Possio GRETA makes specialty transportation more efficient

Torben Rafn & Co. A/S is a trucking company which has had its head office in Sommersted Denmark since 1966. Almost from the beginning, the company has concentrated on specialty transport, and today it has a comprehensive and modern range of specialty vehicles and flatbed trucks for all types of specialty transport at its disposal.

Torben Rafn & Co. A/S has 60 tractor units which are all equipped with Possio faxes. Nearly all transports require a transport permit application to the police in advance. The applications are faxed from the office to the police, and the permits are faxed via the office out to the individual vehicle, which can then document the transport permit. The slightest change to the transport, for example if the width is changed from 5 to 6 meters, necessitates an update to the transport permit. In this case faxes are sent back and forth again between the driver, the office and the police.

Weekend waivers are another important area where the fax is indispensable. In Germany for example, trucks are prohibited from driving from 3:00 p.m. on Saturday until after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, and there may be additional restrictions on holidays. Weekend permits cannot be applied for in advance, only as the occasion arises, so in this case sending applications and permits by fax is a must.
Of the 60 Possio faxes that the company has in its vehicles, 41 are Possio PM70s and 19 are the latest Possio model, GRETA. 

IT manager and joint owner Tina Rafn, who started with the company 8 years ago, tells the story: “Already before I was hired we had Possio PM80s in the vehicles. Next came the PM70, and now since December 2007 we’ve been using the Possio GRETA. The drivers and I have had good experiences with them – we simply haven’t had any problems with the GRETA.  It’s extremely stable, and the printing is improved. The text is very clear.” “In addition to transport permits and weekend waivers, we also use the fax to send orders and instructions out to the vehicles, and the office gets time cards from the drivers by fax,” Rafn continues. “Some of the drivers have portable computers in their vehicles, and we’ve also considered PCs as an alternative to the fax. However, there’s a greater risk that a computer might be stolen where as the fax is more convenient, faster and more stable.
Mobile faxing is quite simply indispensable for us.”

About Possio AB
Possio is a wireless innovator helping people on the move deal with paper documents. We have developed and marketed wireless products globally since 27 years and have a genuine track record of turning customer problems into easy-to-use communication products for the international markets. Possio is based in Sweden, the home of wireless communication. For further information please contact Rickardh Gärdström, Sales Director +46 (0)733 10 00 99. Email: rickardh.gardstrom@possio.com.