The implementation of new regulations for the transport and distribution of fuels and high-risk goods has brought the need to strengthen traceability and control of vehicles to the forefront of the debate. These measures include vehicle marking , the implementation of GPS tracking systems , and the use of QR codes to identify registered vehicles with valid permits, in an effort to improve oversight and safety in operations.

The emerging regulations NOM-EM-006-ASEA-2025 and NOM-EM-007-ASEA-2025 , issued by the Agency for Safety, Energy and the Environment (ASEA) , establish the mandatory nature of these identification and monitoring mechanisms. However, in an environment where thefts and accidents occur in a matter of seconds, the challenge for companies is not limited to regulatory compliance, but also to having the capabilities to react immediately to an incident.

In this context, some companies have chosen to turn regulatory obligations into a catalyst for operational transformation. Such is the case of FREJI Transportación Especializada , which anticipated regulatory compliance by fully digitizing its operations through the Samsara® Connected Operations Platform .

As a success story, with the application of these solutions, prior to the technological adoption, the company faced limitations in its ability to react to theft and accidents, which increased operational and financial risks, as well as compromising the safety of its operators. This was compounded by slow maintenance and administrative processes , resulting from operations with poor real-time visibility.

The implementation of advanced telemetry , dashboard cameras with artificial intelligence (AI), connected workflows, and asset tracking made it possible to change this scenario.

According to the company, digitizing its fleet resulted in an 87% reduction in accidents , an 85% decrease in vehicle theft, and a 95% improvement in incident response times. Furthermore, integrating cameras into more than 250 vehicles contributed to a 40% increase in driver performance.

Beyond the numbers, the adoption of the platform strengthened FREJI ‘s prevention culture by increasing real-time visibility and streamlining critical maintenance and administrative control processes, in a context of greater regulatory and operational demands.

“The digital transformation we have undertaken with Samsara has resulted in greater protection for our operators and fleets, improved operational efficiency, faster decision-making, and lower costs. We are convinced that technological innovation is the path to safer and more sustainable transportation,” stated Carlos Rábago, Project Director at FREJI Specialized Transportation.

With more than 250 operational units , the FREJI case illustrates that regulatory compliance in beacons, GPS and QR codes needs to be accompanied by operational capabilities that allow real-time visibility and immediate response to incidents.

What the regulations require and what the sector faces

In practice, the provisions published in the Official Gazette of the Federation have broadened the scope of vehicle marking beyond a purely visual measure. According to the guidelines issued by the National Energy Commission (CNE) , vehicles transporting and distributing petroleum products, gas, and petrochemicals must incorporate markings that meet durability and visibility criteria, active and certified GPS systems with real-time transmission, and QR codes issued by the authority to identify valid permits, authorized routes, and the legal origin of the products.

This scheme also incorporates digital monitoring tools such as the SIRACP system , which will allow authorities to access complete information on the units, while citizens will have partial access to the data.

The omission, manipulation, or deactivation of the GPS is considered a serious offense, and operating records must be kept for at least 12 months, which increases the operational and administrative responsibility of the permit holders, in accordance with the guidelines published by the CNE.

For the sector, the challenge is significant. Specialists and industry stakeholders have pointed out that, while markings can facilitate the identification of vehicles, their effectiveness against highway crime is limited when robberies occur in a matter of seconds and under increasingly violent methods.

In this context, several companies have chosen to complement regulatory compliance with monitoring technologies , reaction protocols and risk management schemes that allow them to act during the event, and not only after the crime has been committed.

Thus, compliance with the new regulations has begun to take shape not only as a regulatory exercise, but as a strategic decision that forces companies to review their technological capabilities , their monitoring processes and the way they manage the safety of their operators and assets on the road.

With information from Samsara .

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Union Pacific (UP) will track its domestic 53-foot container fleet , as well as those owned with other rail companies, through a new GPS-powered platform developed by Blume Global , seeking greater real-time visibility in intermodal transport.

Kenny Rocker, UP’s executive vice president of Marketing and Sales, emphasized that this is another significant step in providing the best possible customer experience.

“By combining GPS-enabled containers with real-time data and smarter visibility tools, we deliver the transparency and reliability our customers depend on,” he emphasized.

He highlighted that among the main benefits for customers are real-time notifications for critical deliveries , instant alerts for loading/empty status and location tracking, reducing street dwell time (the period of time a container is off the ramp in the customer’s possession, whether loaded or empty).

Also included are simplified communication, resulting in fewer phone calls and manual updates, Application Programming Interface (API) connectivity for complete data integration, and more.

“These tools help customers resolve issues faster, plan more effectively, and reduce manual tracking, enabling an improved and reliable shipping experience,” Rocker emphasized.

Developed in collaboration with Blume Global, part of CargoWise Landside , the initiative brings real-time location data , smarter alerts and geofencing capabilities to one of the largest railroad-owned container fleets in North America.

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For a logistics company it is essential to be immersed in the benefits that technology provides , mainly because using it means great benefits in costs and times.

In this case, geographic information systems (GIS) have become increasingly necessary in logistics, from a simple use of GPS to data analysis that allows decision making, said Paola Salman, vice president of SIGSA.

A GIS is a platform to gather, visualize, analyze and share results, from climate, temperature, demographic information, crime incidence, traffic, among others, of a place or route.

In an interview for T21, Salman pointed out that these systems have different applications , for example, in precision agriculture, mining exploration, renewable energy, urban planning, logistics and deliveries, to name a few.

In logistics, Paola Salman indicated that the main uses are maps , to understand basic things such as the location of a distribution center, generation and optimization of routes , travel time, balance, security, real-time monitoring of cargo, operational analysis, among others.

“Increasingly, consumers are asking for same-day deliveries. Having all of this well organized allows you to meet customer expectations in terms of service and security issues translates into lower costs,” he assured.

Likewise, as they contain important company data, he indicated that they are very secure systems against cybercriminals, since SIGSA’s software can even be adapted to the company’s own infrastructure.

“In general, for retail and transportation companies, the information is very sensitive, they can know where their cargo is. You have to have a lot of flexibility for security policies,” he said.

He explained that one of the things they are implementing in this case is to change the way the software is sold, which allows access control and traceability of the information being handled.

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A motor transport unit took an average of four hours, 57 minutes and 35 seconds to remove a container from a port in Mexico , according to the measurement of 8,114 maneuvers carried out last May in four of the country’s main ports.

The time recorded in the fifth month of the year is less than the five hours, 21 minutes and nine seconds that was obtained in the measurement a month before.

These results obtained by T21 from the ports of Altamira, Lázaro Cárdenas, Manzanillo and Veracruz are given in collaboration with transportation companies and GPS companies that facilitate access to their information.

The total average time obtained in May of this year was divided as follows: two hours 41 minutes 38 seconds in customs (54.23%); one hour, five minutes and five seconds in maneuver (21.83%); and one hour, 11 minutes and 21 seconds waiting (23.9%).

These data show that the waiting time at customs continues to be the most important in maritime logistics activities, at a time when the country has registered increases in the receipt of imported goods , mainly due to the effect of nearshoring (relocation). of companies or production lines), according to consulted specialists.

Individually, the port of Lázaro Cárdenas presents the highest average within the four ports measured , mainly due to the average time in customs, followed by Altamira, Veracruz and Manzanillo.

By arrival time at the port, it was observed that the highest density of motor transport units occurs between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. , while the most important departure window extends from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. .

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“The day we conduct 100 investigations in a month, this will be a great project. After five years, we were conducting 100 investigations a day. Today, under a different model, we conduct 450 investigations daily,” recalls Enrique Vázquez Rebollo, founder of Recurso Confiable, who described this scenario to his sister.

On May 29, Recurso Confiable celebrates its 27th anniversary, with a model focused on certifying transportation operators, which has become a strategic link in the supply chain. They have also incorporated other service verticals that go beyond socioeconomic studies of operators.

“We have always maintained an innovation strategy. Today, we remember with nostalgia when we had staff who would go to the shippers’ yards with 3 ½ inch disks to share the database of operators who could enter. Later, we evolved to point of sale (POS) terminals, being the only non-banking entity to use them, to register the entry of operators in the shippers’ yards,” recalled Enrique Vázquez in an interview with T21.

Today, Recurso Confiable has three major service verticals: RC Control, which addresses the need for a solid database of operators, with more than 400,000 records and serving over 1,700 transportation lines.

Through the RC Control Track vertical, they have become an integrator of GPS (location services) to provide visibility to shippers. This solution monitors more than 4,400 transporters and connects with over 1,000 GPS companies.

“With this solution, we are generating more than 45 million daily pulses in the hub, monitoring 2.9 million trips per year, and capturing more than 7.4 million pieces of evidence (PDO) annually,” described Enrique Vázquez.

Under the RC BPO vertical, there are three business lines: BPO WeTrack, which provides a logistics monitoring service, monitoring over 3,200 trips daily and triggering more than 270 alarms daily, under an exception management scheme.

BPO OnSite is a solution aimed at serving the main retailers and cargo generators in Mexico for the generation of PDOs, using tools for document reading and interpretation intelligence. Annually, over 1.7 million pieces of evidence are delivered, and 125,000 trips are managed.

The third vertical is BPO Shield, a solution focused on security, tracking, and monitoring. The objective is to strengthen security and minimize the risk of shipments in transit.

In addition to the solutions developed, Recurso Confiable operates within a technological ecosystem that utilizes various solutions such as machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud storage, and big data.

“Our effort is to better leverage technology. We are working on AI projects, predictive tools for dwell times, customer rejections; and enhancing interaction with drivers through a facial recognition application to strengthen access control systems,” described Enrique Vázquez.

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