Semi-trailer

In a refrigerated trailer, a telematics module records the temperature and position of the cargo and sends them, encrypted, to the cloud via a SIM card. At Schmitz Cargobull, refrigerated trailers have this unit fitted before they leave the factory. The data is processed on Microsoft Azure and prepared for the haulage company, which also owns it. This makes it possible to monitor cold chain compliance without time-consuming and error-prone manual processes.

On a digitally controlled silo vehicle, the driver operates all shut-off valves and the air distribution centrally from a display. For this purpose, Feldbinder and ifm combined all formerly mechanical, pneumatic and electromechanical controls into a single unit, including the remote control of the tractor unit. A database stores customer data, product data and unloading parameters, so that the know-how of experienced drivers is available across the company.

Semi-trailer tracking gives haulage companies a single view of the location, cargo and data of their trailers. At Schmitz Cargobull, customers use a portal on Microsoft Azure to retrieve relevant key figures, locate their goods and optimise business processes. Key data flows seamlessly into customers' ERP systems. The data belongs to the haulage company, and Schmitz Cargobull develops the custom software in-house.

Loading operations are recorded directly in the vehicle controller and handed over digitally to dispatch and billing systems. In the past, the driver had to document every loading operation as required, usually by hand. In the Silo 4.0 project by Feldbinder and ifm, an integrated interface for CAN bus, GSM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth takes over this task, and the data is available across the company via the cloud. Geofencing, code scanners and RFID prevent mistakes.