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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2022
Cogent Logistics, Goshen, IN (US);
William James Martin, Jr., Goshen, IN (US);
Angela Blough, Middlebury, IN (US);
Arthur James Hicks, Jr., Goshen, IN (US);
Thomas Franklin Smith, Osceola, IN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for transport management includes a back-end system controlling a display depicting real-time location tracking for drivers or commodities requiring location tracking, route status tracking for driveaway vehicles and towable unites, and freight using a location tracking device including a GPS device connected to a cloud-based infrastructure. A server of the back-end system executes a plurality of modules including at least: a trip management module configured to facilitate control of a trip, including request of the trip by a driver and assignment of the trip to the driver by the back-end system; a driver management module configured to facilitate control of driver operations, including canceling the trip or abandoning a trip and notifying the driver via the end-user device; and a settlement management module configured to facilitate settlement or completion of the trip, including submission of inspection documents of the freight or the transportation vehicle before the trip begins and after the trip has ended. Units are also monitored by utilizing geo fences to monitor zones where units are stored, managed, serviced, and inspected.