Track Returnable Transport Items with RFID
Every returnable transport item — pallet, crate, rack, or container — uniquely identified and automatically tracked as it moves between sites, depots, and partners. SmartX HUB gives you total visibility to cut losses, right-size pools, and hold every party accountable.
One Platform, Every Tracking Technology
The SmartX HUB Smart Container supports all the major technologies — RFID, LoRaWAN, BLE, and GPS — with each container receiving a unique identifier. Whether a container is in your factory, with your customer, or in transit, the right technology activates for the situation, so you track every movement and status change.
RFID tags are read at portals, gates, production points, and dock doors; BLE beacons handle indoor visibility and smaller zones; and GPS or network-based methods extend coverage outdoors and between locations. To understand how each fits, explore this in depth in our complete guide to tracking returnable transport items.
Most Containers Are Not Lost. They Are Sitting Somewhere Too Long.
Knowing that a quarter of the fleet is at a customer is interesting. Knowing how long each one has been there is what changes the balance sheet. Aging buckets split the population by days outstanding, so the units drifting past ninety days stop hiding inside a healthy-looking average and become a short, specific list.
That turns "they always keep our racks too long" into a conversation with one site, one date range and a number attached. Utilisation per container type shows which assets earn their place and which were over-ordered years ago, and the available count tells you whether tomorrow's dispatch is covered — before the shift finds out on its own.
RTI Management, Connected to Everything
Container tracking is most powerful as part of one connected platform. Each capability below links to the SmartX HUB solution that powers it — click to explore how they work together.
What Returnable Container Management Delivers
The SmartX HUB Returnable Container Management module drives measurable improvement across the metrics that matter to a returnable-asset operation.
Ranges reflect typical improvement across returnable-asset operations; actual results depend on baseline, scope, and asset mix.
One Container, Every Capture Method
Each container carries a unique ID, and the right technology activates for where it is — factory, customer, or transit. Explore how each works.
Not sure which technology fits your containers? Our RTLS technologies comparison guide weighs range, accuracy, and cost side by side.
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Returnable Transport Items — Common Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most from teams evaluating RTI and container traceability with SmartX HUB. Have another question? Reach out through our support center.