CouriersPlease adds value to customers with Optus and Thinxtra-powered IoT asset tracking

Parcel delivery service CouriersPlease has deployed Internet of Things (IoT) asset tracking technology from Optus, running on Thinxtra’s 0G Network and devices, to support its business growth, as well as reduce instances of lost transportation cages and operating costs. CouriersPlease delivers across Australia through its 850 franchises and 350 delivery partners. The company has seen an 80% increase in business in the last two years as a result of the online shopping boom, and now moves more than 30 million parcels annually. According to Phil Reid, Chief Operating Officer at CouriersPlease, the company’s growth has also seen transport cages – which carry from 60 to 600 packages each – increasingly disappearing due to theft or being left sitting at customers’ facilities, leading to its deploying of Optus’ Thinxtrapowered IoT solution. Reid says, “We have doubled our assets, and that introduces increased risk. As our business continues to expand, it has become crucial we can track their whereabouts in real time. This will nullify losses of the expensive cages, which cost $1,000 per unit, while allowing us to keep pace with higher volumes of deliveries. We looked at various vendors, including 4G options, and partnered with Optus and Thinxtra as they offered collaborative asset tracking backed by battery powered LPWAN-based IoT sensors, that we don’t need to mess with or replace for years, making it an extremely cost-effective value proposition.” https://www.couriersplease.com.au/