Intermodal

Intermodal shipping refers to the transport of cargo freight between two different modes of transportation including rail, highway, and marine transportation. Intermodal shipping involves the movement of containerized cargo. Sensors on these containers can detect when the door is open or closed, temperature, and unauthorized movement.

Market advantages for Intermodal systems include:

Determine exact vehicle location, using GPS Know exactly when and where a trailer was dropped and unloaded, whether it is at a customer address or at a railway station Minimize the requirement to physically count and identify containers/trailers in a yard Know where your drivers are, and, which routes they are taking Track stolen tractors and trailers Communication with drivers effectively through in-cab messaging Provide confidence to dispatchers in knowing that their communications to drivers have been received and acknowledged. Create an audit trail of these messages Track key information Provide truck identification, and electronic payments and cargo reporting in restricted areas, toll booths, border crossings Provide data downloads to business reporting programs for vehicle and driver documentation, regulation compliance to law enforcement officials, hours of service documentation, state highway use reports Generation of accurate reports for determining detention fees Monitor driver performance Track Hours Of Service (HOS), highway use statistics by state, speed limit compliance, braking incidence, route compliance Conduct remote diagnostics Provide over-the-air remote reporting of the vehicle’s operational data to ensure that maintenance schedules are kept and to warn of potential mechanical problems

Keep track of freight whether it is on a truck, ship, or train