Patent ID: 8068930

Claim:
A system for performing a package pre-load operation in accordance with a dispatch plan, wherein each of a plurality of packages has a first shipping label including a label address, said dispatch plan includes an allocation of work for a specified geographical area between and among a plurality of delivery vehicles, each of said delivery vehicles has responsibility for a service area within said geographical area, and each of said delivery vehicles includes a plurality of package load positions, said system comprising: a package scanning device to capture a destination address from said first shipping label, wherein said destination address is based at least in part on said label address; and a pre-load assist tool in electronic communication with said package scanning device that receives said destination address and compares at least said destination address against said dispatch plan to generate a package handling instruction, wherein said package handling instruction identifies a select vehicle assigned from among said plurality of delivery vehicles and a select load position assigned from among said plurality of package load positions on said select vehicle, wherein said select vehicle is responsible for work performed at said destination address.