ESP Logistics Technology

Where Should You Set Up Geofences for Maximum Impact? In our last post, we showed how geofence reports can decrease delays—but where should you place these geofences to make the biggest difference? First, a quick refresher: 📍 A geofence report provides real-time insight into vehicle and asset activity within a defined location, helping fleets reduce delays, optimize routes, and cut costs. Now, let’s talk about the best locations to set up geofences: 🚢 Ports & Terminals Example: Port of Long Beach, Port of Savannah, Port of Corpus Christi Why? Track turn times, reduce congestion, and avoid container pickup/drop-off delays. 🏭 Warehouses & Distribution Centers Example: Fulfillment Centers, Distribution Hubs Why? Monitor dwell times and improve scheduling. 🏬 Customer Facilities & Drop Yards Example: Manufacturing plants, retail stores, cross-dock facilities Why? Ensure on-time deliveries, track entry/exit times, and measure service levels. ⛽ Rest Stops & Fuel Stations Example: Pilot Flying J, TA Travel Centers, Love’s Truck Stops Why? Monitor driver breaks, prevent unauthorized stops, and optimize fuel planning. 🛣 High-Traffic Interchanges & Toll Plazas Example: George Washington Bridge, I-95 Corridors Why? Identify traffic bottlenecks, improve routing, and minimize transit delays. 🔧 Maintenance & Fleet Yards Example: Company-owned terminals and service stations Why? Monitor fleet arrivals, track maintenance schedules, and reduce downtime. Strategically placed geofences give you the data you need to eliminate inefficiencies, keep drivers moving, and cut transport costs. 📩 Want to learn more or set up your own geofence reports? Contact us at connections@esplogisticstech.com 👇 What geofence locations have made the biggest impact for you? Share below! #trucking #transport #cargo #logistics #supplychain #drayage

Imagine this scenario: Ken’s Transport had a serious problem—chronic delays were costing them money and frustrating customers. They knew something had to change but had no clear visibility into where the bottlenecks were. They started looking into real-time geofence reports and this is what they discovered: ✅ Peak wait times at the port spiked between 8 am - 12 noon ✅ The Desoto Bridge was the worst traffic choke point ✅ Trucks spent 25% longer in Yard A vs. Yard B ✅ Deliveries to distribution center C took 30% longer than similar routes By using the report above to adjust dispatch schedules and reroute trucks to less congested gates, routes, and yards, they were able to get more loads moved with fewer delays, and without adding additional resources. So, what exactly is a geofence report? A geofence report provides insights into vehicle and asset activity within a defined area (geofence) such as a yard, warehouse, terminal, rest stop, border crossing, or key highway intersection. In other words, any location you want insight into. Want to see how this can work for your fleet? 📩 Contact us at connections@esplogisticstech.com 💬 Comment below if you'd like more real-world examples! #cargo #logistics #trucking

🍓 Tips on how to protect perishable goods in shipment 🥩 Perishable goods like fruits, meat, dairy, and frozen seafood require special precautions and monitoring during transit. Smart sensor technology gives the food supply chain a much needed upgrade. Here are some tips on making use of the latest tech to protect your product during shipment: 🌡️ Temperature Sensitivity Monitors: Answer critical questions like, Is the reefer plugged in? Is it still receiving power? Did temperature go beyond safe zone? ⏰ Real-Time Alerts: Catch issues like humidity spikes, shocks, or refrigeration failures asap and send to personnel before they result in spoilage. 📍 Location Tracking: Know exactly where your goods are and ensure they stay on the right path. If it veers off course or is delayed, you will have visibility on where to direct efforts. By keeping tabs on perishable shipments, we can reduce waste, ensure food safety, and protect the integrity of the cold chain. Whether it’s fresh produce or frozen fish, smart technology helps make sure every shipment arrives in optimal condition. If you have any questions, please ask below! #ColdChain #FoodLogistics #SupplyChainInnovation #SmartMonitoring #Perishables #Cargo

Enjoying being at the California Trucking Association conference in beautiful Carlsbad learning and meeting everyone!

We will be at California Trucking Association's 71st Annual Membership Conference January 29th - February 1st. Please stop by our table and say hi! See you there! #logistics #supplychain #cargo #trucking #technology

Recent headlines highlight a troubling surge in rail cargo theft: 📰 $18M stolen in a train burglary ring, with 22 arrests 📰 160% increase in rail leaving LA theft incidents 📰 Major carriers like Amazon, FedEx, and UPS targeted 📰 80 firearms stolen from LA cargo trains in recent months What is a way to solve this problem? Invest in relevant technology. Here are a few types of technology that will help: 📍 Sensors: Advanced trackers like GPS sensors ensure you always know where your cargo is, letting security get to the scene of break-ins swiftly. 📍 Smart Locks: Modern smart locks enhance container security, not only with more secure lock mechanisms but also have the ability to send alerts when tampered with. 📍 Visibility Data Analytics Platform: This identifies patterns, predicts risks, and enables problem-solving by directing the right actions (e.g., alerting the closest security team, notifying the correct party). Sensors and smart locks by themselves can only do so much. Think of them as the limbs of the operation. You still need the brain, the data analytics, to bring all the parts together to problem solve and direct the correct actions. A platform, such as ESP Maestro, ensures that the data from the sensors and locks translates into actionable insights, completing the loop of monitoring, analysis, and response. #logistics #supplychain #railroad

⚠️Safety incidents among truck drivers keep increasing or are consistently high leading to rising costs and decreased productivity, in many cases driven by road conditions, weather, speeding or driver fatigue. ✔️ Data analytics can exponentially help decrease accidents and increase driver safety. How? Even though many logistics companies nowadays have some form of telematics system to give stats such as sharp braking, speeding, harsh turns, and erratic driving, safety incidents are still on the rise. Reasons why telematics and other logistic management systems by themselves may not be enough: 📍 Current systems do not integrate data sets such as weather forecasting, traffic patterns, construction projects or other factors that might impact safety 📍 It is difficult and time consuming to manually pull all the pieces together and analyze potential outcomes 📍 Many trucking systems today, from telematics to dispatch, do not share information to enable pattern recognition, making it difficult to pinpoint issues Here’s how the ESP data analytics platform will help: 🤝 Integrates and unifies data from multiple operating systems to enable powerful analytics, identifying patterns within the information to show safety problem areas 🤝 Overlays information such as weather, traffic, road conditions, etc. on top of driver location in real-time 🤝 Sends alerts for potential impacts to help dispatchers and drivers avoid or be aware of potential accidents What other things do you wish technology can do to improve driver safety?

Reduce Long Truck Wait Times 🚚 How do you currently manage the movement and placement of containers in your yard or terminal? Are your gate operations as efficient as you would like them to be? If any of the following is still happening, we can help: ⚠️ Truck drivers waiting in line for hours to get into the yard and then more time is spent searching for the drop-off location ⚠️ Using a clipboard, pen, and paper to inventory the location of containers, then spending hours manually entering the information into yard management systems Here’s how the ESP Maestro platform is invaluable: Gate Operations: ✔️ Integrates truck movement with yard management and gate systems to efficiently manage the flow of vehicles from entry to drop-off ✔️ Maestro uses QR codes for each driver during the check-in process to enable a simple scan for entry and keep track of entering/exiting vehicles Yard Operations: ✔️ Our Notify alert system can send real-time notifications between gate and truck driver to ensure a smooth check-in process and to provide GPS coordinates for precise placement of container in yard ✔️ Maestro can be used to image the location of each container in your yard and provide precise container location that integrates with your yard management systems to avoid time intensive manual entry ✉️ Contact Mike at msilvagni@esplogisticstech.com for more information!

A look back at 2024 ✴️ Thank you so much for being a part of the journey with us this past year! As 2025 starts with lots of new plans in the works, we wanted to share with you the key accomplishments of 2024. A Year of Workflow Expansion in Supply Chain Technology: 🚛 We would characterize 2024 as a year of growth for our ESP Maestro platform, particularly expanding supply chain workflows and strengthening connections from port terminals to trucking, and trucking to yards and warehouses. The key value driver is the overlay of machine learning (ML) on top of integrated workflows leading to AI insights, analyzing data, and uncovering patterns to optimize asset productivity and delivering real ROI / Operating Income for our customers. Key highlights: ✅ Real-Time Truck Tracking: ML-powered optimization of trucking assets for improved ROI. ✅ Turn-Time Reporting: Predictive analytics to minimize delays, backed by real-time data. ✅ Yard Inventory: Geo-locating containers with smartphones to save hours of search time. ✅ Gate Operations: QR code integration to speed up check-ins and reduce queue times. 🚢 Additionally, we acquired the Container 42 program from the Port of Rotterdam as we expanded into the use of smart container technology to help solve issues of theft and reduce spoilage of sensitive cargo that are impacted by changes in temperature, humidity and shock impacts. Identification of the party who handled the cargo at the time of damage is a key value add. Key highlights: ✅ Smart Container Theft Solutions: Smart lock tech with alerts to security, enabling swift action. ✅ Protect Perishables: Monitor shock, temperature, and humidity to safeguard items like medicine and produce. ✅ Weather Safety: Added weather data combined with mapping and real-time location intelligence for safe flight operations and inclement warnings. 🛫 For aviation we expanded our platform offering with Honeywell and have added capabilities for full flight operations support and two-way communications with aircraft operators. We are now tracking over 2,000 aircraft globally. #LogisticsInnovation #SupplyChain #MachineLearning #AI #Logistics #Trucking #Cargo

📣 We are excited to announce that ESP's Container 42 program is now a part of the Travelers Innovation Network for Transportation Management! Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q031tsWx0 #insurance #riskmanagement #supplychain #logistics #cargo #visibility