Integration with GPS Telematics and Actual Routes in fireTMS
Transport Control and Faster Operational Response
A transport company that operates international routes was facing a growing number of orders and needed better cost control and clearer insight into how drivers were actually executing planned routes. Their existing order management system did not display vehicle locations or deviations from the plan, which resulted in additional and unforeseen costs. The lack of a unified work environment made route analysis difficult and limited the ability to respond to changes during the journey in real time.
The Challenge
Before implementing fireTMS, the company struggled with:
- manually collecting vehicle location data from telematics, leading to frequent errors,
- no insight into whether a driver changed the planned route,
- difficulties assessing how many kilometres were actually driven for each order,
- problems determining whether a route change was necessary or simply a driver’s decision.
Solution: fireTMS with Actual Routes and GPS Telematics Integration
Advanced integration with GPS telematics - automatic import of positions and mileage
The integration enabled continuous access to real-time vehicle positions, the latest counter readings retrieved from telematics, mileage automatically saved in the vehicle file and in each order.- This eliminated manual data entry and provided precise insight into the vehicle’s real location during transport.
Actual Routes - precise drive analysis
- At the same time, the company began using the Actual Routes feature in fireTMS, which allowed them to: analyse the exact course of the journey, compare it with the planned route, identify deviations and their impact on costs.
- Actual Routes, synchronised with data from GPS telematics, delivered a far more complete picture of route execution and significantly improved operational transparency.
Route corridor - fast reaction to route changes
- After implementing fireTMS, the company could monitor route deviations that previously generated unexpected additional costs.
- With the route corridor feature and automatic notifications when a vehicle leaves the corridor, the team could quickly respond whenever a vehicle leaves the designated route, makes an unplanned detour, changes the route in a way that affects costs or timeliness.
- This enabled immediate action - contacting the driver, updating the plan, or informing the customer before delays occurred.
Business Outcomes
Fewer errors and up-to-date data
Automatic mileage import from GPS telematics eliminated manual corrections and accelerated settlements.
Faster operational response
The route corridor allowed the detection of unplanned route changes during the order, not only after its completion.
Better assessment of route profitability
The combination of planned kilometres, telematics data, and actual routes provided precise insight into which routes generate excessive costs.
One unified work environment
Dispatchers gained a consistent view of routes, mileage, and changes – without switching between tools or files.
