Identium provides RFID solutions for the transportation sector — automatic vehicle identification, fleet and depot management, and cargo security for operators across India. From a single weighbridge to a multi-depot bus fleet, the same tag-and-reader architecture scales with your transport operation.
Vehicle identification and access
UHF windshield tags identify each vehicle at gates, toll points, weighbridges and parking entries from several metres away, so barriers open only for authorised vehicles and every movement is logged automatically. See our RFID vehicle tracking system for gate automation in detail.
Where RFID fits in transportation
- Automated entry and exit records — for trucks, buses and staff transport at every depot gate
- Yard visibility — know which vehicle is parked where, and for how long
- Driver identification — RFID cards link each driver to each trip
- En-route tracking — GPS integration takes over once the vehicle leaves the depot
- Cargo security — containers and truck doors secured with RFID cable-tie seals that show whether a load was opened in transit
- Passenger safety — boarding events on school and staff transport trigger SMS alerts to parents or supervisors, as in our RFID school attendance solution
Recommended Identium hardware
- UHF windshield tags — tamper-evident vehicle ID labels read from several metres.
- UHF gate reader HLR200 — long-range portal reader for boom barriers and depot gates.
- IHZ4 4-port fixed reader — one reader covering multiple lanes or weighbridge positions.
- RFID driver cards — credential cards tying drivers to vehicles and trips.
- RFID cable-tie seals — single-use electronic seals for cargo doors and containers.
Related solutions
- RFID vehicle parking management
- RFID vehicle tracking system
- RFID and GPS solutions
- RFID school attendance solution
Also see the logistics & warehousing industry page for what happens to the cargo itself. Ready to automate your gates, yards and fleet? Talk to our team about your transport operation.
Choosing the frequency and designing the lane
For identifying a moving vehicle, the practical passive choice is UHF on the 865-867 MHz band that the WPC keeps delicensed for RFID in India — a position worth confirming with the WPC as of 2026 before you write a specification, and one our BIS and WPC compliance guide covers in more detail. Passive UHF uses the EPC Gen2 air interface, standardised as ISO/IEC 18000-63 and marketed as RAIN RFID; those three terms describe passive UHF only, and do not apply to the HF or NFC products elsewhere on this site. It typically reads a moving vehicle from a few metres without line of sight and without a battery in the tag — how few depends on mounting, glass and traffic — and because there is no battery, a windshield tag’s working life is a question of adhesive and sun exposure rather than power. HF 13.56 MHz (Mifare or DESFire) belongs on the driver’s own credential, where a short deliberate tap at the cabin, fuel point or canteen is the point rather than a limitation, and where on-card memory is useful. Identium’s UHF readers and antennas are WPC-approved for 865-867 MHz and we are BIS certified — the documentation Indian institutional buyers commonly ask to see.
| What you are identifying | Tag | Frequency | Practical note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car, bus or truck with plain glass | Tamper-evident windshield tag | Passive UHF 865-867 MHz | Typically reads across the lane at gate speeds; mounting, glass and the queue behind all change the result |
| Vehicle with heat-reflective or metallised glass | On-metal hard tag on bumper, chassis or headlamp bracket | Passive UHF | Metallised film attenuates UHF sharply — trial on the actual vehicles before you commit |
| Driver or crew member | RFID card | HF 13.56 MHz for a deliberate tap; UHF card where hands-free is wanted | A dual-frequency card can put one credential on the gate and on the indoor terminal |
| Cargo door or container | Cable-tie seal | Passive UHF | Single use — the seal ID read at dispatch and again at delivery makes the record match the physical evidence |
| Position between gates | GPS or BLE | Not RFID | Scope this out early: RFID gives you chokepoint events, not a continuous track |
Lane design decides whether the system works at all. Mount the antenna at roughly windscreen height and offset from the centre of the lane rather than straight down it, and use circular polarisation so the tag’s angle matters far less — see our note on antenna gain and polarisation. Then work downwards from full transmit power and set an RSSI threshold, so the reader ignores the vehicle queueing behind and the one in the next lane; over-reading is a more common failure on a gate than under-reading. Decide early how the reader will drive the barrier and confirm that interface on the model you choose — a dry-contact relay to the boom, or Wiegand where an access-control panel is already in place. Keep a handheld in the yard for parked-vehicle audits, and trial on your own glass, gate width and traffic pattern before ordering in volume.