Empty Miles News Today

/PRNewswire/ -- ORTEC, a global provider of leading end-to end supply chain solutions developed specifically for the operational needs of manufacturers,...

The transportation and logistics industry faces inefficiencies due to "empty miles" - the distance a freight truck travels with no cargo - accounting for nearly 20% of road freight transport in Europe in 2020. Carriers are attempting to improve network planning, but some shipments are one-way only, leaving trucks to return empty. The solution could be a digital public infrastructure (DPI) similar to Indias Unified Logistics Interface Platform, which could identify transport vehicles re...

Have you ever seen a three-ring binder full of napkins? While napkins around the world bear witness to great ideas written during the haste of inspiration, routinely falling back on this approach for trip costing and planning doesn’t exactly make full use of all resources, namely analytical software that can better assess the profitability of trucking routes and take napkin math to another level. But be careful, advises Dan MacKenzie, vice president of pricing and credit for Toronto-based XTL...