1. A method for transporting items via a pneumatic delivery system including a network of conduits, comprising: identifying an item to be transported via the pneumatic delivery system by acquiring identifying information from an identifying element applied to the item; determining an item-specific transport characteristic of the item based on the acquired identifying information; determining a priority level for a pneumatic transport of the item through the network of conduits based on the acquired identifying information; and setting parameters for the pneumatic transport of the item through the network of conduits based on the transport characteristic of the item and the priority level.