Cool telematics technology from Fastview360
HGVs play a critical role in transporting perishable and temperature-sensitive goods across domestic and international supply chains. At the core of this capability are temperature control units – a specialised system designed to maintain precise environmental conditions inside trailers.
“As consumer expectations for freshness rise and regulatory pressures surrounding food and pharmaceutical transport grow stronger, these units have become indispensable to modern logistics,” said safety and telematics specialist Fastview360.
“Their role extends beyond simple cooling, encompassing sophisticated monitoring, energy management, and data-driven control features that ensure both cargo integrity and transport efficiency.”
The company emphasises the benefits of knowing what is happening within temperature-controlled units 24/7, from supply and return to efficiency and remote monitoring.
“Utilising the most sophisticated technology, Fastview360 can give you a live insight into your trailer transits,” it said.
“A temperature monitoring system is a remote tracking solution that lets fleet managers keep an eye on the temperature of sensitive goods as they move through the supply chain. Cold chain tracking helps ensure that food, medicine, and other perishable products stay at the right temperature from loading to delivery.”
Highlighted benefits of the system include alerts when the temperature drops below or exceeds set points.
“You can set the set points to the desired temperatures that are precise for your load, ensuring safe travel and reduced discrepancies or wastage,” said the firm.
Users can also get in-depth graphs of the temperature throughout the cargo’s journey, providing information and proof of transit for customers in the case of delivery discrepancies.
In addition, the system enables fleets to initiate a cargo cooling procedure for when cargo is loaded warm but needs to be cooled carefully without damage – and to remotely access the refrigeration unit battery data to prevent battery drainage during periods of inactivity, furthermore saving additional costs on battery replacement.
“Combined with the temperature control units, Fastview360 gives you the visual insight of loading and transit with the remote live viewing feature of the Fastview360 camera solutions.”
“We specialise in the latest camera and telematics technologies which integrate and work simultaneously to give you a seamless and advanced solution.”
Using AI technologies, Fastview360 can also inform drivers with a live stream monitor and vulnerable road user (VRU) display where pedestrians are instantly located around a vehicle.
One of Fastview360’s latest developments is the DMS solution. This smart camera solution identifies when an operator is breaching safety regulations and automatically sends an alert to the FVLink portal for review. This proactive approach enhances operator safety, improves driver behaviour and provides valuable insights for ongoing training, says the firm.
“The system currently detects multiple behaviours such as distracted driving, smoking, mobile phone use, driver drowsiness, camera cover and missing seatbelts – our internal development is always continuing to add to the already available detections too.
“FVLink is the customer access point with a single logon for both camera and telematic solutions. Combining vehicles in a fleet with multiple other camera providers through our third-party integration technology creates simplicity in the office environment.”
Cited benefits of the system include live camera viewing and tracking, advanced telematic software, incident management, and an easy-to-use platform with onboarding and refresher training.
Vehicles and cameras can be found by date, time, and location, adds Fastview360, which is ideal for if a call comes in with missing information.
The company’s products include a five-year hardware warranty and can be retrofitted to any vehicle. Citing its full aftersales support and FVLink’s industry-leading performance, it says it can retrieve 99.8 per cent of footage remotely, first time, so customers can depend on reliable, uninterrupted monitoring.
“Our primary concern is customer satisfaction, matched with making safety effortless and intelligent,” said Nick Billington, sales and product development.
“Using our UK-developed solutions we can combine AI technologies with proven reliable management tools; we’re giving fleet and site managers the ability to safeguard their teams and assets more effectively than ever before.”
