monitoring

Cold Storage Vehicle Monitoring

Client

A leading wholesale perishable foods distributor to the fast food industry located in Saudi Arabia. From its headquarters, they deliver wholesale perishable goods to the fast-food industry all over the country with 250+ delivery vehicles. The company is also engaged in operations, supply chain, production and general management.

Business Requirement

The company runs refrigerated & cold chain trucks that carry valuable and perishable cargo. To protect the refrigerated trucks and their high-value assets, effective fleet management with temperature monitoring is critical. Unfortunately, current methods for managing their trucks are often expensive, inefficient, time-consuming and ineffective. The company wanted to improve their service delivery levels to its customers by increasing driver efficiency with an effective driver management. The fleet managers must understand each truck’s location and its compliance with temperature control objectives.

Trinetra Solution

Trinetra is a web-based wireless fleet management solution for managing refrigerated, reefer and cold chain logistics trucks. Trinetra – cold chain logistics management solution provides timely information about each reefer’s location, temperature status and also triggers real-time alert notifications if temperature limit exceeds the threshold. Ongoing temperature updates are reported to the Trinetra – cold storage monitoring application server at regular intervals which enables the company to view variety of vehicle, temperature & driver management reports. Besides, Trinetra – Cold chain vehicle monitoring solution enables the company to track and monitor the real-time position, temperature and location of the refrigerated trucks online and improve driver productivity. With the help of Trinetra the company can monitor & track the trip history of vehicles and can access accurate reporting for all fleet.

Benefits

  • Accurate information on temperature of perishable & high valued goods
  • Alerts when temperature level exceeds the limit
  • Instant temperature updates to mobile & portal
  • Complete tracking of trucks & their reefers
  • Monitor & improve driver behavior
  • Information on position & status of any vehicle when required
  • Maximized productivity from the cold chain logistics

Why to have all your vehicle related information in one desired location?

vehicle monitoring system

Introduction

We were approached by a transporter running shuttle services from and to various locations, deploying a large fleet of vehicles comprising of various types. They were on the lookout for a suitable software application to improve the efficiency of their operations and the productivity of the fleet and drivers. What they needed was available in the Fleet Management software of Trinetra and it could be customised to suit the particular needs of the transport company and the shuttle services they were providing.

The Problem Outline

The Trinetra team took the briefing from the client. The client wanted to streamline operations for the timely pick up of customers at their locations, but subject to the Bus Available status as currently in the same solution, with all info in one location. They needed a way to communicate between drivers and their command centre for better coordination. The application should help in locating each vehicle in the fleet and in tracking all operations of the fleet in real-time. The Fleet Management System should also support safety training for their drivers to ensure safety of drivers and assets.

The Solution Summary

This was the fleet management application the client was searching for. It had GPS technology to track vehicle movement with differentiation for onward and return trips to improve efficiency. With Driver Behaviour real-time monitoring capability the remote fleet monitoring application would make sure that driver behaviour is proper during journey and duty hours.

The customisable fleet management software can reduce fuel cost by optimizing bus routes undertaken for the shuttle service. This also has a positive impact on maintenance costs. The client realised they could ensure vehicle security & drivers safety by implementing our automated solution. The software offered bus availability status that was required to facilitate booking, delivery and pick up service with speed and efficiency. The application also supported driver training and safety initiatives as required by the client.

Advantages of the customised application.

  • Set instant alerts for pick-up and drop-off events via GPS tech which ensures safety
  • Helps to limit speed events and harsh breaking incidents
  • Helps to monitor driver’s behaviour in real-time and record it for analysis
  • Application allows staff to visualize position of vehicles on map and helps them to respond easily and quickly to requirements.

Highlights

  • 15+ countries have implemented, with 13,000 active device count
  • Reduce fuel cost by 40%
  • 22% increase in good driver behaviour

Client testimonial

“This customised automated FMS software, has helped us to improve efficiency and profitability in our fleet operations. We now locate each vehicle on the route map and also monitor vehicle movement along with driver behaviour. Mobile app integration enables our system to automatically trigger alerts and notifications to ensure safety and timely service.
– Chief of Operations

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Automated the rental car service using Trinetra’s Fleet Management solution

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Introduction

We were approached by a car rental operator to find a solution to the pain points and challenges encountered in the rental car service being operated across the state. The operator required an automated application customised for his style of operations and to save him time and costs.
 
 
 
 
 

The Problem Outline

Our team at Trinetra were briefed on the challenges the fleet operator was facing in the present operations that had to be addressed by the application to be developed. They were as follows.

  • Car Availability status was required to facilitate booking, delivery and pick up with speed and efficiency.
  • They needed a way to communicate between drivers and the command centre via the app for better coordination.
  • Timely picking up of the customer at their location is a priority.
  • They required locating each vehicle in the fleet and tracking all operations of the fleet via the application
  • Facilitate safety training for drivers identified to ensure safety of drivers and passengers.

The Solution Summary

After our team took the briefing and all details, they deliberated on how to solve the challenges and address the pain points of the client.  We decided to customise our GPS enabled vehicle monitoring Fleet management application for the client. We had to ensure Vehicle security & Drivers safety by implementing our solution and to create awareness of the importance of Fleet management for their safety and security. The proposal presented helped the client make quick decision for implementing the FMS app with automated features.

The GPS enabled vehicle tracking app could monitor Driver Behaviour real time and thus make sure that driver is behaving properly during journey while at his job. The monitoring on various parameters not only monitored vehicles but also reduced fuel cost by optimizing vehicles’ routes during the journey. Any diversion or discrepancy can trigger an alert or notification which is automated by the FMS software. the system can also reduce maintenance costs. The software has a range of unique features that can help the car rental service or fleet owner to manage the fleet of vehicles much easier and save on time. Response to the calls of customers can be easily attended and offered the right vehicle for the ride or journey whether short or long.

Advantages of the customised fleet management application

  • Feature to set instant alerts on pick-up and drop-off events which ensures their safety via GPS tech
  • Helps to limit speed events and harsh breaking incidents
  • Helps to monitor driver’s behaviour in real-time
  • Application provided allows staff to visualize the position of vehicles on the map and it helps the team to respond easily and quickly to requirements.

Highlights

  • 15+ countries have implemented, with 13,000 active device count
  • Reduce fuel cost by 40%
  • 22% increase in good driver behaviour

Client testimonial

“Thanks to the customisation of the FMS software, our team can now not only locate each vehicle but also monitor the movement and driving conditions on route.  With mobile app integration, we co-ordinate our operations better and also can trigger alerts and notifications to ensure safe rides and timely service.

– Managing Director

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Poultry Farm Products

perishable goods vehicle tracking

The Client

The client is one of the leading poultry farms of the region belonging to the UAE. They supply their poultry products to multiple stores/retail outlets that number to around 45,000 across the region.

The Business Requirement

The client faced huge losses owing to the damage during travel of the perishable goods. Due to the drivers’ negligence, the container’s door is open during the travel, which led to the product being damaged. The client needed a reliable fleet management solution to overcome their pain points.

The Solution Implementation

The client in the poultry farm business, used to transport different types of meat to their customers. They supply to around 4,500+ customers the and travel distances may total to around 6,000 kilometres. The main problem is that food gets degraded mainly due to the opening of the door multiple times during the travel and due to temperature changes owing to the prolonged opening of the container door. Sometimes this can happen due to a technical failure in the refer truck.

Trinetra provided a solution covering all these pain points after a detailed study. It also addressed vehicle stoppages at unauthorised locations for considerable time, by providing alerts over mobile phones to stakeholders. The solution also provided multiple door sensors to monitor the opening and closing of the door and temperature sensors to monitor temperature inside the container. It is based on the preference set for meat. Breaches trigger alerts which will be sent to stakeholders and to the driver via the buzzer in the cabin, for immediate remedial action.

Benefits of the solution

  • Accurate information of vehicle’s location with time
  • Route Optimization
  • Idling alert and alerts on entry & exit at customer location
  • Unauthorized stoppage of the vehicle by driver
  • Increased safe and effective trips for the drivers
  • Temperature breach alerts and prolonged door open and close alerts

Food Products of Supply Chain Industry

Temperature Monitoring Solution

The Client

A leading food supply chain delivery businesses operating a large fleet of delivery vehicles. They serve a supply chain consisting of dealers in packaged dairy products, fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry products. Delivery points are spread out at various locations and products to get delivery in good quality and on time.

The Business Requirement

The client needed to monitor the delivery trucks, driver behaviour and guarantee rules are followed, to ensure the brand image and quality of food during delivery is guaranteed. The concerned transport manager needed a software to have complete control, 24/7 monitoring of especially refrigerated vehicles’ journey and manage its current status in transit, with help of a mobile app, using the Geo-zone and Route Management features, to ensure on time delivery, best quality and customer satisfaction.

The Solution Summary

Having analysed the requirements and pain points in detail, Trinetra came up with the solution and provided the processed food supply company with an application tailor-made to overcome all pain points and meet their requirements.

On a flexible FMS platform

Trinetra’s flexible platform helps to manage trucks and drivers during journeys in real time with current updates instantly available 24/7. With implementation, all the updates and alerts of the refrigerated truck tracking are now easily monitored by the transport managers who can quickly maintain on time delivery, maintain the quality of food and thus ensure customer satisfaction. The module is customised and made specifically, addressing the pain points and problems faced by the supply chain and its operations.

  • Easy to Manage and Monitor
  • Tailor -made and customised solution
  • Ensure customer satisfaction

Expectation based monitoring, custom based reporting

An approach for timely decision making is primarily data centric, utilising the cache harnessed by the FMS module. Transport managers do instant journey planning to ensure products are delivered on time to the right dealer or stock point. It improved truck management and its visibility by 40%. The flexible platform can provide trucks and drivers during journey with current updates. With 24/7 instant updates, instant journey planning is done, with the mobile app support, that ensure delivery on time. Unauthorized stoppage of the vehicle by driver is tracked by GPS tech that updates relevant data and inputs to management to improve productivity.

  • Data driven decision making
  • Quick Journey Planning
  • Mobile app integration & support

Outcome / Result

Ensuring the business follows an efficient delivery management strategy enabled by a robust application is the solution. It is the best way to increase fleet vehicle efficiency, reduce wastage, monitor productivity and increase profitability of operations. 

  • Ensure 99% On Time delivery of Foods
  • Ensuring 100% Customer Satisfaction level
  • Improve truck & driver management and visibility
  • Improve productivity and benefits by 20%

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Client testimonials

“After using Trinetra we were able to reduce fuel wastage and time of operations. There’s also a hidden security benefit for vehicles and drivers. Thank you for purposeful product.”

-Transport Planning Manager.

Food Distribution Industry

Fleet Management solution for Fresh food industry

The Client

The client operates in Karnataka and is a leading food products manufacturer and distributor across the south with more than 100 vehicles serving 400+ outlets across the region.

The Business Requirement

As the company serves a large region for distribution of fresh food, the main objective is to monitor the 100+ vehicles running on the field with effective fleet tracking solution. A real time alerts and notification system was required for monitoring the vehicles’ wait time at every distribution outlet or store, for those that reach the store and an advanced and comprehensive report was needed to be generated for the dispatch manager, who had to take timely decisions for the distribution system.

The Solution Implementation

The client uses 100+ vehicles for the distribution of fresh foods to their outlets or stores which are across south of India. Their vehicles had to reach the destined outlet within a particular fixed time, so as to cover all the outlets, as fresh food has to be delivered in the current time given, to avoid wastage.

The fleet management solution is needed to streamline and monitor the distribution. Trinetra provided the efficient vehicle tracking, live monitoring and the reporting system, for vehicles that spent time at a particular location, with IN and OUT time logs. The vehicles plan to cover 30 outlets per day.

So, Trinetra provided the instant alerts on vehicle entering the location and leaving it with user-friendly geozone module, followed with customised report to monitor the areas the vehicle covered in a particular trip, with distance travelled and time spent in each location accounted.

Through continuous monitoring and driver education, there’s increased visibility and better streamlining of trips. There is higher productivity for the business across south India.

With the vehicle and driver management process system in place, the client is able to utilise their vehicles to the full potential. It also provided them confidence to increase the number of outlets and vehicles, which led to business expansion to other regions and increase in revenue.

Trinetra provided the client with the powerful GPS Fleet Management solution along with exception based Geozone to avoid delay in reaching the locations by taking immediate decisions and corrective actions.

Benefits of the solution

  • Accurate information of vehicles’ distance with time.
  • Better vehicle & fleet utilization
  • Effective actions to control adhoc request from any of the outlets
  • Satisfy customer with fresh foods & on-time service
  • Increased safe and effective trips for the drivers
  • Alerts for quick business decision-making.

FMCG Industry

Client

The client is one of the largest importers and distributors of consumer goods and grocery products located in Bangalore with a fleet of 100+ vehicles, sourced from many different parts of the world.

Business Requirement

The client wants to be very active as a market leading distributor of FMCG and perishable goods in time to their customers. During transportation the products were stacked without order in the vehicle. Because of this the products got damaged. The challenge was to load up the products based on the delivery location. If the products are not loaded as per the delivery points scheduled, the despatching got delayed. The client needed an effective delivery management solution to reduce damage and dispatching time of products.

Trinetra Solution

Trinetra Wireless provided fleet and delivery management solution by suggesting to stack products based on its nature, to avoid damage caused by over-stacking. It provided the suggestion to stack solid material first and liquid items after that, so that damage can be minimised. Trinetra with geozone module also provided the suggestion of loading products based on the delivery points.

Trinetra – despatch management software also provided the route management, by which the charted route is sent to the respective dispatching unit and driver. This stacking based on delivery points gave clarity to the driver on which location gets which goods delivered first.

In case of new requirements from customers, Trinetra’s modular and scalable solution allowed the admin, to identify the nearest vehicle to the customer’s location. The customizable fleet management solution has helped the client to improve efficiency of their core business by restructuring their daily activities.

Benefits

  • Predefined route for drivers
  • Minimizing the damage to the goods
  • Stacking up goods based on delivery points
  • On-time delivery to the customer
  • Streamlined workflow
  • Reduced Operational Costs

Research Organization

The  Client

The client is a Contract Research Organization located in Vizakapattinam and is involved in offering services of drug development and discovery. They handle the drugs and the species for testing in their laboratories with 50+ research clean rooms.

Business Requirement

The client operates on a large scale, with tests conducted on the drugs and the species in the laboratories. Therefore, as a large scale contract research organization, they need to maintain the temperature and humidity of the biological specimens inside the clean rooms of the laboratories.

It is essential for the client to integrate the temperature and humidity sensors with a cold room monitoring device & software, to monitor the temperature and humidity levels in the clean rooms and also maintain them within the thresholds specified.

The Solution Implemented

Trinetra Wireless provided the cold room monitoring solution, after the Trinetra team made an in-depth analysis for providing the right solution to them. Real time updates of temperature and humidity values inside the clean rooms that are adjacent to each other, were provided with a cost effective temperature monitoring solution, by integrating two temperature and humidity sensors with a single Trinetra device.

A specialized solution has been provided for clean room monitoring using Trinetra’s fleet management software with temperature. The client can set separate groups to monitor the performance of the clean rooms. This cold room monitoring system also provides quick insights as and when required, by analyzing the strategic data gathered by the monitoring devices.

The real time updates obtained from the clean room monitoring system at the laboratories increased the reliability for the company and it also ensured the safety of the lab products. Trinetra’s research laboratory temperature monitoring solution helps the company to ensure temperature and humidity values do not cross the thresholds set, which in turn avoids critical discrepancies.

Benefits of the Solution

  • Instant alerts on temperature variations of the research laboratories
  • Alerts when temperature level exceeds the limit
  • An improved clean room monitoring solution.
  • Comprehensive asset monitoring
  • Increased customer satisfaction
  • Reduced maintenance costs

Dairy Service Provider

Client

The client is a reputed dairy service provider located in Cochin supplying the processed milk to the packing stations in turn to the distribution agents located in different regions of Kerala with 50+ cold storage reefer vehicles.

Business Requirement

As the client deals with supplying processed milk to the packing stations, it has to be carried out from one place to another and its impeccable to maintain the temperature within the set threshold. The client’s requirement was to monitor the temperature and inside their delivery vehicle; along with that, they required a single sophisticated vehicle management system to monitor the parameters of chiller units, refrigerated containers and to monitor the fleet activities in real time.

Trinetra Solution

Client was provided with Trinetra vehicle temperature monitoring solution, to offer them a turn- key solution to dairy industries to deliver the processed milk in storage tankers by ensuring its superiority and impeccability. Milk processing plant has prime use in processing a variety of milk also the processed milk to be moved from processing plants to the packing stations. In this range, Maintaining the temperatures of the refrigerated units in the trucks is the challenge faced by the dairy industries. Transportation of these high temperature sensitive products and providing on-time delivery was the major criticality. Now, with assistance of Trinetra’s temperature monitoring KPI helps to adhere the business rules set. Stakeholders have access to their vehicles usage and optimize it based on their nature of business.

Trinetra’s GPS Fleet Management solution with temperature monitoring caters the client needs by offering extensive temperature management solution to capture all vital information in high quality standards with seamless operations. Real time data acquisition plays the vital role in delivering the products in which temperature is the primary constraint. The temperature sensors in Trinetra assists in monitoring the set temperatures with the threshold levels variance in it will be reflected in the form of alerts, through which the respective stakeholders can take remedial measures in ensuring the safety and on-time delivery of the milk trucks.

Trinetra – comprehensive vehicle & temperature management solution also helps in managing the fleets showing location update, status on parked and idling, delay notification, which leads to perfect on-time delivery to the distribution agents is attained.

Benefits

  • Monitor pre-defined events
  • Alerts when temperature level exceeds the limit
  • Information on position & status of any vehicle when required
  • Real time critical alerts & notifications
  • Comprehensive fleet management
  • Reduced Operational Costs

Organic Food Distributor

Organic Food Distributor

Client

The client is a leading organic food distributor from the western part of the world located in Bahrain, focusing on growing sales as well as saturating in their current region with 100+ refrigerated vehicles.

Business Requirement

The client wanted a refrigerated vehicle management application to track their fleet which is very critical to ensure the availability of the vehicle at the emergency situations. In addition, the GPS-enabled fleet monitoring solution should provide vehicle condition report which plays a major role in their business.

Trinetra Solution

The client was provided with Trinetra fleet management solutions which resolves client’s requirement. Trinetra temperature monitoring solutions helps the client to track vehicles and to get notified on the temperature status individually on instances based on each compartments. Each vehicle can be scheduled to an assigned route with the delivery locations marked as a Geozone.

Trinetra cold chain logistics management software also helped the client to monitor the vehicle as well as the temperature of each compartment on the go and get notified on reaching a specific Geozone. With Live tracking feature client can also monitor the live vehicle movements and identify if the vehicle stops on unauthorized locations. Along with that the vehicles performance can also be monitored with the help of varied report options which will be scheduled to the respective stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Effective utilization of the refrigerated vehicles
  • Increase visibility between the various stake holders
  • Faster ROI from your vehicles
  • Comprehensive fleet management
  • High safety on the goods with effective temperature monitoring
  • Real time alerts and notifications on the temperature breaches
  • Reduced operational costs

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