Transflo Geofence Alerts

As a driver, you might receive alerts on the Mobile+ app to let you know when you have driven into the following invisible geofence zones:

  • Approaching your destination (for example, 5.0 miles from a pickup location)

  • Arrived at Stop (for example, 300 feet from the location)

  • Departed from Stop (for example, 300 feet from the location)

If configured by your carrier, fleet, division, broker, or shipper, you might be prompted to complete a short form on your mobile device when you arrive or depart. It is also possible for your loads workflow to be set up so that you only have to worry about driving and your mobile app automatically triggers the arrival and departure events for you. To improve automation, the assumption is that if you are within so many feet of the site you arrived and if you are later so many feet away you likely departed without any issues.

 

  1. As you approach, your app shows Slide >> Arrived at Customer (Pickup). You might receive an alert that you are 5.0 or 10.0 miles away.

  2. Be sure to stop driving to swipe the slider. You receive an on-screen lock reminder: Do not use Transflo Mobile while driving. As you approach your next stop within a pre-configured number of feet (for example, 300), an arrival message appears. Follow your training to take appropriate action:

    • Tap the alert

    • Complete an arrival or departure form

    • Give a voice command

    • Swipe It's OK: I certify I'm not driving

    • Ignore the alert

  3. As aligned with your company policies and training, choose one of the following actions:

    • Tap Close.

    • Tap Request eBOL.

    • Tap Done.

  4. A Confirm pickup complete message might appear. Choose Proceed or Cancel.

  5. In some configurations, a Status form appears. Enter information and complete the form. Tap Send.

  6. As a driver, be aware that all your loads follow a pattern defined by a workflow. For example, a typical workflow might have three key events: load pickup at a shipper location, load departure from the shipper location, and load arrival at a consignee delivery destination. Your load might include one or more other stops.

    As you depart after pickup and loading, you might need to swipe the bottom slide.

    If configured, you might be able to skip any swiping and just drive beyond so many feet. At that point, if Loads Geofence features are enabled with auto-event triggers, your auto-depart status is automatically triggered and recorded for you. Tap Show to view the next screen in the load workflow.

  7. As you arrive at the consignee destination, follow your company policy. You might swipe the Slide: Arrived at Customer (Deliver) at the bottom.

  8. You might also receive one or more alerts based on your proximity to the defined pickup, stop, or drop-off location:

 

Tip: Carrier fleets can track the location of the load based on your mobile app, RFID tags on palettes, trailer beacons, Geotab ELDs, or other methods.