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RFID Pallet Tracking Hardware for Reusable Pallet Fleets

Reusable pallets and crates leave a warehouse loaded and are meant to come back, but without a record for each one it is hard to say which site is holding them. Fixing a rugged UHF tag to every pallet lets a handheld or a dock-door reader capture a whole load at dispatch and again on arrival, so each movement is booked against a note.

The products below cover the tagging and reading side: pallet tags for wood and plastic, on-metal tags for steel pallets and cages, rugged and Bluetooth handhelds, and a fixed reader with antennas for busy dock doors. They are passive UHF parts suited to the India band of 865–868 MHz.

How it works

  1. 1

    Tag and register pallets

    Fix a pallet tag to each wooden or plastic pallet, or an on-metal tag to steel units, and register its code and home location in the software.

  2. 2

    Dispatch with a sweep

    Sweep the outgoing load with a handheld or move it through a dock-door reader; the pallets picked up go onto a dispatch note and are marked as in transit.

  3. 3

    Receive at the destination

    On arrival, staff read the pallets with a handheld, or with a phone linked to a Bluetooth UHF reader, and book them in against the note they were sent on.

  4. 4

    Reconcile the fleet

    Compare dispatch and receipt notes to see which pallets are still on the road, which have arrived and where each one was last seen.

Hardware you need

Pallet tags

The IDTS-UPT pallet tag (128 × 19 mm, ABS/PC body) for pallets and plastic crates, and the IDTS-8654 white ABS tag (86 × 54 mm) with corner holes and adhesive backing for flat mounting.

All UHF RFID Tags

On-metal tags

The Encore on-metal tag and the UMLT long-range on-metal tag (100 × 30 mm) for steel pallets, roll cages and metal containers.

All On Metal RFID Tags

Rugged handheld

The CX1500N handheld is the main tool for sweeping a whole load at dispatch and on arrival.

All RFID Handheld Readers

Bluetooth reader for light sites

The MUBR01 pocket UHF reader pairs with an Android phone, a lighter option for customer sites that handle only a few pallets. It is also sold as an evaluation kit with sample tags.

All RFID Handheld Readers

Dock-door reader

An IHZ4 4-port reader with 9 dBi RUCA9 circular antennas on either side of a dock door captures pallets as forklifts carry them through.

All UHF RFID 4 Port Readers

The software

The pallet tracking software on IdentiumOne keeps a register of pallets and locations, turns each sweep into a dispatch or receipt note, and keeps tags that are not in the register out of the note while still showing them to the operator. Reconciliation compares what each note sent with what arrived. The handheld app on the CX1500N holds movements when the network drops and sends them once it is back, without counting a retry twice. For the full workflow and a demo, see the RFID pallet tracking page on IdentiumOne.

RFID pallet tracking software and dispatch-to-receipt demo on IdentiumOne

Why teams use it

  • A whole load is captured in one sweep rather than pallet by pallet
  • Every dispatch and receipt is tied to a note, so a missing pallet can be traced to a trip
  • Wood, plastic and steel pallets each get a tag suited to the material
  • Busy dock doors read pallets on their own, while small sites use a phone and a pocket reader

Frequently asked questions

Which tag should I fix to a wooden or plastic pallet?

A rugged ABS pallet tag such as the IDTS-UPT or the IDTS-8654 suits wood and plastic. Mount it on a block or stringer away from where forklift tines strike, and use the same spot on every pallet so readers find it consistently.

What about steel pallets and cages?

Ordinary tags lose range on metal. Choose the Encore or the UMLT instead: both are on-metal designs meant to be fixed straight onto steel.

Do I need a fixed reader at every dock door?

No. A handheld covers most sites. A fixed reader with antennas is worth adding at doors that handle many loads a day, so pallets are captured as they pass through without anyone scanning.

Can a phone be used as a pallet reader?

A phone cannot read UHF tags by itself, but pairing it with a Bluetooth UHF reader such as the MUBR01 lets it scan pallets through an app. That suits customer sites that receive only occasional loads.

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