Tesco, UK

Challenge

Tesco required a system to prevent delivery vehicles from being driven off unexpectedly, injuring or even killing distribution staff in the loading dock.

Solution

Today, in a project spanning nearly two years, Traka Dock Door Management Solutions can be found in each of the 1163 goods-in dock doors across Tesco’s UK distribution network.

Traka’s system essentially eliminates human error, such as drivers misinterpreting cues and driving off before the door dock is closed. In simple terms:

• When they arrive at the dock door, drivers hand over their vehicle keys
• The keys are stored in a Traka intelligent cabinet, which then communicates the door is safe to open
• An authorized and trained operator uses an iFob with the correct permissions to open the dock door from within the warehouse
• When the dock door is closed and the iFob is returned to its control box, a signal is sent back to the intelligent cabinet
• Only then can the driver’s keys be removed and the vehicle driven away.