Placement of tracking devices on pallets

A method of tracking a transport structure, comprising:

• providing a trackable transport structure, comprising:
• a pallet, comprising:
• a plurality of blocks;
• a first lower longitudinal beam coupled to a first subset of the plurality of blocks;
• a second lower longitudinal beam substantially parallel to the first lower longitudinal beam and coupled to a second subset of the plurality of blocks;
• a first upper longitudinal beam coupled to a top side of the first lower longitudinal beam and the second lower longitudinal beam, the first upper longitudinal beam being substantially perpendicular to the first and second lower longitudinal beams;
• and a second upper longitudinal beam coupled to the top side of the first and second lower longitudinal beams, the second upper longitudinal beam being substantially parallel to the first upper longitudinal beam;
• and a tracking device coupled to the pallet between the first and second lower longitudinal beams, wherein:
• the tracking device is substantially parallel to the first and second upper longitudinal beams;
• the tracking device is affixed to at least the first and second lower longitudinal beams;
• the tracking device is positioned such that a gap exists between the tracking device and an edge of the pallet;
• and the tracking device comprises a rectangular-shaped packaging of one or more electronic components, a battery powering the one or more electronic components, and an antenna coupled to the one or more electronic components;
• receiving, at a remote monitoring system, data recorded by the tracking device;
• interpreting the received data to determine information about the pallet;
• and
• determining a location of the pallet based on the interpreted data.