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# What does SIM-based tracking mean in logistics?

Short answer

Locating a truck through the driver’s mobile phone using the telecom network, with the driver’s consent, instead of a GPS device fitted to the vehicle.

Widely used in India for market-hired trucks that have no GPS device. Accuracy is lower than GPS and depends on network coverage, and tracking stops if the driver changes SIM or withdraws consent. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. [How we count](https://safeandsecure.in/facts/)

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## The numbers behind this answer

**Also called**: phone tracking, cell tracking

**Category**: Operations & tech

**Related terms**: GPS tracking, Telematics, ETA (estimated time of arrival), Control tower

## Sources

1. [SSL logistics glossary](https://safeandsecure.in/glossary/#sim-based-tracking)

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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- [Logistics glossary](https://safeandsecure.in/glossary/#sim-based-tracking)

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