Logistics software

As signal jamming has the ability to prevent a telematics unit from broadcasting its position to the service provider, it is being increasingly used by hijackers. “They use a range of jamming systems to block tracking devices from communicating...

German transport company Schober Transport GmbH recently took delivery of 21 Mercedes-Benz Actos trucks, each equipped with a service system that communicates vehicle status in real-time, allowing for predictive truck maintenance and analytics. The system – Mercedes-Benz Uptime – continuously...

Pindulo VDM prides themselves on being able to offer their clients tailor-made solutions across various industries. With more than 400 vehicle combinations at their disposal, they are able to provide intelligent logistics and transport solutions.

Vehicle tracking solutions provider Ctrack, part of Inseego Corp, is providing satellite communications technology to Raymarine Regardless, a yacht that’s competing in the Cape2Rio Race which starts in Cape Town on New Year’s Day. The technology will enable the crew,...

JSE-listed Altron subsidiary, Netstar, has been awarded a three-year contract by the eThekwini Municipality for the supply, integration and maintenance of a vehicle tracking technology solution for 7 000 vehicles. The multi-million-Rand deal, which will involve technology being deployed across...

Loubser Bulk Services, a leading bulk freight transporter in the SADC area, today announced they have experienced a 4% saving on fuel costs within the first month of subscribing to the Fleet Monitoring Services of Ctrack Fleet management solutions,...

Innovation, the critical lever in Bidvest Panalpina Logistics’ trailblazing rise to supply-chain heights. “Innovation is a way of life for BPL,” says Willem Bekker, Supply Chain Solutions Manager for South Africa-based international logistics outfit Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL), and a...

Hijackers are facing a challenge which has the potential to make it more difficult for them to get away with their crimes. New technology has been introduced aimed at drastically reducing the amount of time during which an alert for...

Tests show the adoption of the technology achieves a time productivity improvement of 44%, and a distance improvement of 35%. The challenge for any supply chain provider in Africa is that infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, can often be poor...

We cannot ignore the technological evolution of work across business. Globally, things are changing, fast, and so is the way we do things. The emergence of concepts influenced by technology such as ‘drop and collect’, digitallogistics that facilitates paperless, high-speed,...