Fully loaded
13 September 2012
Companies often think they are already getting the best possible deal on freight. But recently new computer-based tools and techniques have been changing the sceptics’ minds, as Malcolm Wheatley reports
For freight buyers, matching loads and routes is something of a Holy Grail. And the scope for better matching is huge. Not only is there ample spare capacity through “backhauling” – freight carried on the return leg of a journey when a vehicle would otherwise be empty – but individual carriers have different vehicles, trunk routes, cargo specialities and pricing...
