Out of Truck
Notification
Safely Working Alone in Remote Areas
GEOTrac has launched a dual-path, fail-safe
work alone service called Out of Truck
Notification.
Even with your vehicle turned off, the Out of
Truck Notification is actively monitoring your
time away on a job site.
Easy-to-use, an Out of Truck Notification
session is started by entering the time away
from the vehicle using a touch-screen
terminal.
Once a session is initiated, both the vehicle
and a remote database server begin a count
down. If an accident happens with the vehicle,
the remote server continues to count down,
sending a distress message for emergency
response.
Connected to a high-decibel siren, the Out of
Truck Notification alerts workers that a
session is about to expire. This pre-alarm
notifies the worker to return to the vehicle to
re-activate a session in order to continue
working onsite.
If the worker does not return to the vehicle in
time, a distress message is sent from the
vehicle via the data modem, through the
wireless network, to the Internet via the
GEOTrac Network Operations Centre. The
distress message alerts at the customer’s
GEOTrac web-based message centre.
Customers can also forward the distress
message to an emergency responder closer
to the worksite. Up to three responders can
be notified for failsafe back up. Dispatchers
will often forward a distress message to a 24
hrs call center for constant coverage.
Distress messages include details such as
location and vehicle identification.
If a worker returns to the vehicle in time and
drives the vehicle but forgets to terminate the
Out of Truck Notification session, the GPS
coordinate change will automatically
terminate the session. This ensures that
safety managers will always know the status
of their remote workers.
An added feature to the Out of Truck
Notification service is the ability for
dispatchers to contact a remote worker away
from their truck. If unable to call a worker on
a cell phone, because they are out of
coverage, the dispatcher can send a siren
sequence to notify the worker to return to the
vehicle for a message.
The Out of Truck Notification service is ideal
for working remotely outside of cellular
coverage. A third- party call center approach
to start or finish a monitoring session can be
flawed if the worker forgets to call back or
more importantly, when outside of cellular
coverage, contact can not be made. Accurate
coordinates of location are also not available
with this call-in approach.
Easy-to-use touch screen with pre-set time
options.
Equipment and Service
Mobile Data Terminal - Touch-screen, military spec.
Satellite Data Modem- Manufactured by GEOTrac, military spec Dual GPS and satellite modem - Low-profile, high powered
High-decibel siren - Long-range, low power consumption
Asset Control Center - Web-based dispatcher application
Distress Message Forwarding - SMS text message or email to
closest responder
Dual-path redundancy for reliable delivery of distress messages
Features
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Reliable, dual-path alerting -
Easy-to-use touch screen
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Long-range siren
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Flexible pre-set time options
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GPS activated session termination
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Accurate GPS location messages
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Full track and trace AVL
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Detailed private lease road mapping service including LSD
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Two-way text messaging between drivers, dispatch and driver
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Immediate one-touch distress messaging
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Low-power consumption during
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monitoring session
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Distress message forwarding via email or SMS text message Distress message alert at dispatch message centre of Asset Control Center
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Military grade satellite network
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High-powered, low-profile dual GPS/communication antenna
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Always-in-coverage, low-earth-orbit satellite for remote worksites
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Dispatcher initiated messaging to remote worker using siren sequence
