Resource management system, for example, tracking and management system for trucks
CA 2495695 C · Owner: Leatham, David Mark · Inventors: Hamblen, G. Allen; Leatham, David Mark; Smith, Daniel Bruce
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A resource management system for tracking the real-time location and status of a plurality of trucks during interaction with a plurality of batch plants and a plurality of jobsites to provide a system for managing the trucks and drivers; providing customer efficiency; and providing dispatch accountability. Vehicle-mounted sensors automatically communicate delivery status information via a wireless network all without requiring driver intervention. The on-board personal computer (PC) or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) displays GPS maps relays driver messages and stores performance data. The status and performance data can be reviewed in real time to allow the dispatcher to efficiently …
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- Filed February 1, 2005 and granted April 10, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 1, 2025.
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