subject: Automatic parcel tracking keeps senders right on the case [print this page] Automatic parcel tracking keeps senders right on the case
Every minute of every day, there are thousands of cameras being deployed to watch over people and what they do. The level of tracking of the movement of people and goods is surprising, and most of the time people have no idea that they might be being monitored. But there is also a saying that those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear.
In fact, monitoring of people and goods on the move plays a vital role in ensuring that delivery services operate to their maximum efficiency, and where possible, give every customer the service they have the right to expect.
Only by tracking the progress of their delivery vehicles can courier companies review and refine their routes to ensure that they do their job as efficiently as possible, and that they are maximising the productive time of both their staff and their vehicles.
When satellite technology first began to be used to keep track of vehicles' locations, it was only a matter of time before its use was harnessed to allow customers to stay closely informed of how their delivery was progressing.
Vehicles which are part of any large fleet are usually given a unique number to identify them. This happens with locomotives and buses going back over many years, and this tried and tested approach is still in use today on courier company vans.
As well as helping fleet operators to keep track of individual vehicles for maintenance purposes, and so help keep down their costs, a similar principle is behind the application by courier companies of unique identification codes to every single parcel that they carry.
These codes let the deliverers know exactly where a parcel is at any point on its journey. And by knowing which van, plane, railway carriage or ship they are being carried on, the delivery companies can, in turn, relay this information to anyone who wants to know the whereabouts of a consignment. The means of monitoring even the smallest parcel are exactly the same as are used to keep track of people's movements. And that means they are every bit as accurate.
So now every parcel leaves a trail which can be easily followed, and even used to help predict its future movements, and therefore also the time it is expected to arrive at its destination. That's a lot of information. But the peace of mind it can bring is, in the eyes of the delivery specialists, worth all the effort and investment.
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