Patent ID: 7798402

Claim:
A system for shipping freight comprising: a vehicle for transporting a piece of freight; and a handheld communication device accessible to an operator of the vehicle, the handheld communication device including an input device, a memory storage device, a display device, a wireless transmitter, a first executable program module cooperating with the input device and operable for receiving input of a shipper-designated freight classification for the piece of freight, a second executable program module cooperating with the display device and operable for displaying on the handheld communication device a description of the shipper-designated freight classification, a third executable program module cooperating with the input device and operable for receiving input as to whether the appearance of the piece of freight matches the displayed description of the freight classification, and a fourth executable program module cooperating with the wireless transmitter and operable for communicating with a remote receiving site the input as to whether the appearance of the piece of freight matches the displayed description of the freight classification.