Feasibility study of RFID technology for construction load tracking.

Details

• Creators:
  Henrie, Morgan ; Ronchetti, Mike
• Corporate Creators:
  Alaska University Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Radio frequency identification
  • Detection and identification system applications
  • Global Positioning System
  • Materials management
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Literature reviews
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-AK-RD-12-27 ; INE/AUTC 10.07
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alaska
• Corporate Publisher:
  Alaska. Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research, Development and Technology Transfer
• Abstract:
  ADOT&PF is seeking more efficient business practices and processes to increase its speed in delivering supplies to work sites, optimize the workforce, and minimize ; costs. The current tracking process uses a computer-generated ticket carried by the truck driver to the dump point. The truck driver initially receives a cargo ticket while ; loading. The load weight is recorded on the ticket at a plant weigh scale. At the dump point, the ticket is handed to a ticket taker on the grade. The ticket taker records ; additional information on the ticket such as the time and the station of the dump point. At least four people handle this cargo tracking ticket: a truck driver, scale person, ; ticker taker, and an office person. A driver must maintain possession of the ticket at all times during cargo or load transportation, by state and federal regulations. A scale ; person updates this ticket. A ticket taker at the end records the final data. An office person tallies the day’s tickets to create an account payable item (payment) to the ; carrier or driver. These tracking tickets must be physically stored for three years after project date of completion. Technologies such as RFID and GPS can be used to ; track or record the same data. This study is exploring using new technologies to improve this process. These changes could also improve new project planning, ; management, and tracking of transportation operational data. In the past year, the research team has completed a literature review, purchased the necessary test RFID ; equipment, installed the new system in the field, and begun data collection.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  AUTC#RR08.12 ; DTRT06-G-0011 ; T2-08-09
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26802/dot_26802_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.65 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:84c590b9617ec1b325a7bf823b37316b754195338375277d29ea42740d561a48