MOTOTRBO™: Make On-Time Delivery an All-the-Time Reality

MOTOTRBO Benefits

• Unify your workforce anywhere they go with voice and data
• Improve efficiency and safety on the job
• Keep connected easily and seamlessly
• Improve response time and customer service
• Maximize your system investment and infrastructure
• Enhance value and reduce operating costs

The Challenge in Transportation and Delivery

Last-minute changes in cargo, unscheduled package pick-ups, and unexpected delays on the road are common. Customers expect freight to arrive at the right place and time, without fail. Managing an extensive fleet of drivers and vehicles requires instant dispatch and unbroken, 24/7/365 reliable communication.

Businesses face increasing challenges: greater customer demand for flexibility and timely delivery, the need to keep mobile workforces connected and safe, rising fuel costs, traffic congestion, and deteriorating infrastructure. The goal is to contain volatile costs while driving fleet performance and ensuring every delivery stop is productive and problem-free.

The Solution: MOTOTRBO™

MOTOTRBO™ is presented as the ideal solution, combining versatile and powerful digital two-way radio technology with expanded capabilities. It seamlessly integrates voice and data, offers user-friendly features, and provides impressive capacity and coverage. With exceptional voice quality and long battery life, MOTOTRBO keeps mobile workers connected when communication is critical.

"Freight spending is sizable and real and therefore has a major impact on corporate cost containment and profitability. Regardless of the size or organization, transportation costs are rising, driven largely by high fuel and driver costs and, if left uncontrolled, will negatively impact corporate profitability."

Source: Gartner analysis

Gain Greater Control and Efficiency for the Long Haul

MOTOTRBO™ digital two-way radios and accessories ensure employees are quickly and seamlessly connected. This allows for instant pinpointing of drivers for unscheduled pick-ups or special delivery requests, and direct, safe transmission of work orders or text message directions. It also facilitates rapid coordination during vehicle breakdowns.

Fleet and Facilities Managers Can Improve Service and Drive Down Costs

Clear Communication

MOTOTRBO™ provides clearer and crisper voice communications over a wider area, free from interference or static, thanks to its latest digital technology. It delivers both voice and data with greater accuracy, ensuring clear communication with field workers.

Seamless Information Sharing

Text messaging capabilities enable quick and easy sharing of information, such as directions to the next customer or delivery completion notifications, between radios, dispatch systems, email-addressable devices, and remote PC clients.

Extended Coverage and Expanded Capacity

MOTOTRBO™ offers solutions to meet current and future communication needs:

• IP Site Connect: Extends voice and data capabilities via an IP network, creating a continuous network covering geographically dispersed sites (up to 15 sites linked for wide area coverage).
• Capacity Plus: A single-site digital trunking solution maximizing system capacity for high volumes of voice and data communication for over a thousand users at a single site, without new frequencies.
• Linked Capacity Plus: An entry-level, multisite digital trunking system leveraging Capacity Plus capacity and IP Site Connect wide area coverage.
• Connect Plus: A scalable, multi-site digital trunking solution that queues calls during busy times, assigns priority status to important users, and supports a wireline console for centralized dispatch.

Staying Connected in the Field

The MIP 5000 radio console provides centralized dispatch capability, offering visibility and access to mobile work teams regardless of their location.

Avoiding Delivery Delays and Dissatisfaction

MOTOTRBO™ allows drivers to quickly notify dispatch about delays or shipment issues and confirm delivery locations without using personal cell phones. Integrated GPS technology enables tracking of valuable cargo, monitoring assets, and overcoming delays.

Controlling Fuel Costs

Dispatchers can monitor traffic conditions and instantly transmit alternate routes to employees. They can also notify drivers of last-minute changes. Integrated GPS allows dispatchers to identify vehicle locations in real-time and dispatch the closest driver for pick-up and delivery requests.

Exceptional Value and Operating Cost Reduction

Utilizing TDMA digital technology, MOTOTRBO™ enables two virtual channels within a single 12.5 kHz channel, doubling analog capacity without requiring a second repeater, thus saving on equipment costs. Integrating voice and data in one device also eliminates the need for additional equipment for text messaging and GPS tracking.

"The text message feature is a great tool to have from a safety standpoint. If our mechanics are driving and they receive a call, they can't answer the radio and get a piece of paper and write down the information. So we send them the text message with the information that's required. And the nice thing about it is it will keep repeating until the mechanic acknowledges it."

Jack Rule, Owner, Mobile Trailer Works, Newport Beach, California

Improve Workforce Safety and Efficiency

The transmit interrupt suite allows urgent messages to override multiple talk group conversations. Emergency notification enables drivers to signal dispatch with a single button push. In non-emergencies, dispatchers can send text messages for drivers to read later, keeping their eyes on the road. Hands-free audio accessories allow workers to communicate safely while remaining focused on their tasks.

Migrate at Your Own Pace

MOTOTRBO™ radios operate in both analog and digital modes, allowing for a smooth transition. Users can migrate work teams to digital one talk group or department at a time, while maintaining communication across the entire workforce.

MOTOTRBO™ Reliable Communications Delivers:

• Uninterrupted voice communication without static or noise
• Integrated voice and data in one device
• Text messaging when voice communication isn't practical
• GPS tracking and dispatch for access to mobile workers
• Scalable solutions to meet communication needs
• Easy migration from analog to digital

Drivers and Operators Get Information, No Matter the Location

Clear Audio in Loud Settings

MOTOTRBO™'s Intelligent Audio feature automatically adjusts radio volume to match the ambient noise level, ensuring calls are heard in noisy environments and are not disruptive in quiet ones. Background noise suppression ensures clear communication.

Longer Battery Life for Work Shifts

MOTOTRBO™ offers enhanced battery life to support long work shifts. Digital TDMA portable radios operate up to 40% longer between recharges compared to analog radios.

Durable Radios for Tough Environments

MOTOTRBO™ radios meet demanding specifications, including IP57 for water submersibility (portable models) and U.S. Military standards 810 C, D, F, and G. Intrinsically safe portable radios are suitable for locations with flammable gas, vapors, or combustible dust.

Enhanced Safety with Leading Accessories

IMPRES™ accessories are designed to block vehicle noise for clear transmissions. Options include visor microphones for hands-free operation and keypad microphones for text messaging. Wireless and Bluetooth® compatible accessories enable flexible and safe communication.

Workplace Applications for the Way You Work

• Text messaging: Drivers can read messages when convenient, reducing distraction.
• Location tracking: Real-time vehicle monitoring optimizes routes; integrated GPS requires no external devices.
• Dispatch: Centralized monitoring and communication with the mobile workforce.
• Work order ticket management: Direct transmission to drivers' radios with completion notifications for tracking delivery cycle time.
• Network management: Remote monitoring and management of MOTOTRBO™ equipment for continuous performance.

Motorola Two-Way Radios Comparison

This section details the features of different MOTOTRBO™ series: