[1] AirRoad was the first Australian transport carrier to introduce barcode scanning at an item level to track client's freight in 1990.
AirRoad was the first Australian transport carrier to introduce item level barcode scanning to track client's freight in 1990.
This allowed consignment tracking and proof of delivery imagery to be made available to clients on demand via an internet portal.
This was the advent of ‘Track and Trace’ functionality for transport and courier industry in Australia.
As in other markets such as North America, this technology became industry standard because of client demand.