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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
John E Wright, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A tractor and trailer tracking system is provided including a plurality of tractor/trailers at least one of which has a bar code positioned thereon. Also included is at least one checkpoint post having a code scanner for reading the code upon the same passing therethrough whereby the code is ascertained. Next provided is a central monitoring unit connected to the bar code reader of the checkpoint post and including a time circuit for tracking a current time and date. The central monitoring unit also has a database of vehicle information relating to each of the tractor/trailers and the codes. In use, the central monitoring unit serves to store in another database an entry upon each passing of one of tractor/trailers through one of the checkpoint posts. Each entry includes a time of the passing of the checkpoint post and the vehicle information relating to the tractor/trailer that has passed the checkpoint post.