Cargo screening and tracking system and method

A method for screening and tracking items of cargo to be shipped aboard a vehicle includes steps of:

• scanning the items to generate x-ray image data of the items;
• subjecting the image data to computer implemented image recognition to identify the items;
• presenting images generated from the image data to a human operator trained in object recognition;
• reviewing the images with the human operator;
• for each item, determining if the results from the computer implemented and human review meet criteria for items that should not be shipped, that is, “exceptions”;
• subjecting the image data to computer implemented image recognition to identify the items;
• determining if the results from the computer implemented and human review meet criteria for items that should not be shipped;
• recording the result of the human operator's review, wherein the human operator is one of a number of such operators who have access to or receive image data for items to be shipped;
• loading items which are to be shipped into a shipping container;
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• loading the container on the vehicle.