Are there any independent estimates of empty miles?
There are only a handful of independent industry-wide estimates of the empty miles truckers drive, and industry experts believe that these estimates are too low — in part because what are often reported as industry-wide numbers do not break out the wide range of very different types of trucking services. [1] (
What’s the average number of empty miles on a truck?
At the opposite extreme, self-reported empty miles estimates from independent carriers posted in trucker forums online can get as high as 50 percent. For private fleets, survey estimates from the National Private Truck Council range between 20 percent and 30 percent over the past decade.
How are empty miles a form of waste?
Empty miles are the primary form of freight waste. One of the most common examples of waste in the freight industry occurs when truckers drive empty, typically because there are no nearby loads available from load boards for the driver to pick up that are headed in the same direction as the driver.
Who is responsible for the cost of empty miles?
Carriers account for their own expectations for empty miles when deciding how much they charge for any particular load, so everyone from shippers down to end consumers — and, of course, the environment — ultimately pay the cost of empty miles.
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