Because of GPS devices, drivers nowadays are used to being instructed to “turn right in 500 yards” or — for those a little more navigationally challenged — “make a legal U-turn when possible.” Beverage distributors are equipped with these advantages as well, but the latest telematics solutions offer some added perks to help drive efficiency, safety and more.
In the past, telematics generally limited distributors to seeing “dots on a map” denoting where their trucks were, notes Ray Zujus, business development director of food and beverage with Telogis, Aliso Viejo, Calif.