How GPS Tracking Works
From the driver's phone to a live map a shipper can actually watch — here's the real path a location ping takes.
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Multiple apps feed the same live map
iso.me is the current recommended tracking app for drivers; OsmAnd/Traccar Client and OwnTracks remain supported for drivers already set up on them, and real Traccar hardware devices work the same way — every source lands in the same feed.
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Always on for the length of the booking
Location sharing runs for the duration of an active booking rather than a switch a driver has to remember to flip before every load.
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Privacy zones blur, they don't hide
A driver can set a radius around a sensitive location, like home. Inside that radius, dispatch and shippers see the zone's center point instead of the driver's exact live position — visibility for the shipment, without broadcasting exactly where a driver lives.
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Shippers and receivers watch it live
A tracking link scoped to that one shipment shows the live map plus a chat thread with the carrier, and expires about 48 hours after delivery. Multi-stop loads also get a lighter, no-login view per stop showing arrival status.