Patent ID: 9600797
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G01G,G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for tracking the movement of freight shipments comprising: receiving, via an enterprise system, shipping data for a plurality of freight shipments, wherein (1) each of the plurality of freight shipments is associated with a unique tracking identifier for tracking the respective freight shipment's location through a carrier's transportation network, (2) the plurality of freight shipments is being transported through the carrier's transportation network, and (3) for each of the respective plurality of freight shipments, the shipping data comprises information identifying (a) the respective unique tracking identifier, (b) a respective final delivery destination, and (c) respective consignee information; generating, via the enterprise system, an electronic manifest comprising at least a portion of the shipping data for each of the plurality of freight shipments, the at least a portion of the shipping data identifying (1) the respective unique tracking identifiers associated with, and (2) the respective final delivery destinations of, the respective freight shipments being transported through the carrier's transportation network; electronically transmitting, from the enterprise system, the electronic manifest; receiving, via a lift truck computing device disposed on a lift truck, the electronic manifest; displaying, via a display disposed on the lift truck, at least a portion of the electronic manifest; receiving, via the lift truck computing device, input initiating a location event for a freight shipment of the plurality of freight shipments, wherein the location event indicates the location of the freight shipment; receiving, via the lift truck computing device, inspection data in response to initiating the location event, the inspection data indicating a condition of freight of the freight shipment at the indicated location; determining, via the lift truck computing device, whether the inspection data exceeds a plurality of predefined inspection threshold numeric values; and detecting, by lift truck detecting devices in communication with the lift truck computing device, an overage, or a shortage and damage of the freight of the freight shipment in response to determining that at least two of the predefined inspection threshold numeric values are exceeded.