Automated Detention Optimization System for Fleets from Spireon
Spireon, a leading innovator of M2M (machine-to-machine) business intelligence solutions that connect companies to mobile assets and workforces, has announced the release of what it calls “the industry’s first automated detention Optimization system.”
The Detention Optimization Module is being released as part of Spireon’s FleetLocate Asset & Trailer Intelligence solution designed for the trucking and transportation industry.
“Detention time costs the trucking industry more than $3 billion annually in lost time and productivity,” explains Spireon CEO Marc Brungger.
“It’s also costing drivers lost revenue, forcing them to waste hours at customer locations instead of on the road.”
Brungger further noted, “When we noticed that our trucking customers were seeing improvements in their detention Optimization as a result of implementing FleetLocate, we decided to develop a Detention Optimization Module that provides specific reports and alerts that deliver increased visibility and intelligence surrounding detained trailers, cargo and drivers.”
The Detention Optimization Module features flexible reports that enable trucking companies to see instantly where their trailers are located, how long those trailers have been detained at specific locations, whether the trailers are empty or loaded, which customer locations have exceeded their detention grace periods, as well as daily views of billable detention hours.
Trucking companies have the option to run reports filtered by dwell (inactive) time at landmarks (customer locations), or by user-defined grace periods set up for each customer.
The Detention Optimization Module also allows trucking companies to receive alerts when a customer location exceeds its grace period, as well as share these alerts with customers. This enables customers to see which of their locations are incurring detention billing so they can address and modify the behavior.
The company added that “with increased visibility into detention, trucking companies will be able to motivate customers to unload their trailers first, reward customers who remain under their grace periods with more favorable rates, negotiate more favorable contracts, avoid billing conflicts with verifiable detention data, maximize trailer pools, and get their trailers and drivers back on the road faster.”
More at: www.fleetlocate.com
Category: Fleet Diagnostics & Software, General Update, Management
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