Trio Mobil

What it does

Trio Mobil sells forklift and pedestrian collision avoidance, forklift fleet management and AI video monitoring for industrial sites. Its core forklift product, Trio Safe, uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radio: units on trucks measure the distance to tags worn by pedestrians and to other trucks, then trigger alerts and can limit truck speed in high-risk areas ^[1]. The current version adds AI cameras for tagless person detection, so the company describes it as combining AI vision with UWB proximity sensing ^[1]. Trade press describes the pedestrian experience: the tag vibrates as a truck approaches, audio and visual alarms sound, and an alarm also triggers in the cab ^[5].

Alongside Trio Safe, FleetBridge covers NFC operator access control, impact detection, pre-operation checklists and utilization reports ^[9]. AI Risk Radar analyzes video from existing CCTV cameras for what Trio Mobil says are more than 100 risk scenarios, including PPE gaps, vehicle proximity and blocked emergency routes ^[8]. Trio Mobil says its systems deliver up to 98% fewer near-miss incidents and a 3 to 4 times return on investment ^[1]; these are vendor figures without a published method.

Who it is for

The products target warehouses, distribution centers and factories where forklifts, pedestrians and automated vehicles share space. Trio Mobil says it serves more than 2,000 industrial sites and operates in 65 countries ^[1][2]. It was founded in 2011 by Nevzat Ataklı and Celal Barış Özdemir ^[4] and lists its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia ^[2].

How it is deployed

A site fits UWB units to trucks, issues tags to pedestrians and installs fixed anchors at intersections, doors and other zones where speed limits apply ^[1][7]. Trio Mobil says the system is vehicle-agnostic and works with electric, diesel and LPG forklifts, stand-up and sit-down models, and AGVs and AMRs ^[1]. Trade press notes that forcing a truck to slow down on some models is subject to the forklift maker's approval ^[5]. Truck units also act as cloud gateways for FleetBridge ^[9]. AI cameras can be mounted on trucks or in high-risk areas with edge processing ^[5]. Trio Mobil's privacy policy says collected data is stored on AWS in Dublin and Frankfurt ^[10].

Notable public customers and coverage

Trio Mobil publishes deployment stories naming Ford, Unilever, Beko, Mercedes-Benz, Vaillant Group and Smurfit Kappa, among others ^[6]. The Beko story describes 26,000 pedestrian tags and 1,000 forklift safety sets across 35 production sites; this is vendor-reported ^[6]. In a Vaillant Group plant, the company reports 19 trucks, more than 70 pedestrians and 40 zone anchors, with a 10 km/h warehouse speed limit, and says near misses decreased without giving a figure ^[7]. In July 2024 it announced $26.5 million in growth financing led by NewSpring, with 212 and TIBAS Ventures participating ^[3]. Mobile Industrial Robots lists a Trio Mobil safety integration for its AMRs ^[11]. A 2024 ABI Research report on lift truck telematics includes a section on Trio Mobil; the report is paywalled ^[12].

Things to ask in an evaluation

• Which of your truck models support automatic slowdown, and does the OEM approve it?
• What warning distances and zone sizes are configurable, and how accurate are they in your racking?
• How are the 98% near-miss and ROI figures defined and measured?
• How are tags charged, issued and checked, and how are untagged visitors protected?
• Which security certifications can Trio Mobil show today, and will it sign a data processing agreement?
• What data can be exported to your EHS, WMS or ERP systems?

Our take

Strengths

• Covers tag-based UWB warning, zone speed control and camera-based tagless detection in one product family ^[1][5].
• Publishes named, multi-site deployment stories with hardware counts, such as Beko and Vaillant Group ^[6][7].
• States compatibility with mixed forklift brands and with AGVs and AMRs ^[1][11].

Watch-outs

• Headline outcome figures (up to 98% fewer near misses, 3 to 4 times ROI) are vendor claims with no published method ^[1].
• No security page, data processing agreement or current certification claim was found; the privacy policy covers hosting location only ^[10].
• Automatic slowdown depends on forklift maker approval on some trucks, so confirm it for your fleet ^[5].

Best fit Multi-site manufacturers and warehouses with mixed forklift fleets that want UWB proximity warning and zone speed control, with the option to add AI camera monitoring later.