TRAILER UTILIZATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS EMBODIED ON COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND APPARATUSES
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- a first executable portion for receiving an indication of one or more packages assigned to a trailer;
a second executable portion for determining one or more dimensions of each package assigned to the trailer; and
a third executable portion for determining the utilization of the trailer based at least in part on the one or more dimensions of each of the packages assigned to the trailer by;
determining a weight of each package assigned to the trailer;
determining the volume of each package assigned to the trailer, wherein the volume of at least one package is determined based at least in part on a historical average package volume based on the weight of the at least one package;
calculating the total volume of the packages assigned to the trailer; and
dividing the total volume by the available volume associated with the trailer to determine the percent utilization of the trailer.
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Abstract
The disclosed systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs embodied on computer-readable media may enable a shipping carrier to determine the utilization of a trailer in a delivery network by receiving and aggregating disparate types and sources of shipping information, including, for example, package billing data from a customer order, scan data from the loading and unloading of packages transported by the trailer, dimensional data received from dimensional scans of packages at carrier shipping hubs, and/or trailer data including the volume of the trailer. Utilization may be determined for each trailer in a carrier delivery network or for a subset of trailers in the network. The determined utilizations may be used to determine the parameters for an optimized delivery network, which may include the addition, elimination, and/or modification of the delivery schedule. Network optimization may be an iterative process that may be continually performed using continually updated trailer utilization statistics.
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1. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving an indication of one or more packages assigned to a trailer; a second executable portion for determining one or more dimensions of each package assigned to the trailer; and a third executable portion for determining the utilization of the trailer based at least in part on the one or more dimensions of each of the packages assigned to the trailer by; determining a weight of each package assigned to the trailer; determining the volume of each package assigned to the trailer, wherein the volume of at least one package is determined based at least in part on a historical average package volume based on the weight of the at least one package; calculating the total volume of the packages assigned to the trailer; and dividing the total volume by the available volume associated with the trailer to determine the percent utilization of the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving by a network entity over a wired or wireless communication network an indication of one or more packages assigned to a trailer; determining by the network entity a weight of each package assigned to the trailer; determining by the network entity one or more dimensions of each package assigned to the trailer, wherein the volume of at least one package is determined based at least in part on a historical average package volume based on the weight of the at least one package; determining by the network entity the volume of each package assigned to the trailer; calculating by the network entity the total volume of the packages assigned to the trailer; and determining by the network entity the utilization of the trailer based at least in part on the total volume of the packages assigned to the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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