Patent ID: 8781921

Claim:
A method of monitoring location, condition and status of a cargo loaded on one or more dunnage platforms, comprising: (a) supplying one or more dunnage platforms in a dunnage platform bag, said bag including an opening in its bottom and a platform stop adapted for holding the dunnage platform closest to said opening in a position to cover said opening; (b) dispensing and loading the cargo on the one or more dunnage platforms, wherein the condition of the one or more dunnage platforms, the cargo location, the cargo condition and the cargo status are stored in one or more RFID tags; (c) relaying the condition of one or more dunnage platforms, the cargo location, the cargo condition and the cargo status to a base station; and (d) unloading the client cargo at the one or more desired destinations wherein the base station monitors the number of unloaded dunnage platforms and automatically picks up one or more of the unloaded dunnage platforms as needed; wherein said tags are included in one or one or more of the dunnage platform bag, the platform and the cargo.