2011 Annual Report - National Transport Commission

Meeting our objectives
Providing a safe transport system
Case study:
Linfox Logistics works safer and smarter with FoxTrax
Linfox Logistics is harnessing the power of technology to
enable its staff to work safer and smarter.
As the largest privately owned supply chain solutions
company in the Asia–Pacific region, Linfox Logistics is
always looking for ways to maintain its competitive edge.
Over the past few years, Linfox Logistics has begun to
use smart technologies to help improve productivity
and safety across its operations.
In 2010, Linfox Logistics introduced FoxTrax, a logistics
fleet tracking and management system. It enables Linfox
Logistics to monitor 1,500 of its trucks 24 hours a day,
thereby ensuring that its fleet is efficient and employees
are operating safely.
FoxTrax uses the global positioning system (GPS)
to monitor vehicle movements. It records a range of
operational data, such as the arrival and departure times
of trucks as they travel between supermarket distribution
centres and stores. The system also uses SMS alerts
to inform drivers of important delivery changes or traffic
hazards, as well as alerting distribution centres and stores
of expected vehicle arrival times (thereby boosting the
efficiency of vehicle loading and unloading).
Linfox Logistics Compliance Manager Asia Pacific,
Shane Falkiner, said FoxTrax had not only delivered great
productivity gains but a number of safety benefits.
‘We can now monitor the speed our trucks are travelling
in real-time, as well as tracking how long our drivers
are on the road, which assists with fatigue management,’
Mr Falkiner said.
‘FoxTrax has proved a vital operational tool. It has enabled
the company to cut down on paperwork and reduce
loading and unloading times. It also helps ensure that
our operations comply with regulations and with our
own policies.’
Linfox Logistics aims to install GPS systems in its
7,000 trailers over the next two years.
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