Abstract: Aspects of the invention are related to a point of sale system located at a truck stop that integrates an image processing device, such as a scanner. The system can transmit transportation documents to at least one remote recipient. Such a system can streamline the billing process in the trucking industry. The system can utilize a smart card or other data card for retrieving additional information, such as the identity of the recipient of the transportation document.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for aggregating data from multiple client terminals that are located on a vehicle, processing the data and communicating the processed data to multiple agencies. The client terminal devices are coupled to vehicle engine data bus to provide performance data and location data for trucks that travel in commerce. The data may be provided in real-time.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention are related to a point of sale system located at a truck stop that integrates an image processing device, such as a scanner. The system can transmit transportation documents to at least one remote recipient. Such a system can streamline the billing process in the trucking industry.

Abstract: Collecting document images at a remote data collection site and transmitting these document images to a selected data processing site via a distributed computer network in response to authorization by a central control system. A data communication system can communicate collected data between multiple data collection systems and one or more data processing systems via a distributed computer network, such as the global Internet or a framed network. The central control system, connected to the distributed computer network, can authorize the transmission of collected data from a data collection system to an identified data processing system. Information collected at a data collection system typically comprises electronic images of documentation. Document images can be generated by an image scanning device, such as a conventional scanner, in response to a user's selection of a control corresponding to the color of the document to be scanned.