Assessing Fitness of Drivers for Pending Trip Assignments
First Claim
1. A system for assessing fitness of drivers for pending trip assignments, comprising:
- a data processor adapted to receive and store driving histories of drivers; and
a terminal connected in communication with said data processor and used by a dispatcher for operating said data processor to;
construct trip definitions of pending trip assignments,append each of the trip definitions separately to the driving history of each of the drivers so as to form driver/trip assignment combinations of all drivers and all pending trip assignments,process the driver/trip assignment combinations through an hours-of-service engine to determine which driver/trip assignment combinations are legal under hours-of-service work rules,calculate a fitness rating for each of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations, andanalyze the fitness ratings of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations against one another to select the driver with best fitness for each pending trip assignment.
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Abstract
A system for assessing fitness of drivers for trip assignments includes a data processor adapted to communicate with recorders in vehicles for retrieving driving histories of drivers, and a terminal connected with the data processor. The terminal is used by a dispatcher for operating the data processor to construct trip definitions of pending trip assignments, append each of the trip definitions separately to the driving history of each of the drivers so as to form driver/trip assignment combinations of all drivers and all pending trip assignments, process the combinations through an hours-of-service engine to determine which combinations are legal under hours-of-service work rules, calculate a fitness rating for each legal combination, and analyze the fitness ratings of the legal combinations against one another to select the driver with best fitness for each pending trip assignment.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for assessing fitness of drivers for pending trip assignments, comprising:
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a data processor adapted to receive and store driving histories of drivers; and a terminal connected in communication with said data processor and used by a dispatcher for operating said data processor to; construct trip definitions of pending trip assignments, append each of the trip definitions separately to the driving history of each of the drivers so as to form driver/trip assignment combinations of all drivers and all pending trip assignments, process the driver/trip assignment combinations through an hours-of-service engine to determine which driver/trip assignment combinations are legal under hours-of-service work rules, calculate a fitness rating for each of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations, and analyze the fitness ratings of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations against one another to select the driver with best fitness for each pending trip assignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for assessing fitness of drivers for pending trip assignments, comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing driving histories of drivers; constructing trip definitions of pending trip assignments; appending each of the trip definitions separately to the driving history of each of the drivers so as to form driver/trip assignment combinations of all drivers and all pending trip assignments; processing the driver/trip assignment combinations through an hours-of-service engine to determine which driver/trip assignment combinations are legal under hours-of-service work rules; calculating by using a data processor a fitness rating for each of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations; and analyzing the fitness ratings of the legal driver/trip assignment combinations against one another to select the driver with best fitness for each pending trip assignment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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