Patent ID: 7242279

Claim:
A system for providing a proof of delivery verification for a freight transportation system, comprising: means for determining a first vehicle position; a mobile communication terminal coupled to said means for determining said first vehicle position for determining when said vehicle has arrived at a destination, for generating a message indicative of said arrival, and for transmitting said message, said message comprising a shipment code comprising information relating to a shipment of goods carried by said vehicle; a remote monitoring station, comprising: a receiver for receiving said message; a database for storing expected delivery information; a processor for retrieving a record from said database corresponding to said vehicle and comparing said record to said shipment code, for validating a delivery of goods corresponding to said message if said vehicle position is within a predetermined distance from an expected destination in said database and said shipment code substantially matches information contained in said record, and for generating a proof of delivery verification if said delivery was validated; and means for providing said proof of delivery message to an interested party.