DETERMINING THAT A REUSABLE PALLET IS UNLADEN

A tracking device comprises a processor and an accelerometer. The tracking device may be affixed to a pallet. The accelerometer may generate one or more acceleration values responsive to movement of the tracking device/pallet. Movement of the palette may result in the accelerometer generating a number of acceleration values, exceeding a magnitude threshold, that is higher than a configured number of acceleration values that correspond to the magnitude threshold. A number of determined acceleration values exceeding the configured number of acceleration values may result in a determination by the processor that the pallet is unladen. Based on the determination that the palette is unladen, the processor may generate an unladen message. The processor may direct transmission of the unladen message corresponding to the unladen packet to a pallet tracking management application, which may use the unladen message to facilitate pallet logistics operations.