An accident response radio identification system is provided for use with
vehicles carrying hazardous loads for identifying the loads to safety
personnel when the vehicle is involved in an accident. A first
communication unit on the motor vehicle is adapted to selectively transmit
information describing the hazardous load in response to receiving an
activation signal from a remote second communication unit. The second
communication unit is adapted to convert the information describing the
hazardous load received from the first communication unit into a form
intelligible by human safety personnel. In addition, a logistics system is
provided for use with a motor for compiling logistical information
relating to an accumulated time the motor vehicle is driven. The system
includes a memory unit for storing driving log information, a sensor for
sensing movement of the vehicle and a control unit for receiving signals
from the sensor and converting the signals into vehicle operation
information and storing that information in the memory as the driving log
information.