Fleet Management and Tracking Features for Logistics
About the client
Mapon is a Latvian platform for logistics and transportation management. With it, end-users can access a wide range of asset tracking and fleet management capabilities in real-time.
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Project overview
Before this IT project was delivered, the customer had mostly relied on its own in-house resources. However, the customer eventually faced the need to augment their internal Front-end team of software engineers to facilitate the release of several new capabilities. The most crucial feature to add was integrating a third-party video telematics app with their platform. As an outcome, they contacted Andersen for this purpose.
The need for proper video telematics solutions is an obvious trend in the logistics industry of today. It is noteworthy, some basic capabilities had already been available within the core of the customer’s platform before their collaboration with Andersen began. However, the customer did require a third-part app for some of their use cases, as those capabilities were insufficient. Thus, the main idea behind that IT project was to ensure a seamless and productive user experience via integration with several external video telematics platforms. The task was quite challenging, as it was required not to reveal the fact that those external platforms would function behind the scenes.
Front-end:
JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Redux
Back-end:
PHP, Redis, Node.js, Golang
DataBase
MariaDB
Solution
Andersen's expert developers were involved in developing a range of new capabilities, such as displaying large-scale real-time and historical data via maps and graphs, forms to be filled out, landings, etc.
One of the main features our IT experts worked on was the capability to transfer information from DVR cameras installed in drivers' cars to the platform via REST API. As a result, the customer was enabled to see, in real-time, not just the exact location, but also video live streams themselves. Another feature of importance is being able to playback video archives from hardware units (accomplished via HTTPS API), downloading specific fragments to permanent cloud storage, and the option to download videos to PCs.
App functionality
- Fuel management enables one to monitor fuel consumption rates and margins via high accuracy fuel sensors. Hence, one can track their average fleet indicators over different periods. For example, one can Identify vehicles with the highest fuel consumption coupled with their routes. Moreover, one’s fleet planning activities are also facilitated as knowing your fuel indicators in real-time fuel levels helps manage refueling stops and locations. On top of that, fuel theft can be easily detected via graphs of high precision
- Such advanced capabilities as effective route planning, GPS tracking in real-time, any particular driver's route and speed, behavior monitoring (e.g. eco speed, excessive idle hours and idle motion, cruise control, harsh braking, and inadequate acceleration, etc.), geofences, and detailed reporting available with all-encompassing live maps
- Carsharing capabilities, i.e. prioritization based on defined mileage settings so that your fleet’s employees can see which vehicles are being used or reserved for being used
- Fleet efficiency dashboard featuring such helpful elements as upcoming vehicle service dates, repair costs, expiring documents, mileage, and more
- Other solutions capable of optimizing the way your vehicles are used, such as automated calculation of your fleet efficiency on the daily, weekly, and monthly basis
- Task management capabilities, including scheduling, dispatching, and drivers’ task management
Project results
- Andersen was thrilled to enhance the internal team of software engineers at Mapon, one of the leaders in the Logistics and Transportation industry, to take their platform to the next level;
- One of the key project goals was to seamlessly integrate external video telematics platforms, allowing end-users to access real-time video streams and play back videos from the archives;
- Our team of expert developers delivered a highly functional and stable live streaming tool;
- Additional advanced capabilities were implemented, including fuel management, effective route planning, GPS tracking, carsharing options, a fleet efficiency dashboard, task management capabilities, and more;
- The project was a highly rewarding experience: it greatly improved the customer's development process, increased the client satisfaction rate, and provided Mapon with the very tools they needed to stay ahead in the competitive Logistics industry.
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