VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON DETENTION TIME

1 . A method of controlling a vehicle associated with trucking, comprising:

receiving, at a network-based control computer (NCC), vehicle data via a computer device associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle data includes location information of the vehicle;

determining that the vehicle has entered a shipping facility boundary at a first time, wherein the shipping facility boundary is a geo-fenced area identified by the NCC;

determining that the vehicle has exited the shipping facility boundary at a second time subsequent to the first time;

calculating a total accrued detention time based on elapsed time between the first time and the second time; and

generating a detention time report for the shipping facility based on the total accrued detention time of the vehicle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the NCC, hours of service (HOS) information for the driver associated with the vehicle; and

determining a number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver in response to the vehicle entering the shipping facility boundary based on the HOS information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting an arrival alert indicating the vehicle has entered the shipping facility boundary.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

scheduling, at the NCC, resources based on the number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the NCC, hours of service (HOS) information for the driver associated with the vehicle; and

determining the number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver in response to the vehicle exiting the shipping facility based on the HOS information.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting a departure alert indicating the vehicle has exited the shipping facility boundary.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

scheduling, at the NCC, resources based on the number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver is less than a threshold in response to the vehicle exiting the shipping facility; and

reassigning a second driver to pick-up a trailer carried by the vehicle.

9 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining a route for the vehicle prior to the vehicle entering the shipping facility;

determining an altered route for the vehicle based on the number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver corresponding to the vehicle exiting the shipping facility; and

transmitting the altered route to the vehicle.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of total accrued detention times at the shipping facility from a plurality of vehicles over a time period; and

wherein the generating of the detention time report for the shipping facility is a function of the plurality of total accrued detention times from the plurality of vehicles and the total accrued detention time accrued by the vehicle.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of total accrued detention times at the shipping facility from a plurality of vehicles over a time period;

generating a route including the shipping facility for the vehicle, wherein the route includes routing information based on the total accrued detention time for the shipping facility;

generating a control command to control a vehicle operating parameter of the vehicle based on the total accrued detention time in response to the route including the shipping facility; and

transmitting the route and the control command to the second vehicle.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing the total accrued detention time to a black list threshold; and

adding the shipping facility to a black list of facilities to avoid in response to the total accrued detention time satisfying the black list threshold.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving a request to deliver or pickup cargo from the shipping facility;

determining whether the shipping facility is included in the black list;

accepting the request in response to the shipping facility being not listed in the black list; and

rejecting the request in response to the shipping facility being listed in the black list.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting a fee schedule for the shipping facility based on the detention time report for the shipping facility.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a detention fee to be applied to a request to deliver or pickup cargo from the shipping facility based on the total accrued detention time for the vehicle at the shipping facility.

16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the vehicle has entered an extended boundary of the shipping facility at the first time, wherein the extended boundary is an expanded geo-fenced area established for the shipping facility that is greater than the geo-fenced area of shipping facility boundary;

calculating an amount of time that the vehicle takes to reach the shipping facility boundary from the extended boundary of the shipping facility;

adjusting the total accrued detention time by the amount of time.

17 . A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:

receiving a plurality of total accrued detention times at a shipping facility from a plurality of vehicles over a time period;

determining an effective detention time for the shipping facility as a function of the plurality of total accrued detention times from the plurality of vehicles;

generating a route including the shipping facility for a vehicle, wherein the route includes routing information based on the effective detention time for the shipping facility;

generating a control command to control a vehicle operating parameter of the vehicle based on the effective detention time in response to the route including the shipping facility; and

transmitting the route and the control command to the vehicle.

18 . A computer device of controlling a vehicle associated with trucking, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, the processor configured to executed the instructions to:

receive, at a network-based control computer (NCC), vehicle data via a computer device associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle data includes location information of the vehicle;

determine that the vehicle has entered a shipping facility boundary at a first time, wherein the shipping facility boundary is a geo-fenced area identified by the NCC;

determine that the vehicle has exited the shipping facility boundary at a second time subsequent to the first time;

calculate a total accrued detention time based on elapsed time between the first time and the second time; and

generate a detention time report for the shipping facility based on the total accrued detention time of the vehicle.

19 . The computer device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to executed the instructions to:

receive, at the NCC, hours of service (HOS) information for the driver associated with the vehicle; and

determine a number of available driving and on-duty hours remaining for the driver in response to the vehicle entering the shipping facility boundary based on the HOS information.

20 . A computer device for wireless communications associated with trucking, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, the processor configured to executed the instructions to:

receive a plurality of total accrued detention times at a shipping facility from a plurality of vehicles over a time period;

determine an effective detention time for the shipping facility as a function of the plurality of total accrued detention times from the plurality of vehicles;

generate a route including the shipping facility for a vehicle, wherein the route includes routing information based on the effective detention time for the shipping facility;

generate a control command to control a vehicle operating parameter of the vehicle based on the effective detention time in response to the route including the shipping facility; and

transmit the route and the control command to the vehicle.