Patent ID: 8285611

Claim:
A method for transporting full truckload cargo using a truck, the truck comprising a cab in which a driver operates the truck, the method comprising: powering up a communications module residing in the cab, the communications module comprising a vehicle navigation system, a modem for receiving wireless telecommunications signals, a processing unit for associating instructions for cargo delivery locations with geo-positioning coordinates, and a user interface; receiving a cargo delivery data set at the communications module from a host trucking management system, the data set providing (i) a first cargo delivery location; acknowledging receipt of the first cargo delivery location through the user interface, wherein a receipt signal is sent from the communications module to the host trucking management system; driving the truck and cargo to the first cargo delivery location while referencing a map provided through the vehicle navigation system to the first cargo delivery location; arriving at the first cargo delivery location; and informing the host trucking management system of approximate arrival of the truck at the first cargo delivery location by sending a first arrival signal from the communications module, wherein the first arrival signal is sent automatically by the processing unit upon receiving confirmation from the vehicle navigation system that the driver is within a specified distance from the first cargo delivery location.