Whether traversing oceans by freight or being trucked interstate, cargo shipments suffer from limited visibility once dispatched – creating uncertainty around ETAs and inventory statuses. Bluetooth beacons now empower logistics firms to digitally track cargo end-to-end in real time.
Compact, durable beacon devices with multi-year batteries attach to containers and pallets to emit Bluetooth signals with unique IDs. This enables precise monitoring of freight journeys through handoffs across land and sea.
Shipment Location Visibility
Shippers get a real-time overview of in-transit collection and delivery statuses across their supply chain network without relying just on handover confirmations. Route deviations trigger instant alerts.
Cargo Environment Monitoring
Sensors in beacons continually transmit ambient conditions like temperature and humidity levels during shipment, logging violations of storage specifications for accountability between handovers.
Fleet Performance Management
Analytics algorithms leveraging collective beacon shipment ETAs and actual delivery times derive performance benchmarks for vessels and fleet partners – determining lagging routes or carriers for contracts renegotiation.
End-to-end Chain of Custody
With custody digitally verified at each checkpoint via beacon signals, blame games end between ports, freight forwarders and final-mile operators when investigating damaged containers or tampered cargo.
From optimizing fleet routes to upholding commercial agreements through sensor-based transparency, Bluetooth beacons unlock solutions for persistent supply chain challenges. The devices provide an indispensable, independent digital audit trail for cargo – especially urgent shipments like pharmaceuticals.
