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Atlanta – (June 24, 2025) – Sensolus, a global provider of industrial IoT solutions, today announced it has formed a partnership with leading convenience store retailer RaceTrac to deploy tracking technologies for critical parts transported between store locations and distribution centers, helping to deliver on RaceTrac’s focus on efficiency and exceptional customer service.
By digitally tracking reusable totes containing spare parts for fuel pumps, Sensolus enables RaceTrac to expeditiously service pumps at gas stations, saving time and money while ensuring that customers have access to properly functioning pumps. RaceTrac will use Sensolus software to manage tracking devices attached to totes, getting regular, actionable insights into location and movement of spare parts through user-friendly dashboards. Additionally, proactive alerts will be sent out when anomalies such as low inventory or excessive dwell times may occur.
“At RaceTrac we are always in pursuit of improving the guest experience and delivering a frictionless fueling experience at our 590+ store locations across the Southeast and neighboring states,” said Daniel Vasseur, Executive Director of Supply Chain Merchandise.
“Having properly functioning fuel pumps is essential to our 24/7 business. The partnership with Sensolus provides us a hi-tech solution to tracking the critical fuel pump parts needed to run our stores efficiently and deliver the highest customer service to our guests.”
Sensolus GM Steve Logue added: “It’s an honor to help enable RaceTrac’s ‘relentless’ efforts to digitize and deliver efficiencies, for the ultimate benefit of their customers. Sensolus’ end-to-end tracking solution – software, hardware, connectivity – aligns with their need to bring visibility and control into their assets in transit and in the field.”
About RaceTrac
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, family-owned RaceTrac is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, serving guests since 1934. More than 800 retail locations representing the RaceTrac® and RaceWay® brands offer guests an affordable one-stop shop featuring competitively priced fuel plus a wide selection of food and beverage favorites, including freshly brewed coffee. RaceTrac employs more than 10,000 team members across RaceTrac, RaceWay and affiliated companies Metroplex Energy, Energy Dispatch and Gulf Oil.
About Sensolus
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with global HQ in Ghent, Belgium, Sensolus is an industry leader in industrial grade tracking solutions for non-powered assets such as reusable packaging, trailers and containers. Sensolus partners with 500+ customers globally with deep expertise in industrial manufacturing, reusable packaging, logistics and environmental solutions industries.
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Ampère, the logistics subsidiary of online retailer Bol, was looking for a solution to map the locations and traffic of its roll containers in its retail network. Through Sensolus, a specialist in managing assets, 8,000 rolling containers were equipped with a location tag that works via Bluetooth. The data and insights provided by these tags enable Ampère to optimize its fleet deployment and logistics processes. It also increases the reliability of deliveries while avoiding the costly loss or unauthorized use of roll containers.
In addition to goods from its own warehouses, the well-known online retailer Bol has been selling products directly from one of its more than 50,000 sales partners for several years. To manage the collection and delivery of those packages, often on the same day, Bol founded the start-up Ampère in 2022. Ampère strives to operate as sustainably as possible. It does so by combining smart technology with sustainable transportation.
In cooperation with its almost countless sales partners, Ampère provides them with roll containers. The partners fill those containers in the store with ordered products and are picked up once or twice daily by an Ampère driver who is responsible for delivery. That led to a challenge. “Bol’s success in recent years and the growth of its retail network also increased the number of roll containers circulating daily throughout the Netherlands for us,” testifies Niels Zandvliet, process designer at Ampère. “As a result, our logistics chain became increasingly complex and we lacked an overview. Roll containers were lost, fell into disuse, or simply were not used to their full potential, resulting in unnecessary purchase of new containers and inefficiencies in the logistics chain.”
To meet this challenge, Ampère set out to find a suitable tracking technology and the right partner to implement it. The choice quickly fell on Ghent-based Sensolus, which specializes in asset management.
So far, some 8,000 roll containers have been equipped with compact location tags with Bluetooth. Those tags emit a signal on a regular basis that is automatically picked up by the zebra scanner on the driver’s smartphone. “That way, the driver does not have to perform any operations to register the different containers on board. Their signal is immediately picked up and the location is displayed in real time in the Sensolus platform. So we immediately see where all the roll containers are. Based on historical data, we see which containers are well utilized and which are not and can therefore be of service elsewhere. Those insights help us to optimize our fleet of containers and make more deliveries with the same resources,” Niels Zandvliet says.
“The driver does not have to perform any operations to register the different containers on board. Their signal is immediately picked up and the location is displayed in real time in the Sensolus platform. So we immediately see where all the roll containers are. Based on historical data, we see which containers are well utilized and which are not and can therefore be of service elsewhere. Those insights help us to optimize our fleet of containers and make more deliveries with the same resources.”
Niels Zandvliet, Process Designer Ampère
In addition, the solution offers significant financial benefits. The tags do not require a GPS antenna and with a four-year battery life, the battery also lasts a long time, allowing the roll containers to remain in rotation longer. The simple installation made it possible for Ampère to carry out the implementation largely independently. More than that, new roll containers are now equipped with a tag by the supplier, which is then entered into the system, making them immediately appear on the map when they are put into service by Ampère.
Ampère also uses the feature in Sensolus’ platform to set up geozones for locations at individual sales partners. “That feature allows them to monitor what roll containers can be found per location,” says Michiel Raat, business development manager at Sensolus. “This allows them respond quickly, maintain control of their fleet at all times, and makes it easier to detect unauthorized use.”
The partners are therefore considering new opportunities for the future. “This is the first time we have been able to deploy this Bluetooth tracking technology with fully automated detection on such a large scale, but there’s still a lot of potential. The movement of roll containers between Ampère’s sales partners is now well mapped, but we still see potential for their own warehouses. We are currently exploring the track together to also place a scanner there that picks up the signals from the tags, allowing Ampère to better see which containers go in and out there,” Michiel Raat says.
So the collaboration between Ampère and Sensolus is in full bloom. “I have only one word for this collaboration: legendary. The Sensolus team understands our needs perfectly and has continuously assisted us in the process. Sensolus even came to Utrecht to conduct on-site tests and verify that the roll containers were easily accessible. During the pilot phase, they were in close contact with us and further optimized their platform. This made the cooperation enormously valuable for both parties,” Niels Zandvliet concludes.
“I have only one word for this collaboration: legendary. The Sensolus team understands our needs perfectly and has continuously assisted us in the process. Sensolus even came to Utrecht to conduct on-site tests and verify that the roll containers were easily accessible. During the pilot phase, they were in close contact with us and further optimized their platform. This made the cooperation enormously valuable for both parties.”
Niels Zandvliet, Process Designer Ampère
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Large logistics companies transport significant quantities of consignments, requiring hundreds of thousands of rolling cages. Equipping these with high-performance trackers in large quantities for efficient processes requires tracking expertise for hardware and software as well as corresponding production capacities. Alps Alpine and Sensolus have achieved this for Deutsche Post and DHL in Germany over the last several years with a total of almost one million trackers.
DHL delivers more than 11 million parcels daily in Germany at peak periods such as Black Friday or Christmas, compared with six to seven million on normal days. In addition, they deliver approximately 41 million letters daily. The logistics company leverages 38 parcel centers and 81 mail centers in Germany to transport the various consignments. Getting parcels and letters from the sender to the recipient requires hundreds of thousands of assets transporting consignments quickly and efficiently.
Focused on localizing exact locations of its rolling cages and optimizing its logistics processes in and between parcel centers, the company equipped over 250,000 of its rolling cages with high-performance trackers from Alps Alpine Europe GmbH in an initial rollout in 2019. Following extensive testing, this decision proved to be fortuitous. The 2020 coronavirus lockdown then led to a dramatic increase in orders and deliveries, making smooth logistics processes even more important in order to manage the overall volume efficiently. Because tracking for parcel logistics worked so well, the Group decided in the same year to also equip the letter trolleys with trackers, beginning with an order of 100,000 units.
Today, Deutsche Post and DHL have equipped over 450,000 rolling cages for parcel logistics—a significant portion of their stock—with trackers for localization throughout Germany. The fleet of approximately 400,000 letter trolleys is similarly equipped with powerful trackers. Combined, Deutsche Post and DHL in Germany now have almost one million trackers pinpointing the locations of their transport equipment, efficiently and reliably enabling those responsible to plan their deployment and required capacities. What was still considered new in 2019 remains indispensable for efficient parcel and letter transportation processes for Deutsche Post and DHL in Germany.
“Today, people order significantly more items than they did just a few years ago, having many packages conveniently delivered to their homes,” explains Delia Henning, expert in parcel center operations and responsible for the tracking project at Deutsche Post and DHL. “Accordingly, we must react flexibly to different parcel volumes throughout the year, efficiently planning our processes for times when we experience lower parcel volumes as well as the peak periods before Christmas, for example. Without rolling cages tracking, this would simply be unattainable today.”
“We must react flexibly to different parcel volumes throughout the year, efficiently planning our processes for times when we experience lower parcel volumes as well as the peak periods before Christmas, for example. Without rolling cages tracking, this would simply be unattainable today.”
Delia Henning
At the start of the tracking project in 2019, the most important technical criterion—and one reason for choosing Alps Alpine as the provider—was the desired seven-year battery life of the trackers. Their robust Sigfox-based trackers, called “Lykaner 4,” which use a Sensolus patent, were chosen. Alps Alpine and Sensolus have worked together seamlessly for many years, developing many solutions that are also customized for DHL. While Alps Alpine’s proficiencies are primarily in hardware development and mass production capacities for its trackers, Sensolus contributes its software expertise for firmware and cloud-based platforms to the collaboration. Thus, DHL benefits from a powerful complete solution from a single source.
At the beginning of the project, Alps Alpine primarily installed Sigfox-based trackers. Since last year, 50,000 trackers based on the global standard NarrowBand IoT technology (NB-IoT)—which were developed together with Sensolus—have also been in use with the Lykaner N5 model. These are characterized by seamless connectivity, even in international mobile networks, as well as high reliability. NarrowBand-IoT is also a global standard for situations where low energy consumption and long battery life are essential.
Thanks to the effectiveness of its transport resources, Deutsche Post and DHL have up-to-date localization data and a strong overview of current stocks at all times; whether in their own distribution centers or at major customer’s, with whom shared use has been agreed. The localization data is sent from the trackers to a cloud-based platform, then fed directly into the company’s planning and scheduling systems via open API interfaces, where it is needed. The newer trackers also offer the option of determining whether transport equipment is in operation or parked via tilt sensors, in addition to pure localization.
Tracking ensures that transportation runs smoothly, efficiently and reliably, even when parcel volumes fluctuate greatly amid peak periods, such as Black Friday or Christmas. If fewer parcels are shipped, rolling cages can also be removed from active traffic and transported to designated warehouses with an optimized overview. Tracking also generates a clear database for contractually agreed use by customers or partners, minizing losses and unauthorized use.
“The collaboration between Alps Alpine and Sensolus has really proven effective over the past several years,” summarizes Ms. Henning. “The Sensolus tracking solution ensures that we can also process changing consignment volumes flexibly and with a good overview. It’s impossible to imagine our work processes without it.”
“The collaboration between Alps Alpine and Sensolus has really proven effective over the past several years. The Sensolus tracking solution ensures that we can also process changing consignment volumes flexibly and with a good overview. It’s impossible to imagine our work processes without it.”
Delia Henning
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The process of tracking container chassis presents a unique challenge, as they lack their own power supply. Since 2020, UES Chassis GmbH has been utilizing Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution. Today, it has become integral to the company’s IT infrastructure and the foundation for its service offerings.
Based in Hamburg with additional locations in Bremen, Bottrop, and Mannheim, UES Chassis GmbH offers over 700 container chassis for short- or long-term rental with customized rental conditions. The UES fleet features a family of models including 20ft, 40ft, 45ft, and 40/45ft chassis to those for refrigerated transport.
UES customers range from small and medium-sized businesses to large transport companies and freight forwarders in the intermodal transport industry, who use UES chassis throughout Europe. UES places a high priority on supporting its customers across Germany with comprehensive services throughout the rental period. This includes individual care packages, tire services, replacement vehicles, repairs, and technical inspection deadline notification.
“We support our customers in planning and scheduling by providing a sustainable and exceptional service network,” says Matthias Emme, CEO of UES Chassis GmbH. For years, the company operated without chassis localization and tracking because of a lack of mass-market tracking solutions for non-powered assets. Once a chassis left UES premises, the company had no ability to track their locations or travel routes. Consequently, communicating service needs was prolonged and complicated, while proactive maintenance based on usage was impossible.
“In instances of a flat tire or a technical breakdown, identifying the exact location is essential for our service,” Emme explains. “Previously, this was complicated because of prolonged communication chains from the driver to their company and then to us. Our objective was to be able to track our fleet to provide customers with faster and better service. We needed a tracking solution that would provide easy retrofitting options for our expanding chassis fleet with models from across production years.”
Because traditional telematics systems require continuous power, they were unsuitable for UES’s container chassis.
To remedy this situation, the company searched for battery-powered solutions with high durability and IoT-based technology. Ultimately, it chose Sensolus’ IoT-based trackers in 2020.
Sensolus trackers are durable, robust and able to withstand harsh outdoor conditions and provide a battery life for more than five years.
Their use of NB-IoT technology ensures optimal connectivity on most European roads. NarrowBand IoT is a global standard for instances requiring demand low energy consumption and long battery life.
“Another factor convincing us about Sensolus as a solution is its entire mobile asset monitoring management platform, which incorporates comprehensive functionality as part of the package, it not only offers intelligent analytics for ‘if-then’ scenarios, but also supports data exchange with our ERP system.”
Matthias Emme
Another advantage of the Sensolus IoT-based tracking solution was its simple installation and activation process. After UES registered with the Sensolus platform, the company was able to quickly attach trackers to its vehicles and connect them to the management platform. Very quickly, the chassis lessor outfitted about 200 vehicles in an initial rollout. All remaining chassis eventually were equipped with Sensolus trackers as they arrived at a UES depot. Approximately 700 UES chassis are currently equipped with Sensolus trackers, with each new vehicle added accordingly.
UES has also established a bidirectional data exchange via API between its ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly Microsoft Navision), and the Sensolus management platform. The company benefits from current tracking data in its ERP system, using the Sensolus platform for analysis to create customer-optimized offers.
“The visibility of vehicles through Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution has simplified, accelerated, and streamlined critical business processes,” according to Emme. “This is particularly true for our nationwide services. By locating via tracker, we can quickly direct our service network partners to the exact location, such as in cases of flat tires.”
The Sensolus trackers provide current location information for UES as well as insights into the mileage that their vehicles cover daily throughout Europe. This optimizes maintenance based on individual chassis usage. A particular advantage is for usage-dependent tire changes, as predictive, timely planning of repairs and tire changes reduces the possibility of future breakdowns.
Tracking also enables critical technical check deadlines to be based on chassis use and mileage, rather than a fixed six-month cycle. This allows UES to proactively notify customers with rented chassis, offering additional services like replacement vehicles for the duration of a technical inspection.
“The visibility of vehicles through Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution has simplified, accelerated, and streamlined critical business processes. This is particularly true for our nationwide services. By locating via tracker, we can quickly direct our service network partners to the exact location, such as in cases of flat tires.”
Matthias Emme
A special highlight: UES utilizes tracking data for its own purposes and shares it with customers. UES customers can log into the Sensolus platform and track the chassis they have rented. This newly created service based on Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution enables customers to benefit from transport chain transparency with readily available information for drivers, dispatchers, and their customers. This transparency also provides a clearer overview for both parties, specifically with drop-off or return processes and other contract-relevant aspects.
“We have been using Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution for several years,” Emme concludes. “This experience has validated the reliability of the trackers’ durability and battery life, as well as its cross-border connectivity. Indeed, the Sensolus solution has become an integral part of our systems, processes, and even our own services.”
“We have been using Sensolus’ IoT-based tracking solution for several years. This experience has validated the reliability of the trackers’ durability and battery life, as well as its cross-border connectivity. Indeed, the Sensolus solution has become an integral part of our systems, processes, and even our own services.”
Matthias Emme
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Traid is a charity retailer on a mission to change fashion for the better.
In the UK, Traid collects and sorts second-hand clothes at their London warehouse for resale in their charity shops across the city, giving fashion a new lease of life. It is the only charity in the UK that generates all its funds through the sale of second-hand clothing.
Further afield, Traid funds global projects supporting organic cotton farmers and garment workers to make fashion fairer for everyone. Their purpose is to advocate for a more conscientious fashion industry – one where your clothes look good and do good.
To date, Traid has put over 228 million garments back into use, saving 622,059 tonnes of CO2 and 105.3 million m3 of water – and counting. Through the donations and store sales they have been able to commit £7.5 million to supporting 50 projects in over 30 countries around the world.
Traid collects donations through clothes banks distributed across the greater London area, allowing the public to deposit donations for collection.
Manufactured from steel, these banks have increasingly become a target for theft, sometimes for the contents inside but more often for the bank itself which could be sold for scrap, or even repainted and sold to another charity. With several hundred clothes banks to manage, each to the value of up to £1,000, this is an extensive and valuable asset estate.
As the level of thefts increased, as many as 20 in two months, Traid decided to take action to find a solution. Determined to mitigate these losses and facilitate the recovery of stolen assets, they sought the expertise of Peak Technologies.
The team at Peak Technologies recommended a GPS tracking solution from Sensolus. The Sensolus solution was chosen due to several factors, notably:
It’s a small, self-contained unit – easily hidden on the bank – with a long battery life and no maintenance requirements.
The web-based solution provides a map view of the bank’s location, with supporting alerts generated by the device’s sensors should the bank move unexpectedly.
A mobile app supports the team sent out to track and recover a stolen asset.
After a short trial to prove the viability of the solution, Traid invested in an initial deployment and, having successfully thwarted attempts to steal their clothes banks, have purchased additional devices which are fitted to all new clothes banks as they are deployed.
In addition to the tackling the theft problem, Traid also has better managed visibility of their clothes banks in the field and when they are collected for emptying or maintenance.
“I am thrilled to see the positive impact that our partnership with Sensolus has had on our operations. Prior to implementing this technology, we faced a growing challenge with the theft of our clothes banks, which not only disrupted our collection process but also resulted in substantial financial losses. The Sensolus GPS tracking solution has proven to be a game-changer for us.
The discreet and self-contained units are easily hidden on the banks, offering a robust layer of security without requiring any ongoing maintenance. This has not only deterred theft but also provided us with real-time visibility of our assets. The web-based management platform and mobile app have made it simple for our team to monitor the locations of our banks and respond quickly if one is moved unexpectedly.
The investment in Sensolus has been worthwhile, offering us a positive return by protecting our valuable resources and enhancing our operational efficiency. We are grateful for the support from Peak Technologies and look forward to continuing our partnership.”
“We have been working with AB InBev for over 6 years now and we are still going strong. We have worked together to implement new use cases year after year: from trailer tracking to rotation monitoring, shipment ETA monitoring and yard management. We’ve learned a lot through this cooperation, and AB InBev appreciates Sensolus’ responsiveness and customer first mentality. This is a good example of how our solution remains the most reliable and secure on the market.”
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AB InBev, the world’s largest brewery headquartered in Belgium, renowned for its diverse portfolio of over five hundred beer brands including Budweiser, Corona, and Jupiler, partnered with Sensolus to optimize trailer usage, digitize yard management and enhance subcontractor compliance. Within four months, they achieved a 15% optimization in trailer fleet usage.
To achieve this, AB InBev integrated Sensolus’ asset tracking solution into their existing analytics environment. Initially, they utilized the solution to monitor crucial supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as trailer rotation.
Expanding its functionality, they integrated shipping information, enabling real-time insights into product distribution and more accurate lead time estimations.
By leveraging historical and real-time data, AB InBev gained visibility into shipment statuses, enabling informed operational decisions based on actual delivery times rather than estimated schedules. This facilitated optimized delivery routes, real-time ETA monitoring, and a proactive approach to handling delays.
In summary, here is what AB InBev achieved:
Digitizing yard management was another significant improvement. Previously reliant on manual processes, AB InBev now benefits from increased GPS accuracy, ensuring smoother and more precise trailer collection and delivery, reducing search times and minimizing human errors.
Furthermore, Sensolus’ tracking technology has significantly strengthened third-party accountability for AB InBev. Previously, maintaining visibility into trailer movements during transit and identifying prolonged stationary periods in unauthorized areas posed challenges.
However, with Sensolus’ solution, AB InBev now has real-time insights into trailer locations and can promptly identify instances of prolonged idleness. Utilizing Sensolus’ dwell time application, AB InBev automates the generation of reports on whether trailers are stationary for too long due to sub-contractor negligence, streamlining operations and enhancing overall accountability.
Longest battery life
During the initial stages of our collaboration, AB InBev sought a battery-powered trailer tracking solution, recognizing the nascent stage of IoT technologies. They found that Sensolus offered the most robust product with the longest battery autonomy available in the market.
Professional support
AB InBev valued Sensolus’ professional support and guidance throughout the trial phase, particularly due to the novelty of such solutions to their operations.
Business insights from the Sensolus platform
The intuitive platform provided by Sensolus appealed to AB InBev, offering comprehensive insights into trailer utilization and rotation in a user-friendly manner.
Easy API integration
Integration capability was paramount for AB InBev, and they chose Sensolus for its seamless compatibility with their ERP systems
In conclusion, Sensolus empowers companies to intelligently manage and track their assets with energy-efficient, easy-to-install solutions. With Sensolus, AB InBev transformed its operations, overcoming previous challenges of congested delivery areas, limited subcontractor visibility, and underutilized trailers.
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“The Sensolus solution seamlessly integrated with our existing ERP system, thanks to the clear and well-defined API. As all vehicles were concentrated in one location, the rollout of the new solution proved exceptionally efficient.”
Mike van Kasteren
Team Lead Inspection at BAS World
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Sensolus, a specialist in connected asset management, recently implemented a new tracking system together with Sentech | the sensor integrators, a sensor specialist, at BAS World, Europe’s largest seller of vehicles and machines.
The outdated and expensive RFID localization system has been replaced by trackers that are quick to install and do not require any on-site scanning infrastructure, allowing them to be put into immediate operation at any location or parking lot. This user-friendly and scalable solution is perfectly suited to BAS World’s expansion plans and provides additional insights into the lead times of vehicles such as trucks and other machines. These vehicles are now recovered much faster, resulting in efficiency gains and cost savings.
With an average of 2,500 vehicles, Dutch-based BAS World is the largest seller of second-hand trucks in Europe.
This family business operates globally in the trade of new and used vehicles, boasting a substantial inventory of trucks, tractors, trailers, construction machines, commercial vehicles, and agricultural machinery. Employing over 900 people, the company achieves an annual turnover of 500 million euros.
The previous vehicle tracking system at BAS World relied on an RFID localization system. Each truck had its own designated parking space with a local tracking infrastructure to monitor vehicle locations. However, as BAS World expanded and established multiple parking lots, this solution became both expensive and impractical.
Furthermore, the majority of trackers needed replacement. This dependency on outdated hardware restricted vehicle tracking solely to their respective parking lots. Consequently, the company sought a solution that could also trace vehicles at external locations and third-party car parks. Sensolus emerged as the solution provider, offering a reference based on a similar project with a car manufacturer.
Following a comprehensive pilot project, during which the BAS World team provided regular input, the company was convinced of Sensolus’ capabilities. Sentech, a partner of Sensolus, played a crucial role in guiding the transition.
Sensolus devised a tailor-made tracking solution to meet BAS World’s requirements. Michiel Raat, Sales Executive Netherlands at Sensolus, explains,
“The outdated RFID trackers were replaced with 3,500 of our smaller Track 1010 trackers. Each tracker possesses a unique serial number linked to the vehicle number. These trackers are affixed to key boxes placed in the vehicles and can be easily transferred to another vehicle during purchases or sales.”
Location data from all trackers are seamlessly integrated into BAS World’s existing ERP system via an API on the Sensolus platform. Instead of implementing an expensive local tracking infrastructure, data transmission occurs through a long-distance wireless network optimized for IoT devices.
Mike van Kasteren, Team Lead Inspection at BAS World, remarks,
“The Sensolus solution seamlessly integrated with our existing ERP system, thanks to the clear and well-defined API. As all vehicles were concentrated in one location, the rollout of the new solution proved exceptionally efficient.”
Virtual geozones were established on-site to streamline vehicle retrieval. Employees can locate vehicles within these geozones based on their designated areas, enhancing efficiency compared to relying solely on coordinates. Staff members utilize a mobile app that guides them to the precise vehicle location, significantly saving time and enhancing user-friendliness.
Reflecting on the previous system, Mike van Kasteren notes,
“Our previous system was relatively accurate – it displayed the truck’s location within a parking space on a map. However, parking layouts changed annually, and queue arrangements often shifted. Sensolus’ location trackers offer greater precision and operate independently of parking spaces. The trackers were configured to ensure accuracy within ten meters, significantly reducing search times for our employees.”
The collaboration between BAS World, Sensolus, and Sentech exceeded expectations. During the initial phases of exploring a new solution, they provided proactive assistance.
They granted the time and space required for thorough research into various possibilities and acknowledged the consideration of alternative options. Ultimately, Sensolus was chosen due to expert guidance, solution flexibility, tracker battery longevity, and the platform’s numerous capabilities. Sensolus also remained open to enhancements.
Reflecting on the previous system, Mike van Kasteren notes,
“We aimed to enhance the tracking system’s accuracy, and they successfully addressed this. Furthermore, the system is easily scalable, accommodating our future growth.”
The system offers potential beyond its current use. Although precise time savings are yet to be measured, the system holds the potential to further enhance efficiency at BAS World and sustainably reduce operational costs. Sentech continues to provide support for this endeavor. The Dutch sensor specialist will continue assisting BAS World in optimizing the Sensolus solution, offering training, and addressing queries or challenges.
Moving forward, vehicles will be equipped with trackers upon acquisition, enabling continuous monitoring, even when located at BAS World’s various sites. In addition to enhancing insights into vehicle flow, this data can facilitate the implementation of a “Track Your Delivery” service for BAS World customers.
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“For both drivers and fleet managers the trackers are an enormous benefit. Expressed in time, I’d estimate that we save our managers about four hours a month in searching for material.” 
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With three hundred of its own trucks, four hundred trailers, and another hundred or so electric pallet trucks and transportable forklifts, it was becoming increasingly difficult and time-consuming for Oegema Transport to keep track of its own fleet.
The Dutch family business was in need of an affordable and user-friendly solution to track all its mobile assets, and after quite some explorations, they settled on the solution of Belgian tracking technology specialist Sensolus. The Sensolus tracking system has been operational for a year now and continues to save the company dozens of hours a day previously spent searching for their assets.
Oegema Transport has grown significantly over the past hundred years and has established itself within the Dutch transport sector as a household name. Today it employs over eight hundred people. From its Dutch headquarters in Dedemsvaart or branches in Culemborg, Geleen, and the Czech town of Brno, the family business operates internationally as a distribution partner for manufacturers and retailers.
Furthermore, the trucks of Oegema Transport are used for night transport within the e-commerce sector or deliveries for the construction industry. In addition, the forwarding department was set up to fully unburden clients in international transport—from import to warehousing and delivery.
As the fleet grew, it became increasingly difficult for Oegema Transport’s fleet managers to keep track of the location of the many mobile assets. Experienced fleet managers were still able to track their trailers, electric pallet trucks, and transportable forklifts using manual searches, but this was clearly a drain on valuable time and resources.
It’s easy to imagine how frustrating it would be for the drivers to have to manually locate specific trailers at the company site in Dedemsvaart – which spanned over more than twenty hectares (±50 acres).
After five years of searching for a suitable tracking solution, Oegema Transport finally found Sensolus, which specializes in the Industrial Internet of Things and connected asset management.
“Their system meets all our needs,” says Oegema’s fleet manager Erwin Jacobs. “The trackers are affordable, quickly available, and easy to install. Moreover, the digital management platform contains all the functionalities we need.”
In addition to trailers, electric pallet trucks, and transportable forklifts, all kinds of portable vehicles such as aerial work platforms and reach trucks were also equipped with trackers. “Once our facility manager saw the added value of the trackers translated into practice, he wanted to roll out the system more broadly than just for our trailers,” recalls Erwin Jacobs.
“We used to have to ask drivers if they had noticed a lost forklift somewhere at our site or at a customer’s site. Now we can also track those locations. Moreover, since these vehicles have been equipped with a tracker, they are handled more carefully, and forklifts are not just taken without reporting this first.”
After a proof of concept with five trackers, soon all trailers were equipped with the Sensolus tracking technology. In full-on COVID times, the employees of Oegema Transport installed them without any on-site support. In less than a month, almost all four hundred trailers were equipped with a tracker. A piece of cake noticed Erwin Jacobs, who mounted some of them himself. “That is the best proof that you don’t need any technical knowledge to mount them,” he says laughing.
Oegema Transport uses the TRACK 1000, an industrial-grade tracker with a very long battery life that is highly shock and water-resistant. “Via the Sensolus platform, geo-zones were set up for frequently visited locations,” says Michiel Raat, Sales Executive Netherlands at Sensolus. “With just a few clicks, the fleet manager can then check whether there are enough trailers present and take immediate action if that is not the case.
Furthermore, an alarm was set for trailers that remained unused for long periods of time. This helps to avoid the underutilization of trailers and contributes to the optimal deployment of the fleet. Thanks to the correct and immediate monitoring of the various asset locations, Oegema Transport is also able to communicate more transparently with its customers and further improve their service.”
The tracking system was integrated into the transport company’s IT system using an API connection, allowing drivers to easily access the platform on their smartphones. Via the ‘Find my trailer’ button, they can instantly view the location of a trailer of choice. This prevents a lot of searching and time wasted.
To Erwin Jacobs the success is unmistakable. “For both drivers and fleet managers the trackers are an enormous benefit. Expressed in time, I’d estimate that we save our managers about four hours a month in searching for material. And for the entire fleet, we save about ten driver hours every day because they also no longer have to guess where their trailer is. That also alleviates a tremendous amount of frustration and makes their work so much more enjoyable.”
“This is a textbook example of how efficiently and effectively Sensolus’ solution can be installed and integrated. It is therefore gratifying to hear that positive results have already been achieved in the meantime,” concludes Michiel Raat.
Oegema transport is proud of the roots of their family business in Dedemsvaart. Although they have grown into one of the biggest companies in the region and you can spot them all over the world, they have managed to retain their East Netherlands mentality. They are down to earth, solution-oriented, and “can’t” does not appear in their dictionary.
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