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Security in the parcel industry is more important than ever
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and vehicle manufacturers are coming up with innovative ways to keep loads safe.
With the dramatic increase in parcel delivery there has been a noticeable rise in opportunist crimes, as thieves take advantage of vans being left unattended while deliveries are made.
Van manufacturers are fighting back with technology to keep cargoes secure. Ford has already introduced configurable locking as standard on its new Transit. Buttons on the key allow you
to choose which doors to unlock, and in A Key developments which order.
For instance, it is possible to lock the load area and leave the cabin unlocked or visa versa. Furthermore, auto relocking guards against accidentally activating the key fob and leaving the doors open. If the door has not been opened within 45 seconds of being unlocked, it will automatically relock.
If you only tend to retrieve goods from one area of the van, then two-stage locking allows the opening of one or more doors on the first button and the remaining doors on the second, But if a thief is determined to get into the vehicle by smashing a window, power door deadlocks will make it impossible to open the doors from the inside.
In addition, the audible mis-lock feedback system sounds the horn if a door is left ajar when the vehicle is locked or a lock is prevented from fully engaging.
Mercedes has also tackled the security issue with the introduction of so-called keyless entry on its new Sprinter van. Available as an option, it avoids the need for drivers to fiddle around with keys when their hands are full.
Used in conjunction with the company's electrically operated sliding door, which opens and closes automatically, the keyless entry system senses when the driver is within five metres of the vehicle and unlocks the driver's door or opens the sliding door, depending on the direction the driver is approaching from.
If the driver moves more than one metre away from the vehicle, the sliding door is automatically closed or the driver's door locked. The system works by identifying the driver/key and their position via multiple positioning sensors and is activated and deactivated using the buttons on the key.