Intermodal Rail Container Tracking

They see me rolling. They be tracking.

Rugged, accurate rail
tracking solutions

CloudHawk improves visibility and operational efficiency, and helps businesses keep their valuable rail equipment safe.

Rail shipments can be challenging to coordinate, especially when trying to sync containers with chassis equipment. CloudHawk's Ultra-Sense GPS fleet tracking solution gives you full visibility into the location and status of your valuable containers and chassis so you can help prevent unnecessary delays and ensure accurate ETAs for your customers.

Simply install the compact tracker devices on your chassis or in your containers and begin monitoring your equipment from the CloudHawk intermodal tracking web-based portal or mobile apps. With a multitude of IoT sensors to choose from, you can customize the solution to get the valuable data you need to optimize your business. Immediate alerts and notifications let you know when there is a problem so you can take action quickly and get your valuable shipment back on track.

A purpose-built suite of hardware & software to track anything, anytime, anywhere

Gain intermodal visibility

Gain intermodal visibility

Avoid losing valuable time trying to determine where your valuable rail equipment is located by viewing all assets on one screen in real-time in seconds. With the ability to search for assets by name, type, and location, you can quickly find what you're looking for and ensure it is on the right track.

Better planning & operational efficiency

Better planning & operational efficiency

Ultra-sense GPS tracking ensures you stay connected to your entire chassis and container inventory in real-time in seconds and with precise accuracy. This enables you to set accurate schedules and ETAs for your customers.

Reduce equipment downtime

Reduce equipment downtime

Real-time in seconds tracking and dwell reports helps ensure that your chassis and containers are not sitting empty for long periods. CloudHawk is also able to identity loading and unloading timeframes so you can identify inefficiencies.

Our customers are our focus

Companies across a multitude of industries trust CloudHawk fleet and asset tracking solutions to increase productivity and efficiency.

Musket Transport
Lotus Transportation
VulcanMaterialsCompany

The CloudHawk RTLS Advantage

Along with providing unparalleled customer support, CloudHawk delivers purpose-built, industry-leading GPS trackers, industrial-strength IoT sensors, and a user-friendly software portal & apps to give you invaluable RTLS tracking data, available 24/7 and housed in a secure cloud-based platform.

Compact, intelligent, tough RTLS tracking devices.

What’s the point of having GPS tracking devices if you can’t hide them, they break easily, or they don’t update in real-time? CloudHawk's GPS Real-Time Location Tracking System hardware is designed in-house and is purpose-engineered to be compact, easy-to-hide, and tough enough to withstand almost any condition. Businesses trust CloudHawk GPS trackers for their fleets and assets because they:

  • Contain advanced, patented tracking technology for precision accuracy
  • Durable hardware provides reliable asset tracking
  • Long-lasting built-in battery ensures uptime even without an external power source
  • Ability to track both powered and unpowered assets
  • Maintains a GPS connection even with very low GPS signal levels
  • Withstands harsh environments, is waterproof, and zombie-proof 

Powerful, cloud-based, intuitive software.

CloudHawk’s powerful and user-friendly web-based portal and mobile apps enable you to stay connected to your most valuable resources anytime, from anywhere. With position updates several times per minute, you can view the locations of all RTLS trackers in near real-time on a single screen using a Google Maps interface. Designed from the ground up to deliver greater accuracy, security, and reliability for less cost.

CloudHawk Web Portal

View Anywhere on any Device


Login and view all of the current and historical data for each tracker through any web browser on any computer – there’s no software to install and you automatically receive all portal updates. The portal also lets you manage your trackers, geofences and text/email alerts.

Real-time in seconds Fleet & Asset Visibility

Enable quick business decisions with full visibility of fleet asset by getting several updates per minute when on Live Tracking mode.

Easy Tracking on Mobile Apps

View, manage and receive alerts on all trackers using CloudHawk’s android and iOS mobile apps. Easily track your entire fleet within seconds from your mobile phone.

Customize User Access

Totally control user access to specific trackers by creating custom roles and permissions.

Actionable Reports & Analytics

CloudHawk empowers your team like no other solution through through specific reports and in-depth analytics that increase your visibility and efficiency. Reports include:

  • Yard Count
  • Dwell Time
  • Dock Time
  • Mileage report
  • Maintenance report
  • And many more
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Purposefully designed industrial IoT sensors.

CloudHawk provides businesses with flexible and future-proofed RTLS fleet and asset tracking technology that enables high-performance industrial IoT sensors to be added at any time to your solution.

Customize your deployment with optional sensors such as door status, temperature, humidity, trailer cargo, and more. Sensors include both wired and wireless Bluetooth sensors and can be set to trigger automatic alerts and notifications when conditions go outside of pre-defined ranges, enabling your team to act quickly and make better business decisions.

Asset Beacons

Asset Beacons


CloudHawk's bluetooth beacons can be deployed on any asset or equipment and used to monitor the location of assets in near real-time.

For more information, see the datasheet

Temperature & Humidity Sensors

Temperature & Humidity Sensors


Highly accurate, purpose designed temperature and humidity sensors provide real-time in seconds updates on condition changes. Simple to install and deploy these sensors will last for 7+ years on one single battery. 

CloudHawk’s NIST certified wired temperature sensors report precise, real-time in seconds temperature updates, ensuring perishable goods arrive at their destination safely.

Perishable cargo can quickly spoil when exposed to humidity levels outside of the normal 55% to 85% relative humidity range. CloudHawk’s humidity sensor is set to update every change of 1% in humidity in real-time so you can act quickly and protect your cargo. These sensors can be used for heated trailers carrying moisture sensitive cargo like marijuana and cannabis.

For more information, see the datasheet

Door Sensors

Door Sensors


Know when the door to your truck or trailer has been opened and quickly identify unauthorized access.

Both wired and wireless Bluetooth door sensors are available and can be easily deployed on both roll-up or barn style trailer doors.

For more information, see the datasheet

Cargo Sensors

Cargo Sensors


Utilizing CloudHawk’s modular cargo sensor deployment, see current and historical cargo volume of your trailers. Ensure that your trailer fleet is being utilized properly and maximize revenue per trailer and revenue per mile. 

Transport companies can monitor in near real-time cargo height, volume, unused available distance from door, and other important business analytics. Install one for spot monitoring of one location or multiple locations, providing full visibility of any trailer length.

Get real-time in seconds visibility on where your cargo and freight is located inside the trailer. Modular cargo sensors enable you to deploy a flexible solution.

Know if your trailers have any available floor space from the trailer and better utilize your fleets to maximize revenue per trailer. Ideal for LTL and 3PL transportation companies. 

For more information, see the datasheet

CloudHawk gives Vulcan the ability to track our trains in real-time, giving us visibility that is normally not available to customers in the rail industry. We were one of their first rail customers and they have been very receptive to new ideas and features that we would find useful for our industry. CloudHawk has been a great partner to work with and has provided us with a very valuable tool to help us move our product by rail.

– Vulcan Materials Company
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