System and method for providing real-time tracking of items in a distribution network

An item delivery system comprising:

• a data repository in communication with a processor, the data repository storing geofence data for a plurality of delivery points along a delivery route and information regarding a plurality of items for delivery to the plurality of delivery points;
• a mobile computing device having a location detection circuit, wherein the location detection circuit is configured to detect and communicate the geographic location of the mobile computing device;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive the location information of the mobile computing device;
• to determine the mobile computing device's geographic location with regard to a geofence for one of the plurality of delivery points to which at least one of the plurality of items is to be delivered and to determine that the mobile delivery device has passed through a geofence for a last one of the plurality of delivery points along the delivery route;
• to generate an item delivery notification for the at least one of the plurality of items based on the determination that the mobile device passed through the geofence for the last one of the plurality of delivery points along the delivery route;
• and
• to send the item delivery notification to item recipients associated with the plurality of delivery points along the delivery route.