Thread: Why is it when waiting for UPS they NEVER show up.
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2008-02-13 , 17:41
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Originally Posted by CyberCat View Post
I think they should start putting reusable GPS-devices on the packages (at a small fee, of course).
Even an additional cost of a few cents per package would work out to huge numbers for the kinds of scales that UPS or FedEx deals with. This certainly wont be just a few cents, either. For a device that'll get a decent GPS signal inside of a package in a big metal truck, be able to upload its fix to an onboard or remote computer, and last for at least 5 days . . . you're talking big bucks.

Much more feasible would be to simply interface with the truck's GPS.