Tag disconnection alerts
The disconnection alert is the most useful signal in logistics tracking and the least understood.
What the alert actually says
A disconnection alert is raised when a tagged unit and the vehicle it was travelling with separate.
It is not a theft alarm and it is not a fault. It is a statement of fact: two things that were together are no longer together. Whether that matters depends entirely on where and when it happened.
Why it is more useful than it sounds
Most logistics tracking is vehicle-level. You know where the truck is. You do not know whether the consignment is still on it.
The gap between those two facts is where cargo goes missing, and it is normally closed at the delivery address — which is far too late to do anything about it.
A disconnection alert closes it at the moment of separation instead.
Reading it in context
A disconnection at a scheduled transfer point is a normal operation working correctly. A disconnection at a service station at two in the morning is not.
The alert is only as useful as the context you read it in, which means the alert should reach someone who knows the route.
Setting it up
The alert is available on the Tagon platform for tagged units travelling with a vehicle. It pairs naturally with geo-fences: the fence tells you the vehicle left where it should be, and the disconnection alert tells you the cargo left the vehicle.
Together they cover most of what actually goes wrong in transit.
Tell us what you need to track.
Tell us about your assets, your operation and what you need visibility on. We will tell you which Tagon device fits and what a deployment looks like.
What to have ready
- What you need to track, and roughly how many
- Where those assets operate
- Indoors, outdoors, or both
- Any system the data needs to reach
That is usually enough for us to recommend a device and a deployment shape.