To carry out their task of getting finished vehicles from the vehicle manufacturer to the dealer network or final customer, LSPs, compound operators and shipping companies need to be able to identify individual vehicles and their destination. This is typically done by reading the distribution labels, also known as VIN labels, that manufacturers attach to vehicles before they leave the factory. Although the labels carry information that is human readable, reading in the finished vehicle distribution chain is usually done by scanning the barcodes that are also included. (....)