By integrating Descartes vehicle telematics with routing software, you are able to view each vehicle's current location and information on a map and compare it to your projected timetables.
Real-time visibility of how your routing and scheduling plan is working out in practice is a big benefit to fleet operators and their customers.
Our software enables fleet controllers to track the whereabouts of vehicles, determine whether routes are being followed or when issues arise, such as an accident or delay, and pass along information influencing deliveries to the end customer or whether corrective action is required. Additionally, it makes it easier to design and plan delivery routes.
Optimising telematics and routing with historical data
Routing improvements can be made by using historical data to identify delays or problems that develop over several days and would have gone unnoticed. It is simple to notice activities like daily excursions to favourite truck stops for breaks; these are usually not a concern unless they deviate too far from the route.
The combination of a vehicle's GPS signal, which is transmitted live, with the high-quality data maps that Descartes routing solutions use means a vehicle's location may be plotted accurately on the map.
Any comparisons of actual mileage v. planned mileage will therefore be highly accurate. This is useful when comparing planned routes v. actual routes and calculating the differences in the fuel used and time taken to travel the distances.