NEWS BRIEF – TransCore Trailer Tracking
and Temperature Sensors Save Cool Carriers of Florida Two Hours Per Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) March 26, 2008 --
When you think of Florida, sunshine, and the beach, warm temperatures
come to mind. And Cool Carriers, one of the state’s
larger trucking companies that focus on moving refrigerated freight,
knows warm temperatures can be the difference between profit and loss.
Based in Pompano Beach, Fla., Cool Carriers specializes in hauling
perishable freight throughout the United States. Cool Carriers has
received numerous awards for excellence in customer service and on-time
delivery, yet Cool Carriers still had to rely on labor intensive manual
polling of over 30 reefers to determine location.
“I have to know where my trucks are, but it
was taking us nearly two hours every time we polled our fleet,”
said Tommy McWhorter, head of operations. “And
just as important, I need to know that the temperature in our trailers
is within spec. The process was labor and time intensive but the
information was essential to running our business.”
Cool Carriers turned to TransCore to address this issue and ultimately
chose TransCore’s
Sense & Track™ trailer tracking system
with temperature sensing modules added to each trailer. Installation of
the trailer tracking system and the temperature sensors took about 45
minutes per truck. “Installing the systems
across our fleet was painless,” added
McWhorter, “and it worked perfectly from the
first time we used it. In as little as 30 seconds, we not only know the
location, but the temperature status of every truck in our fleet. That
saves us time and money while adding value to our customer service
proposition.”
About TransCore’s Enhanced Trailer Tracking
TransCore’s Global
Wave® Sense & Track mobile terminal is a
compact all-satellite communications device. Using a two-way protocol,
it sends reports, receives commands, and can be polled throughout North
America. It utilizes a third generation GlobalWave satellite modem that
allows for fast GPS fixes with an accuracy of 35 feet or better and
capable of providing location information in less than a minute, among
the fastest response times in the industry.
The Sense & Track mobile terminal when combined with sensors becomes an
integral part of the trailer, able to show loaded/empty status and
provide data from other monitored systems such as load temperature and
tire inflation. By adding cargo and door sensors, immediate alert
notification can be sent when trailer doors are opened or closed along
with empty/full load status information enhancing security for both the
load and trailer, including reduction of theft.
GlobalWave satellite trailer tracking products are the most rugged and
power efficient available today, capable of providing up to six (6)
years of service on a single integrated battery pack and easy to install.
With three ground control stations providing service to five continents,
the GlobalWave network supports customers worldwide including more than
600 commercial fleets throughout North America, the U.S. Department of
Defense, and powers TransCore’s 3sixty
fleet management services. In 2007, TransCore’s
trailer tracking and communications unit reached distribution milestones
exceeding 150,000 satellite communications transceivers worldwide.
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