Wondering where your online order ended up could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new launch from Samsara that makes tracking your deliveries easier than ever.
At its Samsara Beyond event, the company unveiled the Samsara Tracking Label: a smart, disposable Bluetooth adhesive label capable of providing near-real-time visibility into where a shipment actually is.
From shipping to delivery, the label can call into the company’s Samsara network along its route, allowing for accurate tracking at all times – especially useful for areas like pharmaceuticals, where companies need to know exactly where a delivery is at all times.
Samsara tracking label
The tracking label is a flexible, paper-thin label with an adhesive backing that can have a battery life of 45 days after being activated. The battery contains no lithium or hazardous materials, meaning it can be released for air, ground and rail shipments and is suitable for disposal without special handling.
Samsara says the launch goes beyond typical trackers, which can be lost or damaged in transit, leading to a lack of information or insight into where a delivery actually is, with its network covering 99% of major US roads and tens of thousands of workplaces.
“This is no longer science fiction, it’s reality,” David Gal, VP of Connected Equipment at Samsara, told attendees at Samsara Beyond.
The company says cargo theft costs U.S. businesses about $35 billion annually, a number that will only increase over the coming years as online shopping continues to grow.
It notes how current solutions like RFID and cellular connectivity can struggle with cost and coverage issues – but Bluetooth can go beyond that and provide much more insight.
The label process can be easily scaled up depending on customer demand – and while specific pricing information isn’t available yet, the move could help businesses of all sizes save time, money and stress tracking their deliveries.
The tracking label can be managed in Samsara’s new shipping center and shipping app, which seamlessly connects to an organization’s existing infrastructure, regardless of which carrier they use.
This platform allows customers to not only see the delivery schedule in real time and prevent theft, but also lets them detect problems or delays before they happen, track cross-border deliveries and provide easier dispute resolution, helping to keep their customers happy.
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