Logistics service provider foodcareplus has announced the introduction of an all-in-one international monitoring service for the food industry, powered by Locus Traxx Worldwide, a leader in real-time temperature, location and security monitoring for perishable products.
Combining the monitoring technology of Locus Traxx and foodcareplus' expertise in the shipping, handling and distribution of perishable goods, the LiteTraxx service offers cargo owners Europe’s newest integrated shipping platform.
While most non-real-time temperature monitoring solutions available in the market are managed separately from the shipping process, LiteTraxx offeris integrated critical temperature and location data with all of the shipment movement data.
“At any given point of time, customers are able to check current and historical temperature data from their shipment panel,” said Steve Alaerts, director marketing and sales with foodcareplus. “We expect that we will have LiteTraxx activated in more than
25,000 of our shipments over the next five years.”
An advantage of the LiteTraxx offering is that no human action is required in order to exchange the information between the devices used and the shipping platform.
“According to many of our customers and external reports, consignees of cargo often fail to download and report the data to the shipper,' explained Ben Van Wolput, global customer service manager and operations with foodcareplus. “This creates inconsistency in data required to make important decisions in the supply chain process.'
“We are excited to be working with a logistics provider with such amazing expertise and experience in the transport of perishables,” added Jan-Willem Schrijver, managing director EMEA of Locus Traxx Worldwide Europe. 'We have known and worked with foodcareplus for several years and are impressed with their commitment to quality and service to the industry.'
