📋 Case Study

Canadian Prairie Grain Transport Telematics Integration

Inconsistent payload reporting across OEMs led to inaccurate load reconciliation and bin-fill forecasting

🏗️ Project Overview

Integration of 92 grain carts, augers, and trucks into single fleet analytics platform

🎯 Challenge

Inconsistent payload reporting across OEMs led to inaccurate load reconciliation and bin-fill forecasting

🔧 Design Approach

Built cross-platform SPN harmonizer using SPN 513 (mass flow), SPN 124 (weight), and SPN 522 (load status); applied dynamic offset correction based on cart calibration history

📐 Design Diagram

Canadian Prairie Grain Transport Telematics Integration Inconsistent payload reporting across OEMs SPN Harmonizer SPN 513, 124, 522 Calibration History Dynamic Offset Correction Payload Reconciliation Error 2.1% → 0.4% Bin-Fill Forecast MAPE 5.7% → ? SPN 513 (mass flow) SPN 124 (weight) SPN 522 (load status)

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📐 Key Calculations

Payload Reconciliation Error

|Reported Load − Scale Ticket| / Scale Ticket × 100
Result: 2.1% → 0.4%
Reduced load disputes by 89%

Bin-Fill Forecast Accuracy

MAPE (Forecast vs Actual)
Result: 5.7%
Improved logistics scheduling and unloading window planning

📊 Results

98% load reconciliation accuracy, 31% faster unloading cycle times, eliminated 12+ weekly manual reconciliation hours