No more RFID

[Wally]

If no more RFID's, what's this?

• The global carrier is building RFID into 60,000 vehicles this year—and 40,000 next year—to automatically detect millions of tagged packages.
• The roll-out is part of the global company’s vision of intelligent packages that communicate their location as they move between shipper and their destination.

UPS Delivers Next Phase in Smart Package/Smart Facility Initiative with RFID

UPS is in the process of equipping its 60,000 brown trucks to read RFID tagged packages by the end of the year.

www.rfidjournal.com

 

[oldngray]

If no more RFID's, what's this?

• The global carrier is building RFID into 60,000 vehicles this year—and 40,000 next year—to automatically detect millions of tagged packages.
• The roll-out is part of the global company’s vision of intelligent packages that communicate their location as they move between shipper and their destination.

UPS Delivers Next Phase in Smart Package/Smart Facility Initiative with RFID

UPS is in the process of equipping its 60,000 brown trucks to read RFID tagged packages by the end of the year.

www.rfidjournal.com

Maybe that author isn't up to date on recent news

 

[Wally]

Maybe that author isn't up to date on recent news

So those with an insider's view of the trade are misinformed?

 

[Savage21]

Iight I'm going out to get beer. If you never see me post again, I got arrested

 

[Thebrownblob]

Iight I'm going out to get beer. If you never see me post again, I got arrested

It’s a little early in the morning, L O L

 

[oldngray]

Iight I'm going out to get beer. If you never see me post again, I got arrested

Normal weekend for you?

 

[Thebrownblob]

So those with an insider's view of the trade are misinformed?

All of those things were already done and implemented, and then removed due to cost. Perhaps at some point down the road if the technology gets cheaper, they’re going to try again?

Also, this technology was hilariously unreliable. That stupid wand would pick up packages in the truck next-door because we parked them so close together so they would tear the truck apart looking for it and it was actually in the truck next to it

 

[Wally]

All of those things were already done and implemented, and then removed due to cost. Perhaps at some point down the road if the technology gets cheaper, they’re going to try again?

Also, this technology was hilariously unreliable. That stupid wand would pick up packages in the truck next-door because we parked them so close together so they would tear the truck apart looking for it and it was actually in the truck next to it

The new system does not involve using a wand or humans. It will be robots.

 

[Thebrownblob]

The new system does not involve using a wand or humans. It will be robots.

Good it will even be worse, how exactly is the robot going to get the misloaded packages off of my brick out 1200? As usual UPS is Pie in the sky ideas never plan out. Sure does sound good to the investors who don’t have a clue though.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

The new system does not involve using a wand or humans. It will be robots.

I'm a fan of any system that makes my day less reliant on part time supervisors.

 

[Thebrownblob]

I'm a fan of any system that makes my day less reliant on part time supervisors.

From what I can see most of what they supervise is poor Load quality and people miss loading. Not really sure what good they are.

 

[10:30 resi]

From what I can see most of what they supervise is poor Load quality and people miss loading. Not really sure what good they are.

They are good for getting us paid at quadruple time

 

[Thebrownblob]

They are good for getting us paid at quadruple time

 

[JL 0513]

They scan my car right before I leave and I still have misloads. Money well spent. Meanwhile eliminate the map function.

 

[nWo]

They scan my car right before I leave and I still have misloads. Money well spent. Meanwhile eliminate the map function.

They will just scan the same 10 boxes multiple times

 

[Big Babooba]

All of those things were already done and implemented, and then removed due to cost. Perhaps at some point down the road if the technology gets cheaper, they’re going to try again?

Also, this technology was hilariously unreliable. That stupid wand would pick up packages in the truck next-door because we parked them so close together so they would tear the truck apart looking for it and it was actually in the truck next to it

They started install in the mounts for the "New and Improved" RFID readers to the roof inside the cargo area. My mechanic said that they have to have our building done by sometime in September because IT is supposed to be installing the units then.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

If no more RFID's, what's this?

• The global carrier is building RFID into 60,000 vehicles this year—and 40,000 next year—to automatically detect millions of tagged packages.
• The roll-out is part of the global company’s vision of intelligent packages that communicate their location as they move between shipper and their destination.

UPS Delivers Next Phase in Smart Package/Smart Facility Initiative with RFID

UPS is in the process of equipping its 60,000 brown trucks to read RFID tagged packages by the end of the year.

www.rfidjournal.com

I spoke about this previously, months ago. The end game is no diad. When you pull up to stops a light in the back tells you where the package for that stop is. Some how they will be able to tell that you delivered the package. Not sure how long it will take to implement, but that's the plan.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

I spoke about this previously, months ago. The end game is no diad. When you pull up to stops a light in the back tells you where the package for that stop is. Some how they will be able to tell that you delivered the package. Not sure how long it will take to implement, but that's the plan.

And the package will magically be in the right spot?

 

[Staydryitsraining]

And the package will magically be in the right spot?

There will supposedly be communication between the package and package car. It lights up when a package that isn't supposed to be there gets inside the p.c.

 

[Red Devil]

I spoke about this previously, months ago. The end game is no diad. When you pull up to stops a light in the back tells you where the package for that stop is. Some how they will be able to tell that you delivered the package. Not sure how long it will take to implement, but that's the plan.

I want some of what they are smoking