Guernsey-based 3DTracking, a provider of white labelled telematics, has expanded its portfolio of intelligent asset tracking for container security.

The company has integrated a number of third-party locks into its telematics service platform to support more service opportunities and operational scenarios.

Among these integrations is the JT709A GPS tracker lock from Jointech. These locks are configured to send their location and open or close status to the 3DTracking platform over a cellular connection. Alerts on low battery levels as well as for attempts of unauthorised access and break-in are sent in real time.

As part of this integration, fleet managers can send commands to open or close specific locks remotely. Telematics service providers can leverage this capability to expand their existing asset-tracking services as well as offer standalone container and cargo security services in a range of volume-based business models.

“The owners of container contents are constantly demanding greater knowledge and control over their shipments throughout the entire deliver and transportation process,” said Paul He, managing director at Jointech. “These new remote lock and unlock capabilities that 3DTracking has engineered are enabling telematics service providers to give greater value to their customers, while at the same time opening up new asset-tracking business opportunities.”

3DTracking has also integrated the HB-A1L lock from Huabao Electronics and developed master-slave capabilities. These master-slave features allow fleet managers to link multiple HB-A1L slave locks to one master HB-A1Lm lock over a Bluetooth connection. Each linked slave lock reports its opened or closed status to a single master lock.

The statuses of the slave locks are communicated by the master lock to the 3DTracking platform over a cellular network and are displayed in real -time on the 3DTracking platform. These master-slave locks are typically installed on containers and trailers with multiple access points as well as multiple door trucks.

“We are pleased to be working with all of these leading vendors of asset tracking equipment and the integration of their innovative locks will add significant value to the telematics service providers using our software platform to manage their service operations,” said Noam Cimand, general manager of 3DTracking. “Intelligent asset tracking, especially for container security, is a rapidly growing segment in the telematics space and our new solutions will help our partners capitalise on these market opportunities.”

Telematics service providers around the world use 3DTracking’s software to offer a range of fleet management, IoT, and asset management services and packages. The company’s platform supports multiple languages, is device agnostic and is fully GDPR compliant. It is in use in over 90 countries and processes more than 70 million tracking records each day.