Vehicle Telematics Integration

Telematics integration with routing software

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.

The Best Telematics Solution

GPS Tracking

Vehicle Diagnostics

Driver Behaviour

Collision Data Collection

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.

Features & Benefits

Automatic vehicle location / GPS tracking

Track actual against plan with exception alerts automatically triggered, enabling more accurate prediction of delivery windows.

Identify the nearest vehicle to a location

Use the GPS location plotted on the routing software map to select the nearest available vehicle and enable faster rerouting to destination.

Historical tracking data

Easily identify deviations from plan based on trends and exceptions, improving future routing plans and customer ETAs.

Customer Successes

“Redefining the Customer Experience in the Tyre Replacement Market”
Jobs/van/day increased 194%
Mileage reduced 13%
Fleet size 400+

Barry Crane, Director of Logistics at Wimsatt Building Materials
“We now have the tools to automate formerly manual processes, which increases our efficiency in vehicle routing, asset tracking, fleet maintenance, Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance and more”
Efficiency Improved 20%
Customer Service Improved
Lower Operational Costs

Edward Corbett - Head of Programme
“We were impressed by the investment and support that Descartes put into this product and the roadmap. This technology has allowed us to be agile, forward-thinking and work optimally with our fleet with benefits on costs, sales and satisfaction across the business and with our customers.”
Delivery capacity increased 25%
OTIF deliveries increased 15%
Fleet size 500+

Telematics Software

Monitor vehicles, track driver behaviour, and improve safety while reducing operational costs with GPS fleet tracking.

Route Optimisation

Use clever mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence to dynamically optimise delivery routes from the latest road network data in real time.

Delivery Route Scheduling

The concept of delivery route scheduling is to determine which delivery vehicle an order should be transported on and the best order in which a delivery vehicle should make its deliveries.