A remotely operated cargo lock device for securing cargo in a cargo trailer includes a first personal electronic device carried by a driver of a cargo vehicle and a second personal electronic device carried by a cargo authority. A padlock is attachable to a handle of a cargo trailer door thereby inhibiting the handle from is manipulated into an open position thereby securing cargo in the cargo trailer. The padlock includes a communication unit in remote communication with the extrinsic communication network. The padlock is actuated into an unlocked condition when the communication unit receives an unlock command from the second personal electronic device to facilitate the cargo authority to unlock the handle of the cargo trailer to facilitate the cargo in the cargo trailer to be unloaded.
Remotely operated cargo lock device
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Specialised standards: Swap tanks, linkspans, remotely operated trucks and cargo securing
British Library Online Contents | 1998