An apparatus has a communications device associated therewith. In another aspect
of the present invention, a pallet is made from thermoformed polymeric sheets with
an attached communications device. A further aspect of the present invention provides
a radio frequency identification device attached to an apparatus. In still another
aspect of the present invention, a communications device is incorporated into one
or more sheets of a pallet or other container prior to forming. Methods of making
and using a thermoformed pallet and container, having a communications device,
are also provided.