empty miles trucking

Bosch’s RevX rolls up available spot loads 

If freight brokers weren’t so preoccupied with celebrating competitor missteps, one of them might have beaten Robert Bosch to RevX — a spot load aggregation tool that also flags double brokering.

The cloud-based RevX is the second product from the German auto supplier’s global Logistics Operating System (L.OS), aimed at simplifying technology and operational processes in transportation and logistics. L.OS launched in December with a goal of generating more than $540 million in freight-related...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boschs-revx-rolls-up-available-spot-loads

Fuel price surge pushes cost of running empty higher

Truckers feeling pain at the pump

The cost of running empty just went up again. Nonrevenue, or empty miles, are nothing new. Carriers don’t get paid when they’re not loaded. While the cost bucket was up alongside fuel prices last year, it’s already up significantly in 2022.

Carriers have fuel surcharges (FSCs) in place to cover fluctuations in diesel prices for paid miles. However, they don’t cover deadhead, out-of-route miles or idle time. That means as fuel prices increase, so do the costs associated with running empty.

FSCs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuel-price-surge-pushes-cost-of-running-empty-higher

Should trucking focus on empty miles or electric vehicles? — Net-Zero Carbon

Net Zero Carbon explores the impact of reducing empty miles versus switching to electric vehicles.

The elimination of empty miles and adoption of electric vehicle technology are both needed to decarbonize transportation, according to FreightWaves’ Tyler Cole and Convoy’s Aaron Terrazas. 

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Cole, FreightWaves’ director of carbon intelligence, sits down with Terrazas, the director of economic research at Convoy, to learn about the company’s latest research comparing the emission-reduction potential of electric vehicles and the elimination of empty miles. 

“Tons...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/should-trucking-focus-on-empty-miles-or-electric-vehicles-net-zero-carbon

An inside look at Blume Global’s empty-mile reduction strategies

Blume Global's street turn and domestic reload strategies reduce empty miles.

Whether it’s a container of imports heading from Southern California into the heartland of the U.S. or a family vacation to a theme park, it’s the destination that always garners most of the attention. 

The return trip, meanwhile, usually is forgettable.

But Blume Global is turning what some in the industry may consider a necessary (and costly) evil into an opportunity to save money and reduce emissions, thanks to its domestic reload and street-turn strategies.

Consider this: The ports of Los...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/an-inside-look-at-blume-globals-empty-mile-reduction-strategies

5 trucking sustainability trends for 2021

5 sustainability trends for 2021 in the trucking industry.

According to an International Transport Forum (ITF) report, freight accounts for 7% of total global CO2 emissions, with trucking being the largest contributor. As the world faces more effects of climate change every day, the trucking industry is driving toward a greener, more efficient future.

Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs)

The deployment of AFVs — including electric, hydrogen-electric and renewable natural gas (RNG) — is on the rise. The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) said electric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-trucking-sustainability-trends-for-2021