1. A freight management method, comprising sensing a condition on a freight asset; transmitting the information concerning the sensed condition over a wireless system to a monitor system in one format; in the monitor system translating the information concerning the sensed condition from the one format into a second format; transmitting the information concerning the sensed condition from the monitor system in the second format to a user capable of receiving in the second format; the step of sensing the condition on the freight asset includes monitoring the sensed condition automatically and in real time; the step of transmitting the information concerning the sensed condition to the monitor system includes automatically responding to the condition in real time; the step of translating the information concerning the sensed condition from the first format to the second format including converting open system messages into existing industry standard freight messages; the step of loading pre-determined conditions and trigger events with a translator in the monitor system onto a sensor on a freight asset, said conditions corresponding to the standard conditions transmitted to the translator and contained within standard freight messages including designated locations, and set point temperature.