The use of the RFID in rail freight transport in the world as one of the new technologies of identification and communication

Article discusses the possibility of using technological advances of today in rail freight transport, with an emphasis on automatic identification systems and communications. Due to the need of finding an element that is sufficiently resistant to the rigors of the railways and flexible enough to replace the current system of rail freight was selected application the RFID technology. Purpose of selecting the technology was particularly the ability to automatically identify trucks, simplified registration and co-operation with the management information system of railways, the visibility of shipments in real time, and many other features that ensure data integrity, lower error rates in the process of record of the consignments, eliminating time-consuming documentation, etc.