According to a 2020 government- and industry-sponsored study in Australia, it is estimated that approximately 1.93 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables are lost in the cold chain each year — this amounts to roughly 25% of total production. With an estimated 526 million tonnes of food lost globally each year and an estimated 7.6 million tonnes of food lost in Australia each year due to ineffective refrigeration, improving visibility and control across temperature-controlled supply chains is more critical than ever.
Geotab, a specialist in connected vehicle and asset solutions, has upgraded its cold chain solution, introducing new hardware and enhanced software capabilities that are designed to provide businesses with greater visibility, control and compliance assurance for temperature-sensitive shipments. These enhancements aim to support local industries, such as food producers and logistics operators, in maintaining product integrity and reducing waste across the supply chain.
The enhanced cold chain solution is designed to provide more comprehensive, user-friendly and granular temperature monitoring. The relaunch includes the advanced IOX-COLD (in-cabin) and IOX-COLD RUGGED (IP67-rated for external mounting) devices. These units provide deeper, direct integration with major OEM refrigeration systems, simplifying installation, improving data accuracy, and reducing potential points of failure compared to multi-sensor set-ups.
Accompanying the new hardware are several upgrades within the MyGeotab platform that help streamline operations, including: near real-time monitoring to gain an up-to-the-minute view of cargo conditions for proactive decision-making; multi-zone temperature support designed to ensure the integrity of multi-temperature loads with monitoring for each zone directly from the refrigeration unit — often eliminating the need for extra sensors; advanced alerts and remote commands to set custom temperature alerts and use remote command capabilities (for supported units) to take immediate corrective action; dynamic historical data to analyse past shipment performance through interactive graphs, grids and maps to identify trends and optimise logistics; and improved installation process with an updated MyInstall tool to streamline the configuration and verification process.
The integrated hardware and software solution is designed to support a range of industries.
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