The invention disclosed in this document is a vehicle tracking system using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponders and an RFID transceiver, which is attached to a moving vehicle to collect vehicle location data. Each location code is encoded on a transponder, which is then embedded at a location along a vehicle's route to be read by the transceiver as the vehicle passes nearby. The data read by the transceiver is transmitted to the Internet using a mobile communication device like a cell phone. By having fixed transponder locations and a transceiver that is on the moving vehicle, this system becomes the reverse of the typical RFID item-tracking system. In addition, it is able to use the data stored on the RFID transponders, read by the RFID transceivers, and processed by the data storage and processing device to determine whether a vehicle is on its predetermined route, estimate when the vehicle will arrive at future stops on its scheduled route, and determine whether it is on schedule. This RFID vehicle-tracking system is therefore unique.