Fleets lean into analytics
Fleet operators and regional distributors are adopting analytics to boost loaded miles and asset utilization, improving routing and reducing empty miles across networks. Those efficiency gains change real estate needs — favoring facilities that support data sharing, connectivity, and faster turn times. (fleetowner.com)
Land O’Lakes worked with FourKites’ Lane Connect to analyze historic lane patterns and match overlapping shippers, a program the company says reduced empty miles by enabling partner backhauls. (supplychainbrain.com) project44 announced six new AI and optimization capabilities for its Movement platform to accelerate load-matching and cost reduction across shippers and carriers. (prnewswire.com) Shippers using dwell-time and visibility data have reported 15–25% reductions in detention and demurrage fees when integrating that insight into planning and carrier negotiations. (sclasupplychain.com) Convoy’s network-level tools and data dashboards, including Automated Reloads, expand carrier access to consecutive loads and shorten empty-leg exposure within its digital freight network. (aws.amazon.com) The American Transportation Research Institute estimates empty (deadhead) miles account for roughly 16% of non-tank truck operations, a baseline many of these tools target. (volvogroup.com) SemiCab’s live deployments reported more than a 70% reduction in empty trucking miles and loaded-mile utilization rising above 90% in its network-case results. (barchart.com) Yard-management and real-time dock platforms from vendors like Transporeon and YardView advertise lower waiting times, reduced demurrage, and measurable improvements in asset utilization via automated yard visibility. (transporeon.com) Industry surveys find roughly 36% of companies still cite manual yard/dock tasks as a top operational challenge, driving YMS investment. (info.c3solutions.com) CBRE and Prologis research point to rising occupier demand for modern facilities that support automation, IoT connectivity, and high-throughput circulation as prerequisites for technology-driven logistics operations. (cbreim.com) Prologis has signaled capital shifts toward digital infrastructure—announcing plans to invest about $8 billion over four years in roughly 20 data-center projects—underscoring landlord priorities around connectivity and on-site computing. (connectcre.com)
