Optimizing Vehicle Fleet Management, Orange, Global
GEFCO, a logistics provider to industry, wished to acquire a simple, customizable on-board telematics solution for its 21 subsidiaries worldwide, with three objectives:(1) to track its deliveries Europe-wide, with precision; (2) to optimize truck routes; and (3) to provide security for its freight and staff.
The integrated solution devised by Orange includes equipment, communications at a flat-rate tariff in each European nation and the use of the information transmitted by the trucks. An on-board box contains a GPS and a modem running on the GPRS network. Every 15 minutes, it sends location information to the Orange Business Services server, allowing shippers and GEFCO clients to see in near-real time the data on their deliveries: departure time, position, route, etc.
