System and methods for managing object transport vehicle in a freight handling system

A computer-implemented method for determining a next work assignment for an object transport vehicle in a freight handling system including a processor, the method comprising:

• defining, using at least one processor, a series of one or more rules, the series of one or more rules weighted by one or more weights;
• receiving from a user device associated with an object transport vehicle, a request for a next work assignment;
• sending, to the user device, the next work assignment for the object transport vehicle to load freight at a freight dock;
• identifying an order of one or more subsequent work assignments dependent upon one or more conditions, the one or more conditions based on information associated with the next work assignment sent to the user device associated with the object transport vehicle, the information further including:
• a number of pieces of freight associated with at least one of the one or more subsequent work assignments;
• one or more locations of all of the one or more pieces of freight associated with at least one of the one or more subsequent work assignments;
• a destination trailer for loading the one or more pieces of freight;
• or
• a destination trailer status for the object transport vehicle;
• determining a status of the destination trailer based on or more conditions to determine an order in which pieces of freight are to be loaded;
• based on determining that the status is a first status:
• determining whether the freight associated with at least one of the one or more subsequent work assignments comprises one piece;
• based on determining that the freight comprises one piece, sending a loading assignment to the user device to load the one piece of freight;
• based on determining that the freight comprises more than one piece, performing at least one of:
• sending an instruction to the user device associated with the object transport vehicle to select a bay location to load a first piece of freight,
• sending an instruction to the user device associated with the object transport vehicle to load a piece of freight to a location where the first piece was loaded, or
• sending an instruction to the user device for the object transport vehicle to load a piece of freight to a location adjacent to the location that the first piece was loaded;
• based on determining that the status is a second status, sending an instruction to the user device to load a piece of freight to one of a trailer or a bay;
• verifying the one or more rules for determining a new work assignment that is not assigned;
• receiving, information associated with the new work assignment, the information being based on the determination that there is no weight on any blades of the object transport vehicle;
• and
• sending to the user device associated with the object transport vehicle, the new work assignment for the object transport vehicle.