Transportation and logistics

Connectivity for moving companies

Estimates, inventories and crews on long hauls. Everything is moving, and the business depends on knowing where it is right now.

Internet, wireless and security for moving companies

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Booking and video estimates run through the office.

Wireless

Crews record inventories and signatures at each stop.

Security

Customer addresses and inventories are sensitive.

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The estimate was done by video. The connection was not up to it.

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

Customers now expect a moving estimate by video call. The office connection stutters, the picture freezes on a hallway, and the estimate comes out wrong by a truckload.

What a consultant changes

An advisor matches the office internet to the way the business sells today and gives crews mobile service for inventories and signatures on the road. Telecom Agency reviews the setup again before peak season, because a moving company's summer looks nothing like its winter.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for moving companies

The advice
An advisor checks the office connection against video estimates and compares mobile service for crews on long-distance routes.
The price
Capacity is priced with the season in mind: more in summer, less in winter. Crew lines are pooled so heavy and light users balance out.
The service
Before peak season the advisor reviews the setup and adds temporary lines for seasonal crews.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among moving companies. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Fleet connectivityData plans for tracking, logging devices and cameras.
  • Terminals with redundant internetTwo connections where dispatch cannot stop.
  • Warehouse and yard wirelessWi-Fi or private cellular designed for the space.
  • Protected dispatch and portalsSecurity for the systems customers and drivers log in to.

Providers that often fit

The shortlist depends on your addresses. Open a provider to check availability where you work.

The best connection available,at a price you can compare.

Tell us where you work and what you run. An advisor brings back internet, wireless and security options side by side, at no cost to you.

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