Patent ID: 7414527

Claim:
A security, tracking, and damage control system for cargo containers for providing a security and tracking system for the transportation industry, comprising: means for providing visible driver guidance at backing into dock doors, the line structure, which is flat on underside and slightly curved on upper surface is constructed of any appropriate durable material, and also provides protective housing for hermetically sealed technical components; means for detecting application of vehicle wheel weight; means for detecting laser bandwidth transmission from vehicle; means for monitoring reefer operations on trailer or container; means for protecting the impact sensor and the laser bandwidth transceiver; means for detecting the laser bandwidth reader tag in line; means for detecting hard impacts between vehicle and dock door; means for interpreting and identifying parking space and dock door number at communications terminal; means for reading and analyzing the reefer monitor transceiver; means for activating and monitoring wheel weight application on confirmation security pad; means for providing power source to analyze rfid tag data; means for verifying the preprogrammed information relevant to the load; means for detecting initial weight and communicating weight variations, via broadband or wireless communication, to the weight sensor analyzer at facility traffic control security system; means for determining weight variation and relaying information to facility traffic control computer; and means for detecting hard, damaging impacts.