System and Method of Electronically Monitoring of Engagement of Intermodal Container with Transport Chassis Retaining Mechanism

A method of determining an engagement state of a retainer mechanism of a transport chassis with an intermodal container, comprising:

• sensing a position of the retainer mechanism by a retainer engagement sensor, wherein the retainer engagement sensor is mounted to the transport chassis;
• transmitting information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism by a first radio transceiver of the retainer engagement sensor;
• receiving the information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism by a second radio transceiver of a electronic unit, wherein the electronic unit is mounted to the transport chassis;
• determining an engagement state of the retainer mechanism by the electronic unit;
• and
• transmitting information about the engagement state of the retainer mechanism by a third radio transceiver of the electronic unit.

A method of determining an engagement state of a retainer mechanism of a transport chassis with an intermodal container, comprising:

• sensing a position of the retainer mechanism by a retainer engagement sensor, wherein the retainer engagement sensor is mounted to the transport chassis;
• transmitting information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism by a radio transceiver of the retainer engagement sensor;
• receiving the information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism by a electronic unit, wherein the electronic unit is mounted to the transport chassis;
• transmitting the information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism by the electronic unit to a dashboard application executing on a computer system;
• determining by the dashboard application, based on the information about the sensed position of the retainer mechanism, that the retainer mechanism is not in a securely locked state;
• and
• based on the determination that the retainer mechanism is not in a securely locked state, informing a driver of the transport chassis that the retainer mechanism is not in a securely locked state.