Impossible? How is it possible for UPS and FEDEX to track every single package, then? Or an airline to to track all the luggage (which they do very well, despite the misconception that they don't)? They just scan a barcode. It is totally possible.
You need to reread the first sentence in my post. I said, "Without a satellite communication/tracking device in each vehicle that is an impossible task. " I did not say it was impossible. I said it would require specialized communications equipment to accomplish that task.
Because of the transportation methods. UPS, FEDEX and airlines have a contained transportation and sortation method. Eveything is containerized (except on the small jets). At their sortation centers they have massive computer controlled conveyor systems with multiple checks to ensure packages are routed correctly. At airports the baggage is sorted in a very similar method to the FEDEX and UPS centers. Even with all the computer automation and checks they have in place, packages and luggage still get lost. ( I work in the airline industry with passenger and luggage systems.)
Automobiles have different transportation methods. Automobiles are sent between storage lots on a regular basis. Yes the lots are supposed to inventory and check each vehicle to maintain the inventory. But obviously they miss things sometimes. The more you rely on human input the more likely you are to get errors in the system.
For transportation via train or ship then the tracking is very much like FEDEX and UPS. You have containerized cargo (on rail cars or in ships) that can be tracked through fixed check points.
Now take your situation. Your vehicle was loaded on a truck at the factory. Based on your tracking data it obviously as sent to another storage yard before it was finally sent on. It was never checked in at the second storage lot (human error). After that there are no fixed checkpoints that the vehicle traveled through on its way to the dealer.
The only guaranteed way to track a vehicle in this situation would be to use a Satellite tracking system that communicates back to corporate so they know exactly where each vehicle is at all times. It would have to function even in situations where cell service is not available. In order to not run down the vehicles battery it would need a self contained power source good for several weeks to months. It would require an external antenna for out bound communications along with the radio equipment.
So again my statement:
"Without a satellite communication/tracking device in each vehicle that is an impossible task."
Is still valid.
