Coordinating shipments on freight vehicles

A method for arranging freight transport, the method being implemented by one or more processors of a computing system and comprising:

• communicating, over one or more networks, with a plurality of carrier devices to determine carrier information, each carrier device of the plurality of carrier devices being associated with a carrier, a freight vehicle of the carrier, and the corresponding carrier information, wherein the corresponding carrier information includes equipment information that is specific to the freight vehicle of the carrier associated with the carrier device;
• receiving, over the one or more networks from a shipper device, a first shipment request, the first shipment request including shipment information, a pickup location, and a delivery location;
• assigning the first shipment request to a first carrier based, at least in part, on a first determination that the first carrier is capable of executing the first shipment request, the first determination being based, at least in part, on the shipment information and the equipment information of a corresponding freight vehicle of the first carrier;
• and
• monitoring sensor information generated from one or more sensors of the freight vehicle of the first carrier and location information from a carrier device of the first carrier, to determine that a shipment of the first shipment request is loaded into the freight vehicle of the first carrier, and that transport of the shipment has been initiated by the freight vehicle of the first carrier;
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• determining an available capacity of the freight vehicle of the first carrier once the shipment associated with the first shipment request is loaded into the freight vehicle of the first carrier;
• while the freight vehicle of the first carrier is transporting the shipment of the first shipment request, making a second determination to assign a second shipment request to the first carrier based on the determined available capacity of the freight vehicle of the first carrier, the second shipment request including shipment information, a second pickup location, and a second delivery location;
• based at least on the shipment information of the second shipment request, determining a new route that is different from an expected route of the first carrier;
• and
• transmitting, to the carrier device of the first carrier, a data set that identifies one or more locations of the new route while the carrier fulfills at least the first shipment request or the second shipment request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a freight transport arrangement service, causes the freight transport arrangement service to:

• communicate, over one or more networks, with a plurality of carrier devices to determine carrier information, each carrier device of the plurality of carrier devices being associated with a carrier, a freight vehicle of the carrier, and the corresponding carrier information, wherein the corresponding carrier information includes equipment information that is specific to the freight vehicle associated with the carrier device;
• receive, over the one or more networks from a shipper device, a first shipment request, the first shipment request including shipment information, a pickup location, and a delivery location;
• assign the first shipment request to a first carrier based, at least in part, on a first determination that the first carrier is capable of executing the first shipment request, the first determination being based, at least in part, on the shipment information and the equipment information of a corresponding freight vehicle of the first carrier;
• monitor sensor information generated from one or more sensors of the freight vehicle of the first carrier and location information from a carrier device associated with the first carrier, to determine that a shipment of the first shipment request is loaded into the freight vehicle of the first carrier, and that transport of the shipment has been initiated by the freight vehicle of the first carrier;
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• determine an available capacity of the freight vehicle of the first carrier once the shipment associated with the first shipment request is loaded into the freight vehicle of the first carrier;
• while the freight vehicle of the first carrier is transporting the shipment of the first shipment request, make a second determination to assign a second shipment request to the first carrier based on the determined available capacity of the freight vehicle of the first carrier, the second shipment request including shipment information, a second pickup location, and a second delivery location;
• based at least on the shipment information of the second shipment request, determine a new route that is different from an expected route of the first carrier;
• and
• transmit, to the carrier device of the first carrier, a data set that identifies one or more locations of the new route while the carrier fulfills at least the first shipment request or the second shipment request.