When I visited Southwest's operation at Dallas/Love Field last month, it wasn't a normal day. It just happened to be the first day that the airline had launched its Load Planning System at Love and ...

You don’t need to be a freight analyst to know that profit in trucking is made—or lost—between the loads. It’s not just about what you haul. It’s about how you move between hauls. That’s where fuel ...

Zahi Mitri knew there had to be a better way. The vice president of innovation and technology at Challenger Motor Freight was frustrated that the company was still planning loads the old-fashioned way ...

In large-scale combat operations (LSCO), the U.S. must move and maneuver forces through intra-theater and inter-theater modes of transportation. This complex challenge requires efficient integration ...

May 14, 2009 How can companies maximize truck capacity utilization and at the same time plan trips so that the burden on the environment and transport costs are reduced? A new software system couples ...

Even at a time when artificial intelligence is working its way into everything we do, many trucking fleets still use transportation management software with outdated load-planning tools. These often ...

Before any aircraft can take flight, each person and every piece of cargo must be carefully calculated to ensure appropriate weight distribution. Not only is this important for optimum fuel burn, it’s ...

CCJ Innovators profiles carriers and fleets that have found innovative ways to overcome trucking’s challenges. If you know a carrier that has displayed innovation, contact CCJ Chief Editor Jason ...