From smartphones and tablets to electric cars, technology only seems to have made life easier, and several technological innovations have done just that for the beverage industry as well. In fact, there has been a recent boom in telematics innovations for the beverage distribution industry, according to industry experts. Many of the telematics devices that beverage delivery drivers use every day are quickly evolving from a keypad style to a touch screen. Telematics suppliers also are including interfaces that are similar to tablets and smartphones to make them more user friendly and adding more and more benefits and features as the technology evolves.
Technological benefits aside, Mike Dennis, group director of maintenance operations in North America for Miami-based Ryder Systems Fleet Management Solutions, says the telematics industry will only continue to grow in the next few years as government mandates require fleets to further utilize telematics devices.