What is Blue Yonder Network Telematics?
Blue Yonder Network Telematics provides in-transit GPS location tracking of movements, assets and containers by connecting with third-party telematics, IoT services and visibility providers, delivering more precise, near-real-time visibility and temperature tracking on the Blue Yonder Network.
Carrier tracking events tell you when a shipment reached a milestone. Telematics tells you where it is right now. Network Telematics goes beyond basic carrier tracking events, bringing location and condition data from devices on trucks, trailers and containers into the Blue Yonder Network, where shippers, carriers and receivers can act on it.
Why It Matters: Better Data, Better Decisions
Without telematics, visibility depends on carriers sending status updates—often too late to change the outcome. A delayed truck or a temperature excursion in a refrigerated load is far easier to manage when it is detected in transit than when it is discovered at the dock. Connecting device data to the network gives planners and execution teams time to adjust appointments, notify customers or prepare alternatives.
How It Works: Multiple Ways to Connect
- Third-Party Aggregator Connection: Real-time visibility and tracking through connections with third-party telematics data aggregators.
- Other IoT Device Tracking: Real-time telematics information, such as temperature monitoring, captured from IoT device event streams.
- Domestic ELD Tracking: Real-time tracking captured from electronic logging device (ELD) data streams, with geofencing to turn raw location data into meaningful business events.
- Ocean Container Tracking: Real-time tracking of ocean containers and bookings through integration with third-party telematics data aggregators for ocean freight.
Key Benefits
- Earlier Disruption Detection: Delays and condition problems surface while shipments are still in transit.
- Condition Monitoring: Temperature data helps protect sensitive and refrigerated freight.
- More Precise Visibility: Device-level location data adds precision beyond carrier milestone events.
- Fleet Visibility in TMS: With telematics insights available for fleets, customers can connect fleet tendering to tracking and centralize visibility across modes in the Blue Yonder Transportation Management Solution.
The Blue Yonder Difference
Network Telematics is part of the multi-enterprise Supply Chain Command Center—Logistics on the Blue Yonder Network. Because telematics data flows into a shared network rather than a single fleet system, the same location and condition signals can inform shippers, carriers and receivers alike.