XPO Logistics has announced the successful pilot of its virtual reality (VR) training for less-than-truckload (LTL) employees in North America. The solution integrates XPO software with Oculus for Business headsets and will be tested at additional LTL service centres in the coming weeks.
The company’s use of virtual reality for LTL training follows its deployment of augmented reality at key logistics sites, where headsets guide employees during inventory picking. In LTL, VR is used to train cross-dock workers in the optimal method of loading freight for delivery.
“Less-than-truckload is the latest area of our business to benefit from bringing a virtual experience into our physical operations. Our North American LTL cross-dock operations load about 25,000 trailers daily. VR is an efficient way to ensure great outcomes for our customers and the XPO employees who serve them,” said Mario Harik, Chief Information Officer of XPO Logistics.
XPO’s LTL training creates a virtual cross-dock environment to demonstrate loading procedures that can protect customer freight from damage.
With the initial VR pilot complete, XPO has identified potentially significant benefits for its LTL business, including:
XPO expects to expand its use of virtual reality into other areas of the business, such as diversity and inclusion training and remote selling.
Source: XPO Logistics
