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This episode looks at technology that monitors fleets and equipment across logistics operations, covering trucks, trailers, containers, cars and forklifts. The guest, a long-serving technology executive in the transport sector, describes how such systems support both safety and efficiency.
Topics include digital replacements for paper inspection checklists, tracking how and by whom equipment is used, and the monitoring of refrigerated units. The discussion also covers sensors that can now report shock, vibration, temperature and humidity for individual pallets at far lower cost than before, and how cheaper batteries and wireless connections made this possible. During the pandemic, some operators added cleanliness questions to their inspection routines.