MEASURING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR FREIGHT RATE OPTIMIZATION

摘要

A computer-based system that manages the shipment of one or more freight units includes a measuring system for measuring dimensions and weight of a freight unit, wherein the freight unit includes products, a database for storing rules for shipping freight, and a host computer system. The host computer system is for receiving information about the freight unit to be shipped, determining whether the products of the freight unit should be classified as density-based for a shipping rate determination, determining a density-based class of the freight unit, determining whether the linear feet parameter for the freight unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value, receiving a selection input for a selected carrier from the one or more carriers displayed on the web site, and upon receipt of the selection input for the selected carrier, creating a bill of lading.

主权项

1. A system for managing a shipment comprising one or more freight units, the system comprising:
a measuring system for measuring dimensions and weight for each of the one or more freight units, wherein each of the freight units comprises one or more products; a host computer system that comprises a web server and a database for storing, for each of a plurality of shipping carriers, carrier-specific shipping rules that specify rules for shipping freight for each carrier, wherein the host computer system is for:
receiving information about the one or more freight units to be shipped, the information comprising:
the dimensions for each of the freight units as determined by the measuring system;the weight for each of the freight units as determined by the measuring system; andan origination location and a destination location for the shipment;wherein the information is received from a user via a first web page on a web site provided by the web server;determining, based on the received information and information about product types for the products of the shipment, whether the one or more products of the freight unit should be designated as density-based for a shipping rate determination; andupon a determination that the one or more products of the freight unit is designated as density-based, determining a density-based class of the one or more products of the freight unit;determining a linear feet parameter for the shipment based on positional configurations of the one or more freight units;determining whether the linear feet parameter for the shipment exceeds a predetermined threshold value;based on the carrier-specific shipping rules stored in the database:
determining one or more carriers that will ship the shipment based on the density-based class and/or the linear feet parameter; anddetermining a shipping rate for the shipment for each of the one or more carriers that will ship the freight unit; andupdating the first web page such that when the first web page is reloaded it displays a ranking of the one or more carriers;receiving a selection input for a selected carrier from the one or more carriers displayed on the first web site; andupon receipt of the selection input for the selected carrier, creating an electronic bill of lading file.