RFID Feasibility Study: Intermodal

Tracking and positioning software : a market need, value, and cost analysis ...

... "Intermodal firms move thousands of chassis and containers around the country and around the world each day. This intermodal equipment goes from shipper to carrier to carrier to drayage to consignee, but too often none of these entities knows quite where it is. The key question this research tried to answer was: what is the value of knowing that equipment's location? It is useful to establish the value of systems and software for tracking and tracing equipment. The project also evaluated the feasibility of bar code, radio frequency identification, and global positioning systems as solutions to these problems. Two issues which affect the importance of tracking intermodal equipment are: (1) tracking and monitoring the load for customer service and claims; and (2) tracking equipment for operational and capital-use efficiency. " ...