Reefer Container Monitoring System

Yorkville, NY, November 27, 2006

The Cargo*Watch Reefer Container Monitoring System, developed by PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR), provides the critical information refrigerated container owners need to protect their equipment as it travels over-the-road (OTR). PAR's system, the RT-100, remotely monitors performance and controls key operational parameters of both wet and dry boxes in real-time.

The RT-100 is currently affixed to more than 800 reefer units to monitor, record, and report location, status, temperature, fuel level, battery level, alarms, power changes, and utilization history. The information is sent via digital wireless data connection to PAR's Internet-based management system, InQuire®, which generates both historical and alarm reports. Key parameters such as temperature can be adjusted remotely. PAR's system is compatible with 40-foot and 53-foot reefers and all box trucks, and is the most reliable and protected product available to cold chain stakeholders to prevent spoilage and pilferage of highly perishable products. The PAR system eliminates gaps in unit coverage, decreases reliability problems, reduces time delays, and improves unit performance. The stakeholder thus saves on labor and fuel costs, improves utilization of assets, and is able to provide higher levels of service to customers.

Waterproof and shock-resistant, environmentally hardened and field tested, PAR's reefer container monitoring system incorporates GPS, Internet, and wireless communications technologies. The unit is housed in a single, rugged module that attaches easily to any container permanently and securely in less than 30 minutes. The RT-100 has evolved over 10 years of asset tracking efforts for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, and numerous private trucking and shipping companies.

According to Vice President and General Manager of PAR LMS, John Sammon III, "Our reefer container monitoring system has exceeded all expectations for cold chain tracking and protection. We are an approved vendor for both Carrier and ThermoKing, and our biggest advantages are low cost and dependability. We are confident we provide customers with security, peace of mind, and positive bottom line financial returns."

RT-100 technology includes GPS antenna and module; cellular antenna; motion, power, and temperature sensors; customizable web based reporting; real-time reefer alert messages; reefer temperature sense and control option (remote communications interface to refrigeration controls); communications electronics; and self-contained power supply source (5 years). Add-ons include fuel level monitoring and reporting; integrated technology of intrusion detection; and E-seal and container security devices.

For more information, contact John Sammon III at (800) 448-6505, ext. 589.