Mining Fleet GPS Tracking India — Dedicated vs Market Truck Strategy

Mining logistics in India runs on two types of trucks: dedicated fleet (company-owned or long-term contractor vehicles with permanent GPS installations) and market trucks (ad-hoc spot vehicles that change trip by trip). Managing tracking across both fleet types is the central operational challenge for any mining logistics team.

The Dedicated Fleet

Dedicated fleet vehicles are the backbone of high-volume mine corridors — typically 40–60% of trip volume at large plants.

Characteristics:

Same trucks, same drivers, recurring trips on known corridors

Wired GPS and activity sensing IoT devices installed permanently

Driver behaviour history accumulates over time — enabling long-term risk profiling

Device maintenance managed by the fleet operator

Tracking architecture:

Wired GPS with 10-second position updates

Permanently mounted IAS activity sensing module

Trip auto-created from geofence departure at mine gate

Driver app (optional) for self-reporting and proof of delivery

The Market Fleet

Market trucks fill the gap when dedicated fleet is insufficient — during seasonal peaks, new corridor ramp-up, or surge demand.

Characteristics:

Different trucks, potentially different drivers, every trip

No permanent device installation — device must be fitted and collected per trip

Higher pilferage risk — drivers have no long-term relationship with the plant

Device reverse logistics is a significant operational challenge at scale

Tracking architecture:

Portable plug-and-play GPS + activity sensing device fitted at mine gate

Device collected and reset at plant gate on delivery

Intugine manages device reverse logistics across 12,000+ pin codes in India

Trip created at device fitting — no driver app dependency

Hybrid Fleet Management

Most mining operations run 40–60% dedicated, 40–60% market. Intugine manages both on a single platform:

Optimising Market Fleet Coverage

For a plant running 200+ market trucks per day, fitting and collecting devices at the gate creates operational pressure. Three strategies to optimise:

Tiered device allocation: Highest-risk corridors get guaranteed device coverage. Lower-risk corridors use spot availability.

Blacklist-driven prioritisation: Known high-risk trucks always get devices regardless of fleet type.

Corridor risk scoring: On high-risk corridors, activity sensing mandatory. On verified low-risk corridors, GPS-only as a cost measure.