Backhaul Optimization
Backhaul Optimization for Reduced Empty Miles and Increased Profitability
Backhaul Optimization
Empty miles are costly and inefficient for any fleet operation. Elevate’s Backhaul Optimization feature automatically identifies backhaul opportunities, allowing your trucks to return fully loaded instead of driving empty. By finding and securing backhauls from load boards and other sources, Elevate helps you reduce non-revenue-generating miles, increase fleet utilization, and boost overall profitability.
Key Features
Automated Matching
Automatically find and match available backhauls to your fleet’s routes, minimizing empty miles and ensuring profitable returns.
Load Board Integration
Integrate with major load boards to discover backhaul opportunities in real-time, keeping your trucks loaded even on return trips.
Dynamic Routing Adjustments
Make real-time adjustments to routes to accommodate backhauls without affecting your primary delivery schedule.
Carrier Preferences
Customize backhaul preferences based on commodity type, load size, and destination to ensure the best fit for your fleet.
Seamless Assignment
Easily assign backhaul loads to available trucks, ensuring full vehicle utilization and seamless transitions between outbound and inbound trips.
Business Value Delivered
Reduced Empty Miles
Minimize the costly inefficiencies of driving empty by securing backhauls, increasing the revenue-generating capacity of your fleet.
Increased Revenue
Maximize the profitability of each trip by ensuring your trucks are loaded both to and from destinations.
Enhanced Fleet Utilization
Optimize fleet performance by filling trucks on return routes, reducing downtime and increasing operational efficiency.
Improved Driver Efficiency
Keep drivers active and productive with backhaul assignments, reducing idle time and increasing job satisfaction.
Cost Reduction
Lower overall fuel and operational costs by reducing non-revenue-generating trips and ensuring trucks are always moving with a load.
Seamless Load Integration
Simplify the process of finding and assigning backhauls, streamlining operations and increasing operational agility.
Use Cases
Long-Haul Carriers
For companies operating long-distance routes, Backhaul Optimization ensures that trucks return fully loaded, maximizing revenue on both legs of the journey.
Regional Delivery
For fleets operating in regional markets, this feature helps identify backhauls within the region, ensuring that trucks are fully utilized even on short trips.
Dynamic Freight Markets
In fast-moving freight markets, Backhaul Optimization helps secure last-minute loads, allowing carriers to stay flexible and responsive to changing conditions.
Cross-Border Operations
For fleets operating across borders, this feature ensures that trucks find backhauls for return trips, reducing empty miles and improving international operations.
Load Board Integration
For carriers using load boards to secure freight, this feature automates the process, ensuring real-time access to backhaul opportunities that match fleet availability.