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20 Issue Two 2014 Telematics scheduler at the haulage company or the customer, which can be via SMS or e-mail as required. “In cold chain logistics, the re- quirements on refrigeration performance have increased enormously. Without real time information, drivers would often not realise if the temperatures in their refriger- ation equipment were to increase,” observes Andreas Mede, head of vehicle rental at WAD. For example, hauliers have to present the data on the cold chain at regular inter- vals to legislative bodies as well. The tele- matics applications from idem telematics allow Jörg Meyer to obtain this data from the chiller, store it conveniently on his com- puter and provide complete documenta- tion. “This creates greater transparency and is more up to date,” explains the transport entrepreneur. Arrival at the supermarket warehouse: Another barcode scan is performed to check whether the correct goods have been delivered in the correct quantity. The sig- nature on the invoice for the eight pallets of beef is also made by the recipient on the mobile terminal unit of the driver before being sent to the haulage company sched- uler at the push of a button. Bernd Stiebe of idem telematics describes the advantage offered by this process: “There is no need to wait for weeks for the delivery papers, so you can send an invoice much sooner.” The company also offers its customers door sen- sors and closing checks for trucks and trail- ers as part of the telematics range. In this way, theft of highly valuable cargoes such as pharmaceutical products or electronic components can be prevented, as well as al- lowing loading and unloading times to be monitored and optimised more effectively. If geo-fencing is used to set a range of a few hundred metres radius, the door can only be opened for loading and unloading with- in this range, and depending on the setting only in communication with the haulage company scheduler as well. An alarm is triggered if the door is opened outside the security zone. Telematics has long been a standard feature at WAD At WAD, the automobile service provid- er from Weyhe, telematics equipment is a standard feature in the majority of its fleet of about 800 rental trucks and trailers, and this has been the case for a good three years now. “We have to offer this across the board, especially in the cold chain sector and with large fleets,” says Andreas Mede. Small and medium enterprises above all took a scepti- cal view of the new applications at the outset, whereas large sections of the industry now expect their trucks to be equipped with tele- matics systems. To provide even more effective support to customers in future, WAD has embarked on the first discussions with a manufactur- er of haulage software. The goal is to offer software and telematics data via a portal so that the haulier can receive all relevant in- formation at a glance. Andreas Mede would like the system to be as uniform as possible, without giving rise to significant additional work such as various logons for scanner software and the truck and trailer telemat- ics. As a result, he is pleased that the BPW subsidiary, idem telematics GmbH, is the first provider of a system to vehicle opera- tors that covers the entire truck and trailer unit as a complete telematics solution. “For us as users, this represents a major step for- ward,” says the head of the vehicle rental company. (ys) For more information about WAD, refer to www.wernerautomobile.de Telematics applications enable loading and unloading times to be monitored more effectively.