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UPS Deploys Honeywell Handhelds in Delivery Trucks

  

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UPS drivers are always on the go. They’re up at the crack of dawn and during the fall, they’re going even past dark and sometimes on the weekend. They have to rely on equipment that will work as hard and as many hours as they do. There are a set number of packages to deliver in a set number of hours.

In 1991, UPS deployed the first Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD). Just five generations later, the DIAD V is out in force.

One of the tools of their trade is the handheld computer they have with them at all times. That rugged mobile handheld computer is a Honeywell. The Dolphin 99EX is just five generations from the first handheld device deployed in 1991.

The Honeywell Dolphin 99EX handheld computer schedules their route, captures customer delivery signatures, and updates package transit status after each stop.  We saw one for the first time when the UPS delivery guy came to the Cardinal office. We could hardly stop “oohing and awing”. (And in case you’re wondering, it’s also brown.)

UPS worked closely with Honeywell to design a well-rounded and reliable device for their business. From this research and design, Honeywell created the general business release of the Honeywell 99EX.

• The Honeywell Dolphin 99EX has all of the great features that UPS demands from their handheld. It has the best of engineering and ruggedness. With an IP67 rating it can withstand a drop to concrete from 6 feet and 2,000 one-meter-tumbles.
• No more carrying spare batteries or chargers. Honeywell’s trade mark Shift-PLUS™ Power Management keeps real-time wireless and multi-media applications running for a full shift.
• Adaptus™ Imaging Technology allows the user to easily read linear and 2D barcodes, digitally capture an image and/or an electronic signature.
• The Honeywell 99EX features leading wireless technology, including a soft-ware definable radio that allows for easily switching between GSM and CDMA networks. It comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi.

• The screen of the Honeywell 99EX is 3.7” and has better outdoor visibility than previously, multiple keypad options, faster CPU and smart sensors.

You may not have to work as hard as a UPS driver but you’ll be glad to know that your rugged mobile handheld computer can take anything a UPS driver can dish out.

Cardinal Mobile also carries the Honeywell Dolphin 6000 and Dolphin 9700.