Rail Monitoring and Control

Ensure rail tracking and logistics anywhere

Whether you have tank cars, hopper cars, or freight cars, you can’t afford to lose touch with your rail fleet or cargo. Solutions based on SkyWave satellite communication products enable railcar tracking, cargo security, letting you access the data to better manage customer logistics with minimal interruptions.

Security and efficiency

• Use GPS information to find and quickly deploy idle railcars so as to reduce dwell times and ensure full utilization of your rail wagon fleet
• Provide customers with accurate Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of their shipment
• Use GPS information and geofencing capability to receive alerts when railcars enter/leave rail yards, border crossings and other points-of-interest
• GPS accelerometer in the satellite terminal can notify fleet managers whenever their wagon starts or stops—alerting them to any unusual or unscheduled stops
• Receive notifications of door or hatch open/close, monitor cargo and temperature sensors, and receive notifications of excessive impacts from over-speed coupling
• Provide warnings of hazardous situation and monitor transportation of dangerous goods

Revenue

• Use the operational visibility to proactively provide valuable location information to customers and support just-in-time logistics
• Use location, heading and usage information to manage fleet more efficiently
• Use geofences to enable calculations of stop times at rail stations and border crossings

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