Fleet Management System
and Empty Miles Optimization

What is meant by empty miles in trucking?

Empty miles, when a truck runs without cargo, is a critical issue for the logistics sector. The term “empty miles” is also known as non-revenue miles or deadhead miles. Empty heavy-duty vehicles on the road are essentially shipping air.

How are empty miles created?

An example of typical situation: truck #1 goes from point A to point B at full capacity (B is its point of unloading). At location B there is no cargo for truck #1 to pick up. The driver’s next cargo pick-up is scheduled at point C.
In parallel and at the same time, truck #2 has picked up cargo from point B (at the warehouse) that needs to be unloaded at point C.
Truck #1 now has the opportunity to collect new cargo from point C and transport it back to his home-base at point A.
In many instances, unfortunately, truck #2 would return empty to its home-base at point B.
Many companies still only use in-house fleet management systems, in which “optimization” is lacking. Fleet managers use several tools that are located in different systems, simply to get them through the day in order to find any available cargo for their trucks.  In this manner, when they send an empty truck to pick up cargo located 250 kms away, they may lose opportunities to create revenue and to lower costs (fuel, driver wages, truck maintenance, wasted time in warehouses while waiting for cargo, etc); not to mention the environmental damage.

The situation today

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The number of freight vehicles on the roads that travel empty is growing every year. To date, the amount is about 36% in the United States, 27% in Europe and 40% in Asia, according to the OECD. Trucks without cargo travel annually about 46 million kilometers worldwide. At least 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation and logistics sector. These emissions contribute significantly to changes in our climate, which result in an increase in droughts, wildfires, ocean warming and more.
For many transport companies, not every “empty mile” is equal to a non-revenue mile. Some willingly drive 250 kilometers without cargo to pick up a delivery and earn 5 euro/per km, rather than take nearby cargo, located in the vicinity, for 2,5 euro/per km.

Empty rides optimization with the Trucknet platform

Trucknet’s solution allows transportation companies to avoid unnecessary empty miles by automatically finding a match between their empty truck and available cargo nearby. Trucknet’s platform, supported by AI, BI, ML-based technology, offers a solution for the entire supply chain.
By reducing the number of empty vehicles on the roads from your fleet, your company will be able to make extra profit and cut unnecessary costs. Our data system solves the problem of empty miles, which saves fuel costs as well as reducing GHG emissions. The transition from in-house fleet operations towards cross-company collaboration is essential for achieving optimisation.
After receiving a request for your truck and its empty route, our platform automatically pairs it with available cargo according to the type of vehicle and its GPS location. Moreover, using the same details for the next freight pick up, we can calculate estimated CO2 emissions and provide a list of recommendations for available cargo. All you will have to do is to choose your perfect match!
Trucknet offers an all-in-one system for optimization of fleet management system  that does not rely on telephone calls and/or excel spreadsheets. Our goal is to create and provide a smart ecosystem based on a sharing economy model, integrated into communities where transport providers and carriers ‘live’ and work together.
 

Fleet Management System
and Empty Miles Optimization

What is meant by empty miles in trucking?

Empty miles, when a truck runs without cargo, is a critical issue for the logistics sector. The term “empty miles” is also known as non-revenue miles or deadhead miles. Empty heavy-duty vehicles on the road are essentially shipping air.

How are empty miles created?

An example of typical situation: truck #1 goes from point A to point B at full capacity (B is its point of unloading). At location B there is no cargo for truck #1 to pick up. The driver’s next cargo pick-up is scheduled at point C.
In parallel and at the same time, truck #2 has picked up cargo from point B (at the warehouse) that needs to be unloaded at point C.
Truck #1 now has the opportunity to collect new cargo from point C and transport it back to his home-base at point A.
In many instances, unfortunately, truck #2 would return empty to its home-base at point B.
Many companies still only use in-house fleet management systems, in which “optimization” is lacking. Fleet managers use several tools that are located in different systems, simply to get them through the day in order to find any available cargo for their trucks.  In this manner, when they send an empty truck to pick up cargo located 250 kms away, they may lose opportunities to create revenue and to lower costs (fuel, driver wages, truck maintenance, wasted time in warehouses while waiting for cargo, etc); not to mention the environmental damage.

The situation today

empty trucks statistics graph
The number of freight vehicles on the roads that travel empty is growing every year. To date, the amount is about 36% in the United States, 27% in Europe and 40% in Asia, according to the OECD. Trucks without cargo travel annually about 46 million kilometers worldwide. At least 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation and logistics sector. These emissions contribute significantly to changes in our climate, which result in an increase in droughts, wildfires, ocean warming and more.
For many transport companies, not every “empty mile” is equal to a non-revenue mile. Some willingly drive 250 kilometers without cargo to pick up a delivery and earn 5 euro/per km, rather than take nearby cargo, located in the vicinity, for 2,5 euro/per km.

Empty rides optimization with the Trucknet platform

Trucknet’s solution allows transportation companies to avoid unnecessary empty miles by automatically finding a match between their empty truck and available cargo nearby. Trucknet’s platform, supported by AI, BI, ML-based technology, offers a solution for the entire supply chain.
By reducing the number of empty vehicles on the roads from your fleet, your company will be able to make extra profit and cut unnecessary costs. Our data system solves the problem of empty miles, which saves fuel costs as well as reducing GHG emissions. The transition from in-house fleet operations towards cross-company collaboration is essential for achieving optimisation.
After receiving a request for your truck and its empty route, our platform automatically pairs it with available cargo according to the type of vehicle and its GPS location. Moreover, using the same details for the next freight pick up, we can calculate estimated CO2 emissions and provide a list of recommendations for available cargo. All you will have to do is to choose your perfect match!
Trucknet offers an all-in-one system for optimization of fleet management system  that does not rely on telephone calls and/or excel spreadsheets. Our goal is to create and provide a smart ecosystem based on a sharing economy model, integrated into communities where transport providers and carriers ‘live’ and work together.
 

Fleet Management System
and Empty Miles Optimization

What is meant by empty miles in trucking?

Empty miles, when a truck runs without cargo, is a critical issue for the logistics sector. The term “empty miles” is also known as non-revenue miles or deadhead miles. Empty heavy-duty vehicles on the road are essentially shipping air.

How are empty miles created?

An example of typical situation: truck #1 goes from point A to point B at full capacity (B is its point of unloading). At location B there is no cargo for truck #1 to pick up. The driver’s next cargo pick-up is scheduled at point C.
In parallel and at the same time, truck #2 has picked up cargo from point B (at the warehouse) that needs to be unloaded at point C.
Truck #1 now has the opportunity to collect new cargo from point C and transport it back to his home-base at point A.
In many instances, unfortunately, truck #2 would return empty to its home-base at point B.
Many companies still only use in-house fleet management systems, in which “optimization” is lacking. Fleet managers use several tools that are located in different systems, simply to get them through the day in order to find any available cargo for their trucks.  In this manner, when they send an empty truck to pick up cargo located 250 kms away, they may lose opportunities to create revenue and to lower costs (fuel, driver wages, truck maintenance, wasted time in warehouses while waiting for cargo, etc); not to mention the environmental damage.

The situation today

empty trucks statistics graph
The number of freight vehicles on the roads that travel empty is growing every year. To date, the amount is about 36% in the United States, 27% in Europe and 40% in Asia, according to the OECD. Trucks without cargo travel annually about 46 million kilometers worldwide. At least 20% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation and logistics sector. These emissions contribute significantly to changes in our climate, which result in an increase in droughts, wildfires, ocean warming and more.
For many transport companies, not every “empty mile” is equal to a non-revenue mile. Some willingly drive 250 kilometers without cargo to pick up a delivery and earn 5 euro/per km, rather than take nearby cargo, located in the vicinity, for 2,5 euro/per km.

Empty rides optimization with the Trucknet platform

Trucknet’s solution allows transportation companies to avoid unnecessary empty miles by automatically finding a match between their empty truck and available cargo nearby. Trucknet’s platform, supported by AI, BI, ML-based technology, offers a solution for the entire supply chain.
By reducing the number of empty vehicles on the roads from your fleet, your company will be able to make extra profit and cut unnecessary costs. Our data system solves the problem of empty miles, which saves fuel costs as well as reducing GHG emissions. The transition from in-house fleet operations towards cross-company collaboration is essential for achieving optimisation.
After receiving a request for your truck and its empty route, our platform automatically pairs it with available cargo according to the type of vehicle and its GPS location. Moreover, using the same details for the next freight pick up, we can calculate estimated CO2 emissions and provide a list of recommendations for available cargo. All you will have to do is to choose your perfect match!
Trucknet offers an all-in-one system for optimization of fleet management system  that does not rely on telephone calls and/or excel spreadsheets. Our goal is to create and provide a smart ecosystem based on a sharing economy model, integrated into communities where transport providers and carriers ‘live’ and work together.
 
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