US Patent 9064422 Data transmission for transportation management

A portable wireless data transfer and display device includes a user interface, a communication module, a display, and a short-range wireless communication module configured to wirelessly receive vehicle data from a data acquisition device mounted inside a vehicle when in close proximity to the data acquisition device. The portable wireless data transfer and display device is configured to accept inputs of driver information from a user via the user interface and further includes a long-range wireless communication module configured to send the vehicle data and the driver information through the communication module in real-time or at intervals that approximate real-time to a remote network device via a long-range wireless network. The portable wireless data transfer and display device is further configured to present at least one of: the vehicle data, the driver information, processed data, driver communications to the user via the display.