Patent ID: 7683774

Claim:
A system for automating the collection of vehicle sensor data for fleet operations of a parcel delivery service, said system comprising: an active RFID tag comprising an input interface for collecting data from one or more sensors disposed within a vehicle, a processor for associating a time-stamp with at least a portion of said data, and a first memory for storing said time-stamped data, wherein said data includes a current global position of said vehicle; and a portable data acquisition device accessible to a vehicle operator, said portable data acquisition device comprising an RFID interrogator for receiving said data from said first memory, a second memory for storing said data, and a data acquisition processor, wherein said second memory is further configured for storing one or more pre-selected delivery positions and said portable data acquisition device is configured to compare said current global position to said one or more pre-selected delivery positions and execute one or more steps selected from a group consisting of: (a) alerting said operator of a nearest of said delivery positions to said current global position; and (b) providing an estimated time of arrival to each of said one or more pre-selected delivery positions to said operator.