UPS reported today that its delivery fleet will be getting electronic beacons to notify workers if they have placed a package in the wrong vehicle. The initiative, known as Preload Smart Scan, is part ...

UPS is installing Bluetooth-enabled beacons on trucks to keep packages from being loaded onto the wrong vehicle -- and it’s applying for a patent for the system. While UPS is known for delivering ...

UPS said it is implementing custom beacons with Zebra Technologies to prevent errors in delivery and "misloaded" packages. The initiative, called Preload Smart Scan, uses Bluetooth beacons that ...

UPS is installing electronic beacons in its package cars to notify workers if they have placed an item in the wrong delivery vehicle. The initiative, known as Preload Smart Scan, is part of a suite of ...

Preload Smart Scan uses Bluetooth-enabled beacons that communicate with package-scanning devices worn by UPS employees loading packages onto vehicles. The scanners, which read package labels, are ...