Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before through truckload and LTL solutions. New technologies that provide information during ground shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing ...
Since the structural challenges remain firmly in place, why are some companies merging? In our view, the answer is probably the forces of digitization that are already taking hold in the industry, as well as those still to come. In this article, we’ll explore t...
Our researchers analyzed the data with 2022 as the base year, along with the key drivers, trends, and challenges. A holistic analysis of drivers will help companies refine their marketing strategies to gain a competitive advantage. Key Less-than-truckload (LTL) Market Driver The increased outsou...
Knowing how to deal with the legal considerations, permits and the technical challenges of pulling a heavy haul load is crucial to having a successful oversized load shipment. States require that certain oversize loads have certified Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operators (P/EVO) to protect the motoring ...
In this thesis, we address a number of operational challenges encountered in two emerging types of practices in the procurement of truckload transportation services: collaboration and auctions. The main objective in these two types of procurement strategies is identifying and exploiting synergies between ...
Scope Transportation Services is an asset based trucking company engaged as a common carrier for hire, doing business in the contiguous 48 states for traditional truckload customers such as manufacturers and retailers, as well as for transportation companies such as freight forwarders, less-than-trucklo...
This paper investigates such benefits and provides insights on the competitiveness and challenges associated to the development of consolidated bids (suitable for Less-than-Truckload operations). Consolidated bids are constructed using a multi-commodity one-to-one pickup-and-delivery vehicle routing ...
trucking companies to participate either because shippers will require it or because government regulation will require it or both. Participation in this technology should not be a barrier to entry for a trucking company to obtain work. Create a solution for carriers and shippers to do business ...
trucking companies to participate either because shippers will require it or because government regulation will require it or both. Participation in this technology should not be a barrier to entry for a trucking company to obtain work. Create a solution for carriers and shippers to do business ...
but The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 really signaled the deregulation of the trucking industry. In the years since, competition has increased, meaning rates have come down and routes have increased. LTL shipping has become more and more affordable, meaning companies can clear inventories, and be mor...