Connect Assets, Orchestrate Flow, Prove Performance — Networks, Edge, AI & Evidence
Logistics runs on signals. Containers, trailers, pallets, totes, parcels, vehicles, gates, doors, scanners, cameras, scales—every hop and handoff is a packet of truth.
SolveForce delivers end-to-end logistics infrastructure as a system: rails (fiber, fixed-wireless, 5G/LTE, satellite), private 5G/CBRS and WLAN, edge compute, IoT/RTLS, vision & OCR, integration with WMS/TMS/ERP, Zero-Trust security, contact center/dispatch, and evidence pipelines to your SIEM—so you can measure, optimize, and prove every move.
Related foundations
Rails → /connectivity • /sd-wan • Campus/DC → /lan • /man • Edge → /edge-data-centers
Mobility → /private-5g • /cbrs • /mobile-connectivity • Satellite → /satellite-internet
IoT & Data → /suite-of-internet-of-things-iot • /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
Security & Trust → /cybersecurity • /ztna • /sase • /nac • /waf • /dlp • /email-auth
CX/Dispatch → /ccaas • Voice → /hosted-voice
Evidence/DR → /siem-soar • /backup-immutability • /draas
🎯 Outcomes We Optimize
- Throughput & reliability: faster gates, fewer yard dwell minutes, higher dock utilization, fewer re-handles.
- Operational visibility: live ETA/ETD, asset location, lane health, and exception dashboards that match reality.
- Secure & compliant operations: identity-first access, least privilege, encrypted data & voice, ready for audits.
- Customer experience: contact center/dispatch with omnichannel, AI assist, and provable SLAs.
- Evidence on demand: every scan, weigh, event, pick, put, exception, and escalation exported as artifacts.
🧭 Reference Architecture (language-first logistics stack)
1) Rails (Access & Underlay)
- Fiber/Coax/GPON, fixed wireless, 5G/LTE (private APN optional), LEO satellite tertiary for remotes.
→ /connectivity • /satellite-internet
2) Campus & Yard Fabric
- EVPN/VXLAN campus/DC, WLAN (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7) for scanners & staff, Private 5G/CBRS for deterministic outdoor mobility (RTGs, yard tractors, AGVs).
→ /lan • /wlan • /private-5g
3) Edge Compute & Devices
- Edge data centers at yard/terminal/DC: vision/OCR, RTLS engines, rules, cache, time-series DB; rugged gateways in vehicles.
→ /edge-data-centers
4) IoT & RTLS
- BLE/UWB/RFID for tags and anchors; PLC/SCADA where present; scales, sensors, doors, PLC-driven conveyors; MQTT/AMQP brokers.
→ /suite-of-internet-of-things-iot
5) Integration
- WMS/TMS/OMS/ERP via API-led + event-driven patterns; EDI/AS2 where required; idempotent handlers, DLQs, replayable events.
→ /application-integration
6) Security & Trust
- SSO/MFA, ZTNA for private apps (no flat VPNs), SASE for SaaS/web, NAC 802.1X on floors, WAF/Bot for portals/APIs, email auth (DMARC).
→ /ztna • /sase • /nac • /waf • /email-auth
7) Observability & Evidence
- Telemetry (RF, attach, jitter/loss, device health), events, OCR confidence, RTLS accuracy → /siem-soar; QBR/audit packs with screenshots & checksums.
🧱 Capabilities (what we deliver & run)
- Yard & Gate: ALPR/OCR for plates/containers/railcars, weigh-in-motion, geofenced appointments, guard kiosk workflows, auto-assign docks/doors.
- RTLS & Asset Tracking: UWB for cm-level location; BLE/RFID for pallets & totes; yard tractor & trailer GPS/OBD-II/ECU; shock/tilt for sensitive cargo.
- Computer Vision: container/tote ID, damage detection, seal inspection, PPE compliance, dock occupancy; active learning loops.
- Dock & Slotting: dynamic scheduling, put-to-store/zone logic, wave planning, congestion prediction, labor/cohort optimization.
- Cold Chain: continuous temp/humidity COIs, door open/close analytics; HACCP/FSMA reporting; IoT + paper backup.
- Fleet & Line-haul: ELD/telematics, private APN + IPsec, SD-WAN in-cab; proactive alerts for ETA variance, detention, yard dwell.
- CX/Dispatch: CCaaS with intent routing, knowledge RAG (cite-or-refuse), PCI-safe payments, after-call summaries into TMS/WMS/CRM.
- Analytics & AI: ETA prediction, dwell anomaly, dock utilization, cycle-time trend, capacity simulation; KPI boards.
🔢 Tracking Technologies (fit-for-purpose matrix)
| Tech | Accuracy | Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWB | cm-level | 1–50 m | Yard/DC RTLS, dock staging | Anchors + tags; great indoors/outdoors micro-zones |
| BLE beacons | 1–5 m | 5–30 m | Pallets/totes/asset zones | Low power; easy to scale |
| Passive RFID | Zone/portal | cm–m | Portal scans, inventory | Inexpensive tags; portal coverage essential |
| GPS/Cellular | meters | City-wide | Vehicles/trailers | Private APN, static IP good for inbound |
| ALPR/OCR | Plate/ID parse | Gate lanes | Gate throughput, compliance | Needs good illumination and angles |
📐 SLO Guardrails (logistics you can measure)
| Domain | KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|---|
| Gate | Vehicle gate-in/out time | ≤ 2–5 min (site-dependent) |
| Yard | Trailer location accuracy | ≥ 95% correct within ±5–10 m (UWB tighter) |
| Dock | Door assignment lead time | ≤ 2–5 min from gate or appointment |
| RF | Attach/roam (Wi-Fi/private 5G) | ≤ 1–3 s / ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Vision | OCR accuracy (container/plate) | ≥ 98% with human review lane |
| Cold chain | Temp gap (sensor→cloud) | ≤ 60 s; alarms ≤ 10–30 s |
| WAN | SD-WAN brownout steer | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Voice | MOS (wideband) dispatch | ≥ 4.1 |
| Evidence | Events/tests → SIEM | ≤ 60–120 s |
| Change | Unapproved prod changes | = 0 |
SOAR playbooks respond: reroute, enable packet duplication, switch APN path, quarantine a device, promote manual lane, re-assign door—with artifacts.
🧪 Acceptance Tests & Artifacts (we keep the receipts)
- Rails: OTDR/light levels; fixed-wireless/LOS photos; 5G/LTE RSRP/RSRQ/SINR; SD-WAN path-flip timing.
- WLAN/Private 5G: coverage heatmaps; join/roam timers; uplink throughput/jitter/loss under scanner density.
- Vision: OCR accuracy on sample sets; glare/night tests; camera calibration; inference latency.
- RTLS: tag accuracy tests vs ground truth; anchor geometry maps; battery-life curves.
- Integration: idempotency/DLQ/replay proofs; contract tests for EDI/AS2/APIs; schema registry checks.
- Security: ZTNA admits, NAC profiling, SASE & WAF events, DMARC/TLS-RPT headers; vault/KMS rotations.
- Cold chain: sensor calibration, alarm delivery latency with screenshots; HACCP/FSMA report samples.
- CX/Dispatch: ASA/SL tests; PCI pause/resume + DTMF masking; after-call summary quality with citations.
All artifacts stream to /siem-soar and bundle into QBR/audit packs.
🔁 Use-Case Patterns
- Seaport / Rail Terminal — UWB + OCR gates; private 5G yards; crane/RTG video; SD-WAN to core; Anycast UC ingress; customs/EDI tie-ins.
- DC / Warehouse Campus — Wi-Fi 6E inside, private 5G outside; UWB RTLS; dock & slot orchestration; vision QC at doors; WMS/ERP events.
- Cross-dock / Hub-and-Spoke — high-velocity scan/scale/OCR; appointment & door waves; SD-WAN packet duplication for EF lanes.
- Cold Chain — continuous temp/humidity; alert workflows; FSMA/HACCP evidence packs.
- OT-adjacent Plant Logistics — material flow, Kanban replenishment, AGVs on private 5G; OPC UA/MQTT to MES; IEC 62443 overlays.
- Last-Mile / Field — vehicle gateways (dual-SIM) + private APN; CCaaS for dispatch; geofenced SLAs & proof-of-delivery.
🔒 Compliance Overlays
- C-TPAT / AEO (supply-chain security evidence), TSA (air cargo), DOT/FMCSA (ELD, HOS), IATA/ICAO/IMO/ISPS (modal ops), FDA/FSMA (cold chain), PCI DSS (PoS/CCaaS), GDPR/CCPA (privacy).
→ /grc • /pci-dss • /hipaa • /nist
🧱 Best Practices (field-tested)
- Engineer diversity (dual providers/paths/POPs; 5G or satellite tertiary); keep diversity letters.
- Keep SSIDs lean; voice SSID gets EF; disable low basic rates; plan 6 GHz indoors.
- Use private APN + IPsec for inbound telematics; avoid CGNAT surprises.
- Separate alarm vs bulk flows in topic design and QoS; don’t let bulk starve alarms.
- Edge first, then cloud: filter/compress locally; send signals that matter.
- RAG with citations for SOPs & exception handling (no hallucinated steps).
- Quarterly drills: link cut, OCR outage, RTLS anchor fail, APN change, WMS/TMS failover, PCI/HIPAA evidence exports.
📝 Logistics Intake (copy-paste & fill)
- Sites (ports/airports/DCs/yards/cross-docks), addresses & maps; coverage pain points
- Use-cases (gate, yard, dock, RTLS, OCR, cold chain, dispatch), KPIs/SLOs
- Rails (fiber/fixed-wireless/5G/LTE/satellite) & target speeds; diversity requirements
- WLAN/Private 5G (SSID plan, 6 GHz readiness, CBRS licensing/SAS)
- Edge (cameras/RTLS/gate gear; server/GPU counts; power/cooling constraints)
- Integration (WMS/TMS/ERP/OMS; EDI/AS2/APIs; event contracts)
- Security (IdP/SSO/MFA; ZTNA/SASE/NAC; WAF/Bot; email auth; keys/vault; DLP)
- Compliance (C-TPAT/TSA/DOT/FSMA/PCI/GDPR/etc.), evidence retention
- Operations (managed vs co-managed; SIEM destination; change windows; vendor escalation)
- Budget & timeline, success metrics (gate time, dock utilization, ETA error, dwell, MOS, availability)
We’ll return a design-to-quote with architecture, carrier options, SLO-mapped pricing, compliance overlays, and an evidence plan you can reuse in audits and QBRs.
Or start at /customized-quotes.
📞 Move Faster—With Rails You Can Measure and Proof You Can Hand to Anyone
- Call: (888) 765-8301
- Email: contact@solveforce.com
From gates and yards to docks and routes, from private 5G & Wi-Fi to vision, RTLS, and CCaaS, SolveForce engineers logistics that are fast, secure, cost-smart—and auditable.