truck transport

In transport logistics the utilization of transports is often unknown. As a consequence it is not possible to use this information during the transport planning phase and it cannot be used for operational transport control. This report describes technologies which can measure the utilization of shipping spaces. Due to the lack of market-ready systems, a new system was developed that uses ultrasonic sensors to determine the transport utilization. The system was built on a trailer and was tested during live operation. It was shown that the system fulfills the given requirements and it is suggested to expand the tests.