TALKING TAGS : RADIO FREQUENCY IS A LOW-COST OPTION FOR TRACKING AND COMMUNICATING WITH TRUCKS AND SHIPMENTS

This article focuses on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) in the trucking industry. It describes how RFID is used for weigh-in-motion, automated toll collection, and vehicle to roadside communication. It then discusses other applications for RFID, such as fuel-transaction processing, tracking vehicles, maintenance scheduling, and fleet communications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: June 2000
• Authors:
  • Cullen, David
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 110-114
• Serial:
  • Fleet owner. Vol. 95, no. 6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated clearance; Radio frequency identification; Trucking
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00801170
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 7 2000 12:00AM