RFID Truck Tags Containers at Australia Ports

Identec Solutions collaborates with implementation partner, Ramp, to implement active RFID technology in an integrated solution for access control and tracking of trucks at key Australian ports for DP World, an operator of container terminals. Identec has implemented similar container terminal solutions in Dubai and Savannah, Georgia. ...

... "The first deployment has already been completed at the Port Botany Terminal, Australia's second largest container port, located in Sydney. The system will be rolled out to DP World's Brisbane and Freemantle sites over the next six months. " ...

Via Identec Solutions: Truck Tagging Program at Three Australian Ports

RFID, The Boxes Know ...

IBM vid on RFID inventory tracking ...

RFID Tags Truck Tires for Measurement

Advanced ID creates breakthrough in the adoption of RFID tire tag products for identification and tracking of tires by forging a contract with a major tyre manufacturer in China. ...

... "In a significant development, Qingdao Mesnac Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese tire production equipment and software maker with significant tire manufacturing operations, has become the world's first tire manufacturer to commit to embedding Advanced ID's RFID tire tags in a commercial truck line. Mesnac has agreed to purchase a minimum of 2 million RFID tire tags and a quantity of RFID readers from Advanced ID. Mesnac had previously purchased a limited quantity of 100,000 RFID tags, which were to be used for testing purposes. Advanced ID's tire tags have been used by Mesnac in truck and bus tires as well as passenger vehicle tires. As a powerful force in the Chinese tire market, Mesnac intends to lobby for widespread adoption of RFID technology for use in all tires driven in or made in China. " ...

Via Advanced ID Pneu-Logic: Electronic Measurement System for Truck Tires Developed

RFID Trailer Tracking Simulation

Trailer tracking using RFID technology is simulated in this video. ...

RFID Warehouse Forklift System

Intermec introduces forklift RFID system that integrates automated data collection to drive efficiency in warehouse business processes. ...

... "This ground-breaking RFID (radio frequency identification) forklift installation system allows forklift drivers to use RFID and other data collection technologies to gather complete real-time inventory data efficiently and safely without leaving their vehicle. Intermec partnered with Cascade Corporation, the world leader in the design and manufacture of lift truck attachments, to create an RFID-enabled forklift system that integrates durable, rugged inventory and data collection technology with existing forklift equipment. The system improves performance and safety while significantly reducing the cost of RFID forklift deployments in warehouse applications. The Intermec Adaptable Load Backrest and Antenna Cell system can be made to accommodate almost all forklifts on the market, providing customers a factory-certified product designed specifically for their lift trucks that meets OSHA and industry safety requirements. Flexible and configurable, the Adaptable Load Backrest switches easily from one application to another, allowing the driver to accomplish pallet-, case- and even shelf-level readings without the costly and intensive labor associated with retrofit systems. " ...

Via Intermec: Intermec and Cascade Introduce Mobile RFID Forklift Adaptable Load Backrest for Rugged, Industrial Warehouse Use

RFID Distribution Logistics

RFID technology enables business process improvement for manufacturing and warehouse operations. The shipping process is particularly suited for RFID enablement. RFID supports real-time business process automation at the shipping dock, where paperwork and shipment picking is accelerated to speed the delivery to the customer. ...

... "Once that pallet passes through a specific point at a shipping dock, then the tag is read and the contents of the data loaded earlier gets processed into the enterprise software. This in turn will generate invoices, initiate courier tracking, adjusts inventories, initiates material purchases to name just some of the impact RFID can have for your day-to-day business. Gone too are many of the headaches associated with bottlenecks in the shipping process such as verifying shipments against the bill-of-lading while drivers queue up for their pick-ups, the potential for human error in getting the wrong product on the wrong truck. " ...

Via GAORFID: RFID Technology Simplifies Distribution

RFID Supports Nissan Continuous Improvement Initiative

Nissan implements a continuous improvement initiative to target vehicle labor cost reduction, increase logistics throughput accelerating customer service, and enhance vehicle quality through defect elimination early in the product lifecycle. The initiative will be enabled by a wireless architecture and active RFID technology in the Nissan Canton MS manufacturing facility, supplied by WhereNet. ...

... "As part of a continuous improvement initiative at its four-million square foot assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, Nissan will leverage a single wireless architecture to run multiple WhereNet applications, including the WhereSoft Yard Management System (YMS) and Vehicle Tracking and Management System (VTMS), to improve production velocity and throughput, labor productivity, and vehicle quality. Nissan's Canton assembly plant has the capacity to produce 400,000 vehicles per year, including the Altima sedan, Armada full-size sport utility vehicle, Infiniti QX56 full-size sport utility vehicle, Quest minivan, and Titan full-size pickup truck.

Deploying the WhereNet single wireless infrastructure over the entire Canton complex will take less than 90 days. The hardware consists of 1500 active RFID WhereTag transmitters, which are temporarily attached to new vehicles as they roll off the assembly line as part of the WhereNet VTMS system; 700 WhereTag transmitters that are permanently fixed to trailers belonging to Nissan's dedicated suppliers or temporarily attached to others as part of the WhereSoft YMS application; 120 WherePort magnetic exciters positioned between gates and at key choke points across the complex; and a local infrastructure of 80 wireless WhereLAN locating access points.

Nissan also plans to deploy the WhereNet automated gate check-in/out solution known as Fast Gate that supports 24x7 sequenced parts deliveries from Nissan suppliers. Fast Gate senses when a truck is approaching the gate; cross-references detailed information about the truck in a database; and, if authorized, automatically opens the gate to grant entry. Then, based on business rules loaded into the WhereSoft yard management application, the system instructs drivers and yard personnel to deliver the inbound load to the appropriate dock door for just-in-time sequencing of parts based on the assembly line build plan for that work shift.



When new vehicles roll off the Nissan assembly line, each vehicle is assigned an active RFID WhereTag transmitter that is married to the vehicle identification number (VIN). The WhereTag remains on the vehicle until it has been processed and is ready to ship to its final destination. Nissan uses the WhereNet VTMS in off-line areas to manage post-assembly verification and test processes, as well as quality repair, containment and shipping zones. The system includes a logical hierarchy of rules that manages the processing of every vehicle in accordance with its assigned status so that critical orders are processed before lower-priority units. " ...

Via Wherenet: NISSAN SELECTS WHERENET'S LOCATABLE, ACTIVE RFID SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE INBOUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND OUTBOUND DELIVERY CHAIN ...

RFID Wireless Communications Enables Distribution Visibility ...

Food distibutors implement RFID wireless communications system to support supply chain visibility to temperature compliance. ...

... "Two Los Angeles-area food distributors have recently purchased and deployed the new ReeferTrak Scout units and base stations at their distribution centers. ReeferTrak Scout is an RFID wireless communications system that gives users full two-way command and control capability of their refrigerated truck and trailer fleets when the units are within a several mile range of a base station-equipped distribution center. When the reefers are operating out of range of the distribution center, the Scout unit logs GPS, trip and refrigeration unit performance data and automatically downloads the information to StarTrak's central data center via the local base station upon return to the center. Customers use the data to immediately confirm temperature compliance of the shipment from origin to destination. The base stations' several mile RFID range provides excellent coverage of distribution facilities, allowing customers to achieve significant savings in yard operations, fuel usage and product quality. " ...

Alanco Technologies: Alanco's StarTrak Announces New ReeferTrak Scout RFID Product Line For Local Refrigerated Food Distribution ...

Goodyear RFID: NASCAR Tire Tracking ...

Goodyear implements RFID technology from Psion Teklogix to trakc tires at NASCAR races. ...

... "Goodyear, the world's largest tire company, has implemented an RFID solution to track its tires at all three of NASCAR's premier series in 2006. Goodyear's RFID solution is assisting NASCAR in leveling the playing field among its teams through a tire leasing program that controls access to the tires available at race events, as well as at officially sanctioned test sessions. Goodyear is using the Psion Teklogix 7535 with RD7950 UHF RFID Reader along with a software application from CTI, Akron, OH, to track and manage its tires at all three NASCAR top series in 2006, including the Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. With 43 cars at each Nextel Cup race and each car using about 10 sets of tires per race, the task of tracking all of the tires can be challenging and time consuming. Goodyear's goal is to optimize how it tracks the nearly 2,000 tires from manufacturing through distribution to the teams, and then to the final disposition of the tires after each race. " ...

Goodyear RFID: NASCAR Tire Tracking: Via Psion Teklogix (US): Psion Teklogix Provides RFID Solutions to Goodyear ...

Walmart RFID: Vehicle Mounted Reader ...

Vehicle-mounted RFID reader will be presented at Walmart Supplier Forum. ...

... "LXE Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged wireless computers that improve the performance of supply-chain execution applications, announced that it will be unveiling its ultra-rugged RX2 lift truck mounted RFID reader at WalMart Supplier On-Boarding Forum and EPCglobal US Tech Expo, April 25 and 26 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The RX2 is the second lift truck mounted RFID reader being developed by LXE, the first one being the RX1 announced last September. The RX2 addresses a need for a simple, easy-to-install, vehicle mounted RFID reader that can be used for standard RFID based forklift pallet move applications such as shipping, receiving, picking and put-aways where EPC RFID based identification of pallet loads and locations are used. The RX2's mounting solution requires no permanent lift modifications or lift truck downtime for installation. The unit is ultra-rugged and has been designed to operate in the extreme environment found on the business end of a lift truck. " ...

Walmart RFID: Vehicle Mounted Reader: Via LXE: LXE Inc. To Unveil RX2 Vehicle Mounted RFID Reader At Wal-Mart Supplier On-Boarding Forum And EPCglobal US Tech Expo ...

RFID Data Management ...

Busines Objects enables the data management challenge of RFID ...

... "The RFID system collects information on the truck, project and weight for each load via RFID tag readers throughout its plants. " ...

RFID Data Management: Via SciTech Today: Managing Mountains of RFID Data ...

RFID Truck Tag Program ...

WhereNet is supporting the RFID needs of port logistics ...

... "Now counting 11 West Coast terminals as customers, in its largest marine security effort to date, announced January 12, WhereNet was tapped to equip up to 10,000 drayage trucks serving two of the nation's largest -- at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach -- with its active RFID tags as part of the TruckTag program initiated by PierPASS. " ...

RFID Truck Tag Program: Via JeraOne: RFID Technology from WhereNet Providing Safe Harbor for U.S. Commerce ...

RFID Privacy: Human Implants ...

Article explores the privacy concerns associated with human implantation of RFID chips ...

... "And millions of RFID chips already are in use in the United States to track everything from pets to livestock to research animals to packages shipped by truck. " ...

RFID Privacy: Human Implants: Via Toledoblade: Privacy more than skin deep ...

RFID: Volvo Asset Tracking ...

Volvo continues to embrace RFID technology and drive its adoption in various opportunity areas. ...

... "Truck and bus manufacturer Volvo is considering using radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging to track equipment in its warehouses. " ...

RFID: Volvo Asset Tracking: Via IT Week: Volvo studies RFID for tracking assets ...

Additional references on Volvo and RFID ...

Via Volvo: Mats Boll to speak at the RFID Europe conference: "Mats Boll, Business Develop Project Manager at Volvo Logistics, will speak at the RFID Europe conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 21. Mats Boll will discuss some of Volvo's case studies involving containers and packaging, security, distribution of finished vehicles and distribution of hazardous material. He will also review a solution introduced within manufacturing facilities of Commercial Vehicles. "

Via RFID Journal LIVE! Europe: Agenda 11 October: "Volvo has been using RFID in production and logistics for a long time and continues to launch new pilot tests on a regular basis. This session will communicate how RFID has improved Volvo's visibility, traceability and lead-time reduction. Besides demonstrating where Volvo is today, the leaders of the company's RFID projects also will look into Volvo's future, where RFID seems destined to enhance its entire supply chain. Speaker: Stina Apel, RFID Project Manager, Volvo; Annika Johansson, RFID Project Manager, Volvo "

Via IT-universitetet i Goteborg | Nyheter: Students in successful pilot project for Volvo logistics: "They carried out an RFID - Radio Frequency Identification pilot project at the cross-docking terminal at Arendal. Volvo Logistics were very pleased with the result of the project and all three of these students are today employed at Volvo Logistics. "

RFID TruckTag Program: Minimize Terminal Congestion ...

PierPASS Inc. introduced the RFID-enabled TruckTag program which will enhance security in marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The program improves the process of checking trucks and drivers entering the terminals. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) electronic tags will be installed on trucks, similar to the FasTrak and E-ZPass devices used for automated toll collection, accelerating secure check-in at the terminals. ...

... "TruckTag is the second program created by PierPASS, a not-for-profit company established by marine terminal operators in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to address multi-terminal issues. In July 2005, PierPASS launched the OffPeak program, aimed at reducing congestion in and around the ports by establishing new night and Saturday shifts at the ports. By December, more than 1 million truck trips had been diverted out of daytime traffic, leading to a noticeable reduction in congestion. Under the TruckTag program, PierPASS will distribute 10,000 RFID tags to trucking companies, and the trucking companies will be responsible for distributing the tags to their drivers. When a truck arrives at a terminal, the RFID tag will automatically be read by an electronic reader posted at the gate. Simultaneously, the truck driver will insert his commercial driver's license into a machine that will verify that the driver and truck have authorized business at the terminal. Under the current system, each driver displays his commercial driver's license to a security guard upon entry to a terminal.

The marine terminal operators will cover the $1.2 million estimated cost of the program, which is expected to begin by March. There will be no cost to truck drivers or trucking companies for the first 10,000 tags. The active RFID tags, provided by WhereNet Corp., will be distributed through eModal, a database company that tracks trucking companies and drivers. Ninety-nine percent of the trucking companies and drivers working in the ports are already registered with eModal. " ...

RFID TruckTag Program: Minimize Terminal Congestion: Via PierPASS Inc.: PierPASS Announces TruckTag Program to Enhance Security at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach: Program Will Scan RFID Tags of Trucks Entering Marine Terminals ...

RFID Cargo Tracking System ...

... "The Cargo Tracking System will use a Citadel Vista-10XL mobile computer with an IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Active RFID reader module. As the cargo is loaded, antennas mounted outside the truck will read active RFID tags attached to cargo containers. The cargo contents will automatically be recorded and reported, and actions will be launched, all without human intervention. Commanders will immediately know the location of all cargo containers in the supply chain. This is a future-proof RFID system that can easily support multiple tag technologies and future technologies via plug-in modules. " ...

RFID Cargo Tracking System: Via Identec Solutions: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Selected to Supply RFID Cargo Tracking System for US Army Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle ...

Goodyear RFID Technology Success ...

Goodyear describes its future and success through RFID technology. ...

Goodyear RFID Technology Success: Via Goodyear Tire: Goodyear’s RFID Technology Has High-Profile Success ...

... "The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the first to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on a production scale, says RFID is the future for tire identification in manufacturing, supply chain management and tire/vehicle integration. This weekend, Goodyear's RFID technology passed its first major real-life test when NASCAR used it for Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida. Goodyear began exploring RFID technology in 1984 and in 1993 began the first field trial with more than 3,000 tires. " ...

RFID Technology Tire Program: Goodyear NASCAR

Goodyear and NASCAR will partner to pilot RFID technology program for management of leased tire inventory. ...

RFID Technology Tire Program: Goodyear NASCAR: Via Goodyear Tire: Goodyear’s 2006 NASCAR Tire Lease Program to Deploy RFID Technology: Test-run planned for Homestead ...

... "Goodyear will start the 2006 racing season with a new tire leasing program for NASCAR's top three series and racing's first deployment of Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) in the form of an embedded computer chip in the tires to help manage the leased inventory. The RFID technology will assist in the implementation of NASCAR's new controlled testing procedures, which were developed by the sanctioning body to reduce private team testing next year in an effort to level the playing field for all teams. The new tire lease program will get its own test run this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Craftsman Truck Series race, according to Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of race tire marketing. " ...

The world’s largest tire company, Goodyear began its involvement with motorsports more than 90 years ago. Since then, Goodyear tires have dominated many forms of racing. Goodyear is the exclusive tire supplier to NASCAR’s top three series and a leading supplier to NHRA and numerous other racing organizations. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Goodyear produces nearly one-half million race tires a year.

RFIDEnabled National Truck Tracking System Proposed ...

RFIDEnabled National Truck Tracking System Proposed: Via SecurityInfoWatch.com: Professor Envisions National Truck Tracking ...

... "Cook proposes incorporating cutting-edge radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, truck weigh stations, and law enforcement vehicles into a system to gather information for a proposed national truck tracking center. " ...

RFID Data Management Solution ...

RFID Data Management Solution: Business Objects Helps Graniterock Manage Mountains of RFID Data: Materials and Construction Company Uses Business Intelligence to Improve Operational Performance and Customer Satisfaction ...

Business Objects provides RFID data management solution for Graniterock to deal with skyrocketing information growth ...

... "Graniterock relies on Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions to help manage the data pouring in from an RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging system. With Business Objects, Graniterock has been able to leverage its RFID information to improve operational performance and boost customer satisfaction. Graniterock, a long-time customer of Business Objects, found that its information management needs grew exponentially after implementing an RFID tagging system to track inventory and supply movement, such as the arrival and departure of trucks through its asphalt and quarry loading locations. The system collects information on the truck, project assignment, and weight for each load via RFID tag readers located at throughout plant locations. " ...

Graniterock was founded on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1900. The company has operations in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, Seaside, Salinas, Gilroy, Hollister, Aromas, Felton, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City and South San Francisco. Graniterock Pavex Construction Division is a significant heavy engineering contractor building roadways, airport and private commercial and residential projects. Graniterock has also been the recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Governor’s Golden State Quality Award.

Business Objects is the world’s leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 30,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company’s business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects™ XI, offers the BI industry’s most advanced and complete platform for reporting, query and analysis, performance management, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports®, the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has also built the industry’s strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects. Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France.

RFID Truck Fleet Transportation Services

RFID Truck Fleet Transportation Services: Trucking in with RFID - Ship2Save provides RFID Enhancing Infrastructure for Transport Company Liaison CAN/US Courier (1986) Inc. ...

... "Ship2Save has deployed an Radio Frequency Identification enabled infrastructure for Liaison Can/Us Courier and its fleet of trucks. Liaison Can/Us Courier has used Ship2Save integration and consulting services to develop and deploy an RFID infrastructure that will enable them to provide RFID powered transportation services throughout North America. The model and its underlying RFID hardware network will help improve internal productivity and provide an additional value tool for their customers. " ...

Ship2Save is one of the industry leaders in cost effective RFID Solutions and is a founding member of the Canadian Microsoft RFID Council, a member of the Microsoft Global RFID Council, and a member of Texas Instruments Tag-It Team. Ship2Save's unique product lines, flexible and proficient software, business development models, and distinctive deployment services, offer customers cost effective and high quality solutions for their logistic needs.

Liaison CAN./US. (1986) Inc. has been at the forefront of the cross-border industry for over 15 years. Growing from a small courier to a full fledged international freight forwarder. The company offers a wide range of services, including transport, handling, and custom clearance.

RFID Vehicle Safety Recommendation

RFID Vehicle Safety Recommendation: Massachusetts FACE Report No. 01MA039

... "As in this case and many other cases, the police reported that the truck operator stated he did not see the victim behind the truck. New technologies that are both currently available and still in the research phase, such as video cameras, fiber optic systems and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and tag readers, should be evaluated by equipment manufacturers. Video cameras and fiber optic systems would be mounted at the rear of the equipment, or at a blind spot, and a monitor would be placed inside the operator's area giving the operator an unobstructed view of the area around the rear of the vehicle. The RFID system has each worker on foot wearing a small RFID tag and a tag reader mounted in the equipment. When a tag is sensed within the tag reader's sensing range, the equipment operator receives a warning. " ...

RFID Devices For Trucking: National Security System

RFID Devices For Trucking: Georgia Southern professor proposes national truck tracking system

... "Every day, millions of commercial trucks travel the nation's highways. Homeland security officials are looking for a system to keep track of this massive volume of traffic. Cook is proposing a system that would incorporate cutting-edge radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, truck weigh-stations and law enforcement vehicles into a system to gather information for a proposed national truck tracking center. " ...

RFID Authentication and Inspection ...

FMCSA - Appendix C. Technology Compendium - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

... "Each of these products is uniquely different. Vericom's product, Veriguard, is a covert system that ensures driver authentication and performs vehicle disablement when an unauthorized driver attempts to take a vehicle. Zonar's EVIR is a series of RFID tags placed at strategic points on a truck or bus in accordance with a pre-trip inspection. These RFID tags are read by a handheld reader when a driver comes into close proximity with them, ensuring that a driver performs a pre-trip inspection correctly. " ...

RFID Supply Management: Electronic Checkpoints

1st FSSG Marines provide supplies to those on frontlines ...

Sgt. Enrique S. Diaz, 1st Force Service Support Group, writes ...

... The company employs radio frequency identification tags, or RFID tags - fastened to supplies being shipped - that emit a signal that is automatically registered at electronic checkpoints throughout the delivery route as the provisions pass by on truck. ...

RFID Vehicle Condition Monitoring ...

RFID Vehicle Condition Monitoring: Stemco Introduces BAT RF -- An Innovative New Line of Technology ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Stemco's BAT RF products use advanced sensor technologies and radio frequency identification (RFID) to collect and communicate critical data on vehicle ...

... Stemco, a technology leader in heavy-duty truck and trailer wheel products and an EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) company, has introduced an innovative new product line developed to reduce the cost of commercial vehicle ownership and improve vehicle safety. Stemco's BAT RF products use advanced sensor technologies and radio frequency identification (RFID) to collect and communicate critical data on vehicle condition and maintenance. ...

Stemco's BAT RF products provide accurate, accessible data to assist fleets in safe, productive operation and maintenance of vehicle assets. With offices and manufacturing facilities in Longview, Texas, Stemco is a leader in the technology and manufacture of heavy-duty truck and trailer wheel end products.

Additional resources on the use of RFID in vehicle condition monitoring ...

RFID tagging, rfid tracking, asset: structures occur every day from hand tools, vehicle components, machine ... Condition Monitoring Equipment - Products Avonwood design and manufacture a range of ...

ANSYS Industrial Division: countering of hazardous conditions, operator information ... Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems are used ... assets, such as vehicles, containers, raw ...

Digital Angel: CCIA has long recognized that RFID would be ... identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high ... and message monitoring of vehicles and aircraft ...

Loading Dock RFID Process ...

TI-RFid eNews, RFID TrollyTrack ...

... RFID system tracks Hoogvliet reusable shipping containers using TI-RFid low frequency transponders and Yougenius antennas. A glass transponder with read/write capabilities is embedded in the bottom of each container and in the rear loading entrance of each delivery truck. As the truck backs up to the loading dock, an antenna, installed in the floor of the loading dock bay, reads the truck's transponder, automatically sending unique information about the truck, such as origin, destination, and shipping details, to a centralized database system. ...

RFID-Enabled Warehouse Management Software Delivers Superior Customer Service ...

RFID-Enabled Warehouse Management Software Delivers Superior Customer Service: Del-Nat Tire Corporation Trades Inefficient Paper-Based System For ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Working with industry-leading hardware providers, Radio Beacon's warehouse management software integrates seamlessly with barcode, RFID and material handling ...

... Radio Beacon Inc., a developer of warehouse management software for 3PLs, manufacturers and distributors, today announced that Del-Nat Tire Corporation is using RADIO BEACON WMS in its 500,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. RADIO BEACON's integration with Microsoft Great Plains software has enabled Del-Nat to deliver superior customer service by improving inventory control, order fulfillment speed and worker productivity. ...

Radio Beacon is a developer of warehouse management software that adapts with the growing business needs of third-party logistics providers, manufacturers and distributors. RADIO BEACON is the safe WMS choice, extending our customers' accounting systems from companies like Microsoft and Best to produce high-performance supply chain solutions that deliver accurate and compliant shipments, while improving operational procedures and reducing costs. Radio Beacon solutions deliver a strategic advantage to customers, enabling them to meet the dynamic needs of retailers and major industrial and consumer distributors. Working with industry-leading hardware providers, Radio Beacon's warehouse management software integrates seamlessly with barcode, RFID and material handling technology. Radio Beacon WMS is distributed locally through global partners.

Del-Nat Tire Corporation is the largest privately owned distributor of private brand tires in the world. Del-Nat markets passenger, light truck, medium truck, OTR, farm and industrial tires to its stockholders under the Delta, National and Akuret brand names.

Additional resources on warehouse management software that support RFID technology ...

RFID-Enabled Warehouse Management Systems: RFID-Enabled Warehouse Management Systems. ... Enabling Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions to work with ... changes required in logistics software to support ...

HighJump RFID Enabled Software Systems: has extended its industry-leading warehouse management solution, Warehouse Advantage™, to ... RFID-Enabled Data Collection: HighJump is bringing the ...

Logistics Warehouse Management: Peer Publishing: The RFID-Enabled Warehouse (SAP Community)- The ... North American WMS (warehouse management system) market, can software developers achieve ...

RFID Port Security: VistaScape to Secure Port of New Haven; Automated Wide-Area ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... accurate 3-D display of all activity in a secured area based on combined analysis of video surveillance and other distributed sensors, such as RFID and radar. ...

... VistaScape Security Systems announced today that New Haven Terminal Inc., an operator at the Port of New Haven, Conn., and Logistec, the North American marine services company, have chosen VistaScape's SiteIQ(TM) to secure Logistec's terminal and shipping operations located within the Port of New Haven. SiteIQ is the industry's leading automated wide-area surveillance solution, used to protect critical infrastructure sites including ports, airports, chemical plants, and other at-risk facilities. SiteIQ gives users a single, highly accurate 3-D display of all activity in a secured area based on combined analysis of video surveillance and other distributed sensors, such as RFID and radar. ...

New Haven Terminal, Inc. is a privately owned, third party, "for-hire" bulk liquid storage terminal located directly on the east shore of New Haven Harbor. The company has been in business since 1941, and currently specializes in the storage and distribution of a variety of liquid petrochemicals and petroleum fuel products. It is a key player in the chain of energy distribution, with a total storage capacity in excess of 2,500,000 barrels (105,000,000 gallons). Its principal function is as follows: Liquid products are delivered to the terminal by ocean going tankers and harbor barges. From the terminal, these liquid products, such as diesel fuel, heating oil, kerosene, jet fuel and chemical raw materials, are distributed into the southern New England region by marine transportation, truck and pipeline."

VistaScape Security Systems develops industry-leading automated wide-area surveillance software solutions to protect commercial sites, government facilities, and other at-risk infrastructure. Its flagship product, SiteIQ(TM), is the only multi-sensor, single-view surveillance solution, allowing security professionals to visually define and centrally manage an automated security policy. SiteIQ delivers unparalleled situational awareness, enabling personnel to focus on prevention, not reaction. Founded in 1999, Atlanta-based VistaScape is recognized by Red Herring as one of the "Top 100 Private Firms Driving the Future of Technology" and among Fast Company's list of the 101 top ideas, trends and people that will change the way we work and live in 2005.

Automotive RFID Radio Frequency Identification: SAE Symposium Will Address the Security, Safety, and Operational ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... titled "Deployment Benefits and Challenges;" static and dynamic vehicle demonstrations at the Exponent Track; tracking technologies and RFID; and safety and ...

The logistics field and trucking industry wll benefit from the increased use of RFID technology ...

... The SAE International symposium "Enhancing Heavy Truck Safety, Security and Efficiency Through Technology" will explore ways in which the trucking industry benefits from unique technological solutions to security, safety, and operational efficiency concerns. The symposium will be held December 1-2 in Phoenix, AZ at the Embassy Suites - North. ...

SAE is a non-profit engineering and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of mobility technology to better serve humanity. Nearly 84,000 engineers and scientists who are SAE members develop technical information on all forms of self-propelled vehicles, including automobiles, aircraft, aerospace craft, trucks, buses, marine, rail and transit machinery. This information is disseminated through SAE meetings, books, electronic products and databases, technical papers, standards, reports, and professional development programs.

RFID Seminar: Port of Seattle's Mic Dinsmore Will Keynote World's First RFID ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... and supply-chain technology will join 22 other major speakers at the first-ever seminar on the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related ...

... Two global authorities on cargo security and supply-chain technology will join 22 other major speakers at the first-ever seminar on the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related technologies to enhance cargo security and efficiency. With pre-registration Dec. 5, the seminar will be held Dec. 6-7 at the Long Beach Hilton, and includes a morning field trip to a terminal facility at the Port of Long Beach to see how RFID solutions are being deployed there. M.R. (Mic) Dinsmore, CEO of the Port of Seattle, will open the Dec. 6-7 seminar with a keynote address on RFID-related technologies that have been used in several operational environments to enhance the visibility and security of containers heading into U.S. ports. ...

The National Cargo Security Council, based in Annapolis, MD, is a professional association of 1,100 cargo-transportation and security professionals from the entire logistics spectrum: air, truck/rail, maritime and intermodal. NCSC members are committed to assuring the safe and secure movement of the nation's commerce.

Supply Chain Security RFID Seminar: NCSC and RFID Journal Co-Host World's First Major RFID Seminar on ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... for supply chain security professionals, announces the world's first comprehensive seminar focused on how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related ...

Folks at RFID Journal and the NCSC are sponsoring an RFID Seminar focused on supply chain security. Looks to be an exciting and interesting event ...

... The National Cargo Security Council, the leading organization for supply chain security professionals, announces the world's first comprehensive seminar focused on how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related wireless technologies are helping to combat a wide range of commercial cargo and Homeland Security threats, including terrorism. NCSC is joining with RFID Journal, www.rfidjournal.com, a leading media enterprise covering the RFID industry, to co-host the seminar, and the publication's executive editor, Mark Roberti, will be a featured speaker at the event. Slated for Dec. 5-7, 2004 at the Long Beach (CA) Hilton, the seminar will include eight sessions on real-world, real-time solutions leveraging RFID and other Automatic Identification and Data Collection technologies, such as sensors, biometrics and satellite tracking systems. The comprehensive program features 22 world-renowned experts from international manufacturers and shippers, leading consultancies and universities, government and law enforcement agencies, as well as RFID software and hardware providers. ...

The National Cargo Security Council, www.cargosecurity.com, based in Annapolis, MD, is a professional association of 1,100 cargo-transportation and security professionals from the entire logistics spectrum: air, truck/rail, maritime and intermodal. NCSC members are committed to assuring the safe and secure movement of the nation's commerce.

RFID Journal is the world's RFID authority. In print, online and at its executive conferences, the RFID Journal focuses on one thing: helping companies cut costs and boost revenue by deploying RFID technologies. More than 100,000 people turn to RFID Journal each month for reliable information.

RFID Asset Tracking: El Paso County, Colo., Tracks Enterprise Assets with RFID System ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne have teamed to provide Colorado's El Paso County with a complete RFID (radio frequency identification) enterprise asset-tracking ...

... Data Systems International, Intermec Technologies Corp. and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne have teamed to provide Colorado's El Paso County with a complete RFID (radio frequency identification) enterprise asset-tracking system. The system, which includes DSI's RFIDActivator(TM) software and process consulting services, Intermec RFID readers and tags, and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne ERP software, is designed to allow El Paso County to reduce labor costs even as it provides greater accountability for more than 3,000 enterprise assets. In the future, El Paso County plans to use the system to track inventory and maintain its truck fleet and heavy equipment. RFID automatic data collection systems allow companies to automatically track inventory as items move from place to place. They typically do not require line of sight or manual scanning as do most bar code-based systems. For example, information from RFID-tagged assets can be read automatically, using fixed, mobile or handheld readers. The El Paso system will be used to track information on assets in office cubicles, warehouses, and facilities. ...

Since 1979, DSI has served thousands of clients worldwide in the areas of RFID, automated data collection, supply chain execution, and technology infrastructure. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, DSI serves businesses globally through locations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and through a network of business partners in Europe, Asia and South America. DSI's award-winning dcLINK software, a comprehensive suite of RFID and automated data collection solutions, is used at more than 1,500 client installations worldwide. Additionally, DSI offers solutions in the areas of attendance and labor reporting, pallet tracking, fixed assets, sales force automation, field automation and knowledge management. DSI also provides IBM(R) e-Servers, data collection hardware, implementation services, media, training, customer support and process improvement consulting. Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, RFID (radio frequency identification), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company s products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

PeopleSoft is the world's second largest provider of enterprise application software. PeopleSoft's business solutions are built with the flexibility to fit your business today and the adaptability to change with your business over time. A broad portfolio of applications with industry-specific functionality gives you unprecedented flexibility to optimize business operations and compete more effectively. PeopleSoft is a worldwide leader in providing complete solutions for more than 24 industries—from industrial manufacturing and consumer goods to financial services, healthcare, and public sector organizations. More than 12,200 organizations worldwide—from mid-sized manufacturing companies to the largest service enterprises in both the private and public sectors—are using PeopleSoft solutions to build stronger and more profitable businesses. PeopleSoft applications are built on innovative and open technology, enabling easy integration with third-party applications and legacy systems. And PeopleSoft's pioneering Total Ownership Experience initiative ensures the best overall user experience at the lowest cost of ownership. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft has 12,000 employees and annual revenues of more than $2.3 billion.

Food Industry RFID: Syscan and Sensor Wireless announce RFID partnership

From Food Production, Europe ... 17/05/2004 - Syscan International and Sensor Wireless are set to combine their separate technologies to jointly develop new RFID applications for the food ...

Sensor Wireless Inc. provides wireless technology used to verify existing systems are functioning daily at optimum performance and efficiency. Sensors mimic inline conditions and data are simultaneously monitored to view accurate equipment handling profiles.

The CrackLess Egg is an acrylic egg, designed to mimic real egg dimensions, and run directly inline alongside real eggs. Along with a handheld computer or laptop computer, and using patented real-time wireless technology, it instantaneously provides daily verification that systems are functioning properly; and can detect harmful aspects in egg handling.

The Smart Bottle runs directly through the processing system alongside real bottles, providing plant managers the ability to instantly view and react to the handling and performance characteristics of individual bottling lines from the perspective of the container itself.

The Smart Spud™ enables you to instantly view how your potato crop feels when being harvested and handled in the field and the grading area. Picked up and transported by harvesting equipment just like a real potato, the Smart Spud sensor shows operators how valuable crop is being dropped, bumped and rolled through the process, from the nose roller to the cross chain to the truck, accurately.

Sensor Wireless Inc.
106 E Kensington Road
Charlottetown, PE
CANADA C1A 5J5

AIAG RFID Standard: RFID Tire Traceability

In a demonstration of industry responsiveness and cooperation, the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Automatic Identification Data Collection Work Group has released its revised Tire and Wheel Label and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) standard. Developed by the group in just under a year, the standard will provide benefits such as helping error-proof the tire assembly process and automating the collection of tire information and traceability.

Based on the AIAG B-4 Parts Identification and Tracking standard, the revision provides suppliers with guidelines for printing and placement of two-dimensional (2D) bar code labels and passive read/write RFID tags on tires and wheels for product identification.

"The 2D bar codes and RFID tags will help support the assembly process and provide item-level traceability throughout the vehicle's lifecycle," said William J. Hoffman, chairman of AIAG's RFID Tire and Wheel Identification Work Group and manager of Auto Supply Chain for Intermec Technologies Corp. "With a 2D label or RFID tag, a portable database can reside on tires, increasing accurate data capture and reducing the dependency of looking up tire information on a computer."

Placed on the inside of vehicle tires, the RFID tags would identify tires that are associated with a specific vehicle. Data - including a 12-character coding structure or Department of Transportation (DOT) number - could be written to each tag. The DOT number designates where the tire was manufactured, its size, unique components of the tire and the week and year it was manufactured.

The RFID tag provides an electronic means of automatically transferring data from the tire to a database, so that full DOT information is available. The AIAG standard - which focuses on tires and uses specific language concerning tires - could actually be applied to any individual vehicle component for tracking purposes.

The 2D label - also developed by the AIAG's RFID Tire and Wheel Identification Work Group - functions similar to the RFID tag, however, the RFID tag can hold more information.

To obtain a copy of the Tire and Wheel Label and Radio Frequency Identification standard document (B-11), contact AIAG's Customer Service Department at (248) 358-3003. The cost of the document is $10 for members and $50 for non-members. AIAG members can download an electronic copy of this document at no charge from the members-only portion of the organization's web site at mows.aiag.org.

Founded in 1982, the AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of approximately 1,500 automotive and truck manufacturers and their suppliers. AIAG’s purpose is to provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry. Its focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving trading partners throughout the supply chain.

RFID Improves Intermodal Connectivity

Interstate-35 Corridor Coalition - This coalition was formed to support a high-priority corridor from Laredo to Duluth, Minnesota. The I-35 Priority Corridor will cut the driving time between Chicago and Mexico City by as much as 40 percent, to 36 hours. Currently it takes trucks crossing the Rio Grand 8 to 12 hours just to get past the border. Included in the Corridor Coalition design are arrangements for building customs inspection stations at a few spots along the highway, allowing the trucks to be checked and then sealed hundreds of miles away from the congested crossings at Laredo. The tracking technologies used will include "smart cards" containing an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) microchip to identify the truck. Assuming the seal was unbroken when the truck crossed the Mexican border, the truck could avoid long lines at the border inspection stations and drive North through the interior. The smart cards could also be used to automate the payment of fees or weight penalties owed to US states traversed en route. The infrastructure required for the corridor would include a fiber-optic cable along the Interstate-35 which would be connected at numerous points to short-range transmitters which would send a radio signal. The signal would interact with the smart cards in the trucks and identify each one to the appropriate computer system, so that highway authorities could ensure that trucks weren’t deviating from the routes they had paid to use.

Critical Technology Elements: Today’s large-fleet trucking companies are equipped with a number of electronic devices in heavy trucks operating in long-haul corridors. These devices allow the driver to pay tolls electronically, keep a trip log for hours-of-service reports, carry cargo manifest and bill-of-lading information on the on-board computer (OBC), perform scheduling and dispatching functions, monitor the performance of the engine or the temperature-sensitive cargo, and carry records of vehicle safety inspections. A typical high-technology truck is likely to be equipped with what is referred to as a "mobile terminal," equipped with devices such as a satellite receiver, an OBC, a data communication unit for processing data that allows messages between drivers and dispatchers to be sent via the satellite connections, a continuous tracking antenna, and an electric motor that keeps the antenna aligned with the satellite. More recently, heavy truck fleets are likely to be equipped with a modem-equipped personal computer for accessing the Internet for load dispatching information. The mobile terminal also includes a removable memory cartridge to transfer data to an office microcomputer or to pass from the recorder to a radio or satellite data receiver for relay to dispatch office ...

RFID in Transportation: The Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation System Projects

The Department of Transportation has been working on three Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) intermodal freight projects in coordination with the Secretary’s Office of Intermodalism. The three projects are Air Cargo Electronic Supply Chain Manifest, Electronic Seal System for Container Movement, and Asset Cargo Tracking. All three projects were originally designed to improve various aspects of freight mobility and efficiency. However, all three have as part of their design the ability to pinpoint location of freight assets and cargo based upon the latest reporting point. This can be either with fixedpoint, land-based readers, global positioning satellite readers, cellular network readers, or a combination of the three. If we are lacking knowledge related to the contents of a container or a trailer at anytime or
anywhere in the US, each of these projects has features that will help us to advance to meeting that objective.

The Air Cargo project is designed to handle chain of custody of cargo from its origination at a manufacturer/shipper to its end destination at the receiving air cargo facility or at the end destination customer. In route the originator, carrier and receiver of the goods uses a smart card to hand-off the freight between custodians. The smart card contains the biometric identifier of a thumb-print, the electronic manifest and an image of the driver’s commercial
driver license. All data is stored in a central server and is accessible through the internet. The Electronic Seal project is designed to track containers in-bond from the point of inspection to the destination of the container, through seaports and across land border crossings. The e-seal is a radio frequency device that emits a signal as it passes reader devices, and will display information as to whether or not tampering has occurred with the container.
The Asset Cargo Tracking project is designed primarily to track the chassis, that containers ride on, anywhere in the US. It also is designed for the chassis to know when a container is on it, and when it is tethered to a truck tractor. The information on location of chassis can be sent to a central data processing point by way of radio frequency identification (transponder),
cellular signal or global positioning system signal (satellite). If the container is equipped with a radio frequency device (transponder), the chassis tracking device will read the tag and can convey cargo information to a central data processing point. This project is expanding to include testing of e-seals.

All three of these projects hold promise toward helping the US meet a security objective of establishing an information system that will help those with a need-to-know what is on a container or trailer at any time, anywhere. For more information on these projects contact Mike Onder, DOT Office of Freight
Management and Operations...

RFID Today...

Study Shows RFID Security Yields Adds Profit, 2/26/2004

BearingPoint, Inc., McLean, Va., a consulting and systems integration firm, announced the results of a demonstration program, which found that using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensors to improve cargo security also resulted in savings for importers. The program involved containers shipped from Thailand during September and October of 2003.

The project affixed RFID sensor seals, also known as e-seals, to conventional bolt locks on standard 40-foot containers at the point of origin. The containers were then transported by truck or rail to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and loaded on ships destined for the United States. The containers were tracked through ports in Taiwan and Korea, and on to the Port of Seattle, using a real-time, Web-enabled software application developed by Savi Technology, the project's prime contractor...

More...

RFID was active in Today's News...

Tracking the Data With RFID Manufacturers of consumer goods and retailers that sell them are gearing up to use RFID chips to track products through supply chains...

Integration Services Set to Take Off A study by market research firm ABI shows that on RFID integration services will soon exceed spending...

RFID: Proceed With Caution However the technology has Orwellian characteristics that if not addressed will impede its ability to deliver the substantial return ...

RSA Keeps RFID Private  The technology which RSA plans to demonstrate at its namesake conference this week in San Francisco is one of the industry's first attempts to secure...

FDA Backs RFID Tags for Tracking Prescription Drugs Calls for drug makers to use them on shipping pallets and cases by 2007...

VeriSign Wins RFID Pact This is a familiar position for VeriSign which runs several of the root DNS Domain Name System servers that house ...

The Danger of Letting IT Run RFID Projects Radio frequency identification RFID technology gets a lot of techies hearts racing...

RFID: Hit or Myth? Procter Gamble markets some of the biggest brands in store aisles across the country from Crest toothpaste to Pantene shampoo to...

China Administration Establishes Group to Create RFID Standards The China National Standardization Administration has established the National RFID Tag Standards...

Axcess RFID to Track Quarry Trucks The ActiveTag solution provides a battery-powered or active wireless tag affixed to each truck enabling the vehicle to be identified and tracked...

Microsoft to Provide Mid-Size Customers With RFID Support When Microsoft launched its so-called in mid-January company officials said Microsoft planned to support radio frequency identification RFID...

Sidebar: Accenture Leads Initial RFID Rollout for Drug Supply Chains FEBRUARY 23 2004 Accenture this summer plans to begin limited deployments of RFID technology in pharmaceutical supply chains...

Kevin Ashton Joins ThingMagic The former executive director of the Auto-ID Center has joined the startup reader designer as vice president of...

Wal-Mart's RFID Deadline: A Chunky Mess ... is digesting as it investigates using so-called smart labels to better track its products from factory to retail outlet. It affects how Campbell will find a suitable way to put metallic tags on...

Philips RFID used to protect against animal disease epidemics in Europe In the face of recurring animal disease epidemics the European Union EU has set out to ensure that European meat products meet the highest safety and...

SIRIT Inc. Achieves Project Acceptance on 91 Express Lanes Project TSX SI a leading developer and manufacturer of radio frequency identification RFID technologies is pleased to announce that it has been granted...

IBM Philips To Jointly Develop RFID Royal Philips Electronics and IBM said Monday that the two companies will work together to develop radio-frequency identification tags...

Symbol Technologies to Present at Robert W. Baird RFID Conference Thursday February 26 at the Robert W. Baird RFID Conference at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. An electronic version of the presentation may be viewed on...

Oracle's Ellison Touts Real-Time Data Hub RFID Support CEO Larry Ellison on Wednesday talked frankly about backtracking on his message of suite versus best of breed promulgated by Oracle over the past several years...

SiriCOMM Raises $2 Million Siricomm is building a broadband communications network which includes truckstop Wi-Fi connections...

More...