Overnight productivity dashboard

A freight processing system comprising:

• a programmable processor;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• access a database holding freight data representing each of a plurality of freight units scheduled to be shipped to a receiving site in a single truck load, the database being operatively coupled to the processor;
• assess the freight data using a set of business rules;
• assign a priority to each of the freight units based on the assessment of the freight data;
• calculate a workload estimate representing an amount of time to be allocated for processing all of the freight units at the receiving site based on the set of business rules;
• and
• generate report data representing:
• the priority assigned to each respective freight unit;
• and
• the workload estimate.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to:

• access a database holding freight data representing each of a plurality of freight units scheduled to be shipped to a receiving site in a single truck load;
• assess the freight data using a set of business rules;
• assign a priority to each of the freight units based on the assessment of the freight data;
• calculate a workload estimate representing an amount of time to be allocated for processing all of the freight units at the receiving site based on the set of business rules;
• and
• generate report data representing:
• the priority assigned to each respective freight unit;
• and
• the workload estimate.