Inbound parcel tracking: TRAXsuite, QTrak and SQBX

TRAXsuite is a cloud-based inbound parcel tracking solution that lets you define, notify, track, manage, search and report on every incoming parcel. Scan the existing postal barcode and TRAXsuite identifies the user on the shipping label and their preferred delivery method, sends a pre-drafted or custom notification, and then records the delivery: to the recipient with a digital signature on the mobile app, to an assigned location with a photo or a scan of a TRAX location QR code, or to a bank of smart lockers picked up with a PIN.

Every scan is a searchable touchpoint (tracking number, sender, carrier, recipient, status, type and dates), with dashboards and downloadable reports. Subscriptions come in three tiers, Asset, Parcel and Parcel Pro. Parcel Pro adds bundling several parcels into one notification and one locker slot, mobile profiles, scheduled import of expected parcels through the API, and automatic recipient sync with Azure AD. Add-on modules cover asset handling, letter notification and custom organization labels.

QTrak turns the camera on an iPhone, iPad or Android device into a high-speed scanner that captures carrier tracking information as packages arrive. Download the app and you are running in under a minute, with unlimited users on unlimited devices. At delivery the device becomes the signature pad, recording who received the package, who delivered it, and when, and QTrak emails or texts the recipient. Attempted deliveries are logged the same way.

The cloud software gives end-to-end digital chain of custody from any internet-connected device, with reports showing each package's progress from dock or front desk to recipient. For a busy pickup counter, the Pro Scanner adds a swipe-action ID card reader. QTrak also tracks assets: equipment, computers, vehicles and documents checked in and out to a person or location. FP positions it for colleges, hotels and conference centers, co-working spaces, property managers and mailrooms of any size.

SQBX is a campus-scale tracking platform from GPS Software Solutions. It tracks internal packages, inbound and outbound shipping, fixed assets, purchase-order receipts, intercampus mail and print jobs across central receiving, mail services, student housing, the warehouse, the library and the bookstore. Faculty, staff and students see the status of their own packages in a portal instead of calling the mailroom.

It is built for how a campus actually runs: delivery handhelds are plotted on a map in real time against barcoded mail stops; first, second and final pickup reminders go out by text or email on a schedule; single sign-on uses campus credentials; and modules add purchase-order reconciliation, electronic ship requests, desktop shipping with rate shopping against your contracted carrier rates, and locker integration.