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SCMP Reporter

Truck movements are being monitored by computer as the SAR prepares for further developments in its transport and logistics industry.

Using the Internet and a satellite-linked global positioning system, cargo owners, freight-forwarders and shippers can keep track of their goods round the clock.

Skytruck, which has a fleet of 60 cross-border trailers, had been using the technology, sales and marketing director Kiean Lau Yi-kiu said.

It places trucks and other goods vehicles on a computerised map of Hong Kong and Guangdong. On the map, Ms Lau was able to click on a vehicle number plate and locate the truck's position - heading towards the mainland but delayed at the Lok Ma Chau border crossing point.

'Before we introduced this real-time system, we relied on mobile phones to contact drivers,' Ms Lau said.

The system can now give companies a more accurate location of their vehicles. Ms Lau said this allowed companies to mobilise their fleets effectively.

'It's now clear on the computer - either for us as an operator or for our clients who can access the Internet and track their goods,' Ms Lau said.

The development of logistics has been identified as a priority by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, and a government study has already outlined a framework for its development.

Meanwhile, the mainland affairs spokesman for the Lok Ma Chau China-Hong Kong Freight Association, Simon Lau Shek-tat, said the Government should offer more training to drivers. He called for compulsory courses for cross-border drivers that should target not only driving skills but also service quality.



Computer maps SAR truckers