Units without an owner on record.
A trailer blocks a stand, and the airport calls three handlers before someone claims it.
Q · A
What does Rotion do for ground handlers?
Rotion gives every piece of ground support equipment its own identity and records each hand-out, handover and return with a scan. It shows who owns and who holds each unit and takes live positions from the telematics already on your GSE. It also flags service dates and shows which units sit idle. Your ERP and lease contracts stay where they are.
- Owner and holder on every unit
- Reads QR, RFID, BLE and existing telematics
- Service dates that block a hand-out
01The problem
Every handler buys for the peak.
When nobody sees the whole fleet, each team keeps a buffer. The apron fills up with units that wait for the next freighter.
Damage with no one to charge.
A leased dolly comes back with a cracked roller bed. The lease says who rented it, not who held it the night it broke.
Fleet size is a guess.
Nobody knows how many dollies were in use at the busiest hour, so the next order or lease adds more of the same.
02Closed loop
Everyone who touches a unit.
A dolly can belong to a lessor, run for a handler and stand on the airport’s apron in the same shift. Each party sees the units it owns or holds.
- 01Ground handler
Scans units out and in at each shift and stand, so every unit has a holder.
- 02GSE lessor
Sees which handler holds each leased unit, for how many days and in what state it came back.
- 03Airport operator
Gets a read-only view of whose GSE stands where, without the lease terms behind it.
- 04Shift teams
Take units over at the stand. The handover moves responsibility with it.
- 05Workshop
Logs inspections, repairs and the date a unit is ready again.
- 06Other handlers
A borrowed unit stays on its owner’s record, with the handler that held it.
03Apron
Whose trailer is on stand 14.
Each unit carries its owner and its holder. When a trailer blocks a stand, the airport sees whose it is, and the handler sees which shift left it there.
Airport view, read only
5 zones661 units
| Zone | Handler A | Handler B | Handler C | Airport | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stands 11 to 16Blocking stand 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| GSE park North | 212 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
| GSE park South | 38 | 176 | 12 | 0 | 226 |
| Cargo shed 2 | 46 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 134 |
| Airport workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 310 | 225 | 106 | 20 | 661 |
Units by owner
Sample data. The airport sees owner and holder. Lease terms and shift details stay with the handler and the lessor.
Field results from operators running Rotion across pools, retail and industry.
28%
S.01fewer assets lost
9%
S.02smaller fleet needed
575,310
S.03assets tracked
Some of the organizations we work with.
04How it works
Hand-out to return.
Shift leads and drivers scan with any phone at hand-out, at the stand and at return. Live positions come from the telematics already fitted, through the API.
- 01
Hand out
Units leave the lessor or the GSE park against a lease or a shift. The receiver signs.
- 02
On shift
Units move between stands, sheds and teams. Custody follows each handover.
- 03
Return
Units scan back in at the park or the lessor. Missing units and damage show at once, with photos.
- 04
Service
Inspections and repairs log per unit. A unit past its service date cannot be handed out.
05Lease
One trailer, one lease, one history.
A lessor sees each unit it leases out: which handler holds it, for how many days, what came back damaged and when it is due for service.
PT-4471Pallet trailer, 20 ft
Days on hire61
Day rate€14
Hire to invoice€85461 × €14
ServiceDue Oct 10Blocked for hand-out
Who held it
Handler B, 60 daysHandler C, 1 day, Sep 18
Unit history
- Aug 4Hand-out at the Lessor 2 yard
Signed by the Handler B shift lead.
- Aug 5First scan on the apron
GSE park South.
- Sep 18Handover to Handler C for one nightHandover
Scanned at Stand 12. Responsibility moves to Handler C.
- Sep 19Back to Handler BDamage
Damage scan at Stand 12: roller bed cracked, 2 photos.
Held by Handler C at the time.
- Oct 4Off-hire at the Lessor 2 yard
Returned with the damage already on record.
- Oct 10Service dueBlocked for hand-out
Not serviced yet. Blocked for the next hand-out.
Sample data. Days on hire go to your invoicing. Contracts stay in your lease system.
06Platform
Control per unit.
Who holds what
Every unit per handler, shift, stand and park, updated with each scan.
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Overdue and idle units
Autopilot flags units past their return date and units that have not moved in weeks.
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Peak use per type
How many units of each type were out at the busiest hour, against the fleet you own and lease.
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Days on hire
Days on hire per leased unit from the rental calculator, ready for invoicing.
Read more07Autopilot
It notices first.
Autopilot watches every scan in your loop, flags what is going wrong, proposes the fix with its reasoning, and acts once you approve.
How Autopilot worksEight leased tow tractors have not been handed out in six weeks.
Why
Peak use of tow tractors has stayed at 26 or fewer since week 34, against 34 in the fleet. All eight idle units are on lease from Lessor 2.
Proposes
Propose to Lessor 2 to off-hire six tractors at the end of the month and keep two as buffer.
ApproveEditconfidence 92%
Leased days saved this month180
Sample dataWhere to go next.
Q.01Do we need new trackers on our GSE?
No. Rotion reads the QR codes, barcodes, RFID or BLE tags on your units and takes live positions from telematics already fitted to them through the API. Dollies and carts without power get a printed code.
Q.02Can the airport see our fleet?
Only what you share. You can give the airport a read-only view of whose units stand where. Lease terms, shifts and costs stay with you.
Q.03How does Rotion work for GSE leasing companies?
Each leased unit keeps one record across handlers. You see who holds it, its days on hire from the rental calculator, damage photos from the return scan tied to the handler that held it, and service dates that block the next hand-out.
Q.04Can units be shared between handlers?
The record allows it. Every handover is scanned, so damage and loss land with the handler that held the unit. Whether units are pooled is up to the handlers and the airport.
Q.05Do we need to replace our ERP or lease system?
No. Rotion runs alongside your ERP and lease contracts. Return facts and days on hire export or push to invoicing.
Q.06How do we start?
Start with one unit type at one airport, for example the dollies you wait for most. Put a code on each, scan at hand-out and return, then add types and airports on the same setup. Most teams go live in weeks.
