Look into any mid to large scale warehouse operation and you will see vehicle mount terminals in use to improve efficiencies across the facility. Especially in the case of forklifts, embedding a capable mobile terminal can improve productivity and reduce errors from the docks to the yard. Having access to accurate information at all time in real-time aids in every process from receiving to storing, moving around, cross docking and picking.

Key Benefits of Vehicle Mount Terminals

• The vehicle terminal tells your driver exactly what items to pick-up
• The driver has detailed information at all times on where to store product such as a bin or rack number and can confirm the putaway is complete
• The terminal can track product in real time while it is being moved within your warehouse or even cross docked for immediate shipping
• The real time accuracy of information right in the vehicle that is picking the product eliminates human error in selecting the wrong product
• A vehicle mount computer than can immediately confirm the right product is being moved onto the right truck for shipping, eliminating human error

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