This will enable customers to have end-to-end tracking of the ULDs starting in their own warehouses throughout the journey to the final destination.
This new service provides a number of customer benefits by eliminating all paperwork at the dock door when units are loaned out and producing a digital Uniform Control Receipt, which is e-mailed directly to the shipper. In addition, customers will receive customised push notifications with full tracking available on the Delta website in 2019.
“The extension of the tracking technology directly to our customers’ facilities will ensure visibility for the whole freight journey, creating a best-in-class shipping experience,” enthused Shawn Cole, Delta’s Vice President Cargo. “This is a genuine innovation, and we are on track to launch in January 2019, with full visibility on deltacargo.com later that year, once the customer installations are complete.”
Delta is one of the first major airlines to test Bluetooth tracking technology and since March 2018 has deployed readers at 80 Delta and partner airline warehouse locations across six continents, including all US hubs and major trucking stations, with 70 locations remaining. To date, nearly 40% of the ULD fleet has been tagged with Bluetooth asset trackers.