CTS Transportation Technology & Route Planning Flashcards
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What is the purpose of a Geofence alert in fleet telematics?
Answer: To trigger a notification when a vehicle enters or exits a defined geographic boundary
Geofencing creates virtual geographic boundaries and sends automated alerts when a vehicle crosses them, enabling arrival/departure notifications, unauthorized use detection, and compliance monitoring.
In transportation planning, 'time window constraints' require that:
Answer: Deliveries or pickups occur only within specified time ranges acceptable to the customer
Time window constraints in route planning specify the earliest and latest acceptable arrival times at each stop, which the optimization algorithm must satisfy when building routes.
Which standard communication protocol do most modern TMS platforms use to integrate with carrier systems via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)?
Answer: REST APIs using JSON or XML data formats
Modern TMS-carrier integrations predominantly use RESTful APIs with JSON or XML payloads, enabling real-time data exchange for rates, bookings, and tracking.
A fleet manager wants to reduce fuel costs by identifying drivers who frequently accelerate hard and brake suddenly. Which telematics metric should be analyzed?
Answer: Driver behavior score tracking harsh acceleration and hard braking events
Telematics-based driver behavior scoring captures harsh acceleration, hard braking, and aggressive cornering events, which directly correlate with excess fuel consumption and vehicle wear.
What does 'last-mile delivery' refer to in urban logistics, and why is it disproportionately expensive?
Answer: The final leg of delivery from a hub to the end consumer, costly due to high stop density, traffic, and small drop sizes
Last-mile delivery is the final movement from a local hub to the end customer, typically the most expensive per-mile segment due to dispersed stops, urban congestion, and small individual delivery volumes.
When evaluating a TMS vendor, which feature ensures the system can handle increased shipment volumes without degrading performance?
Answer: Horizontal scalability with cloud-based architecture
Cloud-based horizontal scalability allows a TMS to dynamically add computing resources as shipment volumes grow, maintaining performance without costly infrastructure overhauls.