Patent ID: 8095304

Claim:
A cargo load and visibility system comprising: a delivery vehicle tracking system comprising: a reader unit mounted upon the delivery vehicle and configured to identify cargo as the cargo is loaded on or unloaded from the delivery vehicle; a processor configured to receive information from the reader unit identifying the cargo loaded on or unloaded from the delivery vehicle to permit a determination of the cargo currently onboard the delivery vehicle; and a transmitter, in communication with the processor, configured to transmit information regarding a position of the delivery vehicle and state data including information from which an amount of fuel carried by the delivery vehicle or a remaining range of the delivery vehicle is determinable; and a remote cargo management system comprising: a receiver configured to receive the information from the transmitter of the delivery vehicle; a processor configured, in response to a change in an intended destination of the delivery vehicle from an original destination to an alternate destination, to determine at least partially based upon the state data whether the delivery vehicle is currently capable of servicing the alternate destination; and a transmitter configured to transmit re-tasking instructions to the delivery vehicle in order to redirect the delivery vehicle to the alternate destination in an instance in which the processor of the remote cargo management system determines that the delivery vehicle is currently capable of servicing the alternate destination.