Barrier transfer machine telematic device

A computer-implemented method of relaying operational data of a barrier transfer machine, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• capturing, via sensors of the barrier transfer machine, the operational data of the barrier transfer machine comprising a speed of the barrier transfer machine, an acceleration rate of a conveyor system of the barrier transfer machine, and a hydraulic pressure of a capstan cylinder of the barrier transfer machine;
• storing, via a processing element of a telematics device in communication with the barrier transfer machine, the captured operational data on a memory element of the telematics device;
• and
• transmitting, via a communication element of the telematics device, the captured operational data via wireless communication.

A barrier transfer machine for moving along a string of roadway barrier segments, the system comprising:

• a chassis;
• an engine supported on the chassis and configured to propel the chassis;
• an entry snout supported on the chassis and configured to receive the string of roadway barrier segments at a first location,
• an exit snout supported on the chassis and through which the string of roadway barrier segments exits at a second location,
• a conveyor system supported on the chassis and configured to serially shift the string of roadway barrier segments from the first location to the secondlocation as the machine moves along the string;
• a capstan system comprising two or more wheels mounted alongside the conveyor system and one or more hydraulic cylinders configured to urge the two or more wheels against the string of road barrier segments while the string of road barrier segments is being transported by the conveyor system;
• sensors configured to capture operational data comprising a load of the engine, engine RPM, a temperature of the engine, an acceleration rate of the conveyor system of the barrier transfer machine, and one or more pressures of the one or more hydraulic cylinders of the capstan system of the barrier transfer machine;
• a processing element in communication with the sensor and configured to receive the captured operational data;
• a memory element in communication with the processing element and configured to store at least a portion of the captured operational data;
• and
• a communication element in communication with the processing element and configured to wirelessly transmit a signal representative of at least a portion of the captured operational data.