Case study: a backhaul turnaround

Today, I had the chance to interview a fleet manager for a large private fleet based in North Georgia. I would rather not give their name, but I will tell you who they are privately if you really want to know. Last year, the company made a remarkable achievement: it increased overall revenue by 25 percent […]

Researching private fleet backhaul (update)

I’ve been getting some feedback from a few private fleet managers about what type of measurements for third party backhaul they use internally, and which measurements would lend themselves to comparisons with other private fleets.
Originally, I supposed that private fleets use empty mileage and cost-per-mile as key indicators of their fleet’s success for incorporating third […]

Mining the Web for loads

If you’ve ever set your sights on an item on eBay, you’ve experienced the frustration of losing your bid in the closing seconds. The competition might have been a savvy eBay enthusiast using an automated, last-second bidding tool such as EZ Sniper (www.ezsniper.com) that gives no one time to respond to their bid and keeps their knowledge […]

Measuring the backhaul market

Recently, I have been trying to tackle a difficult problem: how to measure the size of the backhaul market for private fleets. With some input from those who read this blog, and some research on my own, I would like to produce a periodic report and analysis of trends in this market. I’m confident it would […]

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