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HAZARDOUS SHIPMENT TRACKING AND MONITORING

  • US 20120179621A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2012
  • Published: 07/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for tracking the movement of hazardous shipments comprising:

  • receiving, via an enterprise system, shipping data for a plurality of hazardous shipments, wherein (1) each of the plurality of hazardous shipments is associated with a unique identifier, (2) the plurality of hazardous shipments is being transported through a carrier'"'"'s transportation network, and (3) the shipping data comprises information identifying (a) the unique identifiers associated with the respective hazardous shipments and (b) destinations of the respective hazardous shipments;

    generating, via the enterprise system, an electronic manifest comprising at least a portion of the shipping data for each of the plurality of hazardous shipments, the at least a portion of the shipping data identifying (1) the unique identifiers associated with, and (2) the destinations of, the respective hazardous shipments being transported through the carrier'"'"'s transportation network;

    electronically transmitting, from the enterprise system, the electronic manifest;

    receiving, via a handheld electronic device, the electronic manifest;

    displaying, via a display disposed on the handheld electronic device, at least a portion of the electronic manifest; and

    receiving, via the handheld electronic device, input initiating a location event for a hazardous shipment of the plurality of hazardous shipments, wherein the location event indicates the location of the hazardous shipment.

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