H. Essers: Real-Time Fleet Tracking Platform

H. Essers is a leading European logistics company specializing in pharmaceutical and chemical supply chains across 21 countries. Operating 1,497 trucks from 86 locations, they handle temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments requiring precision tracking and regulatory compliance across Belgium and beyond.

H. Essers' Belgian operations were drowning in spreadsheets. Every truck movement, every delivery update, every temperature reading—all tracked manually in Excel. Internal teams spent hours compiling reports. Pharmaceutical clients called constantly asking for shipment status. The manual processes that once worked for a regional operation couldn't scale across 1,497 trucks serving Europe's largest pharmaceutical companies.

Pharmaceutical logistics isn't typical freight. Temperature-sensitive medications require constant monitoring. Regulatory compliance demands complete chain of custody documentation. Delays can impact patient safety. H. Essers' clients expected real-time visibility into their shipments—but the company's systems delivered overnight batch reports at best.

The operational bottleneck was creating a competitive risk. Pharmaceutical companies were demanding real-time tracking capabilities that H. Essers couldn't provide. Without automated systems, scaling operations meant scaling headcount—an unsustainable approach in a margin-sensitive logistics business.

We built a real-time tracking platform that eliminated every manual process.

The platform automated data collection from H. Essers' fleet, streaming truck locations, delivery status, and temperature readings in real-time. Internal teams gained instant visibility into operations through automated dashboards. Pharmaceutical clients received direct portal access to track their shipments—no phone calls, no delays, just real-time data.

Compliance was built into every layer. Temperature monitoring tracked every shipment automatically. Chain of custody documentation generated audit-ready reports. The system met pharmaceutical regulatory requirements while eliminating the manual reporting burden that consumed hours of staff time daily.

Operations accelerated by 40%. Manual reporting errors dropped to zero. Pharmaceutical clients stopped calling for status updates—they could see their shipments in real-time through the portal. H. Essers' teams shifted from compiling spreadsheets to optimizing routes and improving service.

When you're transporting temperature-sensitive medications worth millions, manual tracking isn't just inefficient—it's a liability. Pharmaceutical companies demand real-time visibility, complete chain of custody documentation, and audit-ready compliance reporting.

H. Essers needed a platform that could automate compliance while scaling across nearly 1,500 trucks without scaling headcount proportionally. We delivered both. The result is a system that tracks every shipment in real-time, generates compliance reports automatically, and gives pharmaceutical clients the visibility they demand.

This is what digital transformation looks like in logistics: eliminating manual processes, accelerating operations, and turning compliance from a burden into an automated advantage.