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Modeling Causal Effects of Disasters and Disaster Relief Activity on Truckload Spot Rates
(2024-01-04)Freight transportation is an important part of the US economy, of which 60% is movement of goods by trucks. We are particularly interested in full truckloads that move goods for a single customer, from a single origin to ... -
The Hidden Costs of Not-So-Friendly Ghost Lanes
(2022-07-04)Firms’ (shippers’) procurement of truckload (TL) transportation services is a costly, time-intensive process. The result of these months-long procurement events is typically thousands of contracts between the shipper and ... -
Expanding the Freight Contract Portfolio: Index-Based Freight Contract Design Under Uncertainty
(2022-03-23)Long-term, fixed-price contracts in the truckload transportation sector have been the prevailing relationship form between firms and their for-hire transportation service providers. While advantageous for planning and ...
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