The Client
The client is one of the leading coal manufacturers in India, operating a large fleet of tipper trucks within mining premises for coal movement between loading points and coal stock yards.
Daily operations involve continuous vehicle movement, multiple trips per vehicle, and strict monitoring requirements to ensure productivity, safety, and accountability.
Business Challenge
The client was facing major operational challenges in tracking and validating vehicle movement inside the mining area:
- No accurate visibility on which vehicle entered and exited the coal stock yard
- Manual trip counting led to errors, delays, and dependency on manpower
- Difficulty in identifying actual trip count per vehicle per day
- No reliable data on trip start time, end time, and total trip duration
- Disputes between operations and transport teams due to lack of authenticated trip data
- Inability to analyse productivity and turnaround time at loading points
Business Requirement:
The client required a fully automated solution to:
- Track vehicle entry and exit at loading points and coal stock yards
- Automatically count the number of trips per vehicle
- Capture trip start time, end time, and total trip duration
- Eliminate manual intervention in trip monitoring
- Generate daily and shift-wise trip reports
- Provide accurate data for operational analysis and billing validation
Trinetra Solution:
Trinetra implemented a Mining Fleet Telematics Solution using GPS tracking and geofence-based automation.
Key Solution Highlights:
- GPS devices installed on all mining vehicles
- Geo-fencing created for:
- Loading Point
- Coal Stock Yard
- Automated trip logic configured:
- Trip starts when vehicle enters the loading point
- Trip ends when vehicle exits the coal stock yard
- Auto trip count calculation without any manual input
- Real-time dashboard showing:
- Vehicle movement status
- Active and completed trips
- Exception alerts for abnormal delays or unauthorized movements
Solution Features
🚚 Automated Trip Count Tracking
⏱️ Trip Timing & Turnaround Time Calculation
📍 Geo-fence Based Entry & Exit Detection
📊 Daily / Shift-wise Trip Reports
🖥️ Centralized Dashboard for Operations Team
📩 Automated Reports via Email
Business Benefits
After deploying Trinetra’s solution, the client achieved:
✅ 100% automation of trip counting and monitoring
✅ Eliminated dependency on manual supervisors and log sheets
✅ Accurate and tamper-proof trip data
✅ Improved operational transparency
✅ Reduced disputes with transporters and contractors
✅ Better planning using data-driven insights
Outcome
The Trinetra Mining Telematics Solution helped the client gain complete visibility and control over internal yard movements, improved productivity, and ensured reliable trip monitoring without any manual effort—making daily mining operations more efficient and scalable.
