Transportation route management

A method of managing the reporting behavior of a container monitoring device, the method comprising:

• receiving information at a monitoring device coupled to a container from at least one sensor associated with the container, the information being indicative of at least one condition associated with the container;
• monitoring the at least one condition associated with the container and/or another condition associated with the monitoring device;
• receiving a wakeup signal at the monitoring device;
• subsequent to receiving the wakeup signal, determining a present location of the monitoring device;
• comparing the present location with respective location parameters associated with respective ones of a plurality of reporting behavior profiles stored in a memory of the monitoring device, each of the reporting behavior profiles defining behavior parameters affecting conditions under which the monitoring device initiates transmission of a message, at least a portion of the behavior parameters being a function of location;
• if the determined present location corresponds to at least one of the compared location parameters of the plurality of reporting behavior profiles, selecting the at least one corresponding reporting behavior profile;
• and
• determining to initiate a transmission of a reporting message to a remote location based on the behavior parameters of the at least one matching reporting behavior profile and the monitored condition of the monitoring device and/or the container.

A machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon for managing the reporting behavior of a container monitoring device, the instructions causing one or more machines to:

• receive information at a monitoring device coupled to a container from at least one sensor associated with the container, the information being indicative of at least one condition associated with the container;
• monitor the at least one condition associated with the container and/or another condition associated with the monitoring device;
• receive a wakeup signal;
• subsequent to receiving the wakeup signal, determine a present location of the monitoring device;
• compare the present location with respective location parameters associated with respective ones of a plurality of reporting behavior profiles stored in a memory of the monitoring device, each of the reporting behavior profiles defining behavior parameters affecting conditions under which the monitoring device initiates transmission of a message, at least a portion of the behavior parameters being a function of location;
• if the determined present location corresponds to at least one of the compared location parameters of the plurality of reporting behavior profiles, select the at least one corresponding reporting behavior profile;
• and
• cause initiation of a transmission of a reporting message to a remote location based on the behavior parameters of the at least one matching reporting behavior profile and the monitored condition of the monitoring device and/or the container.