Jun 30, 2022 | Updates
Dr. David Correll discusses the annual State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report, coming out in July 2022. The report, which provides a snapshot of how supply chain and logistics professionals prioritize and implement their supply chain sustainability efforts every year, is a co-presentation of MIT CTL and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Jun 30, 2022 | Articles, Events, Updates
In this virtual Q2 2022 Research Update and Discussion, approximately 70 friends of the FreightLab joined MIT CTL researchers to share experiences and insights related to “Improving the Sustainability of Truckload Transportation.” This off-the-record conversation offered both context for, and concern about, shippers’ and receivers’ readiness to be carbon net-zero by mid-century.
Jun 30, 2022 | Updates
Dave Correll reviews Platform Revolution by Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Choudary – a guided look under the hood of a new engine technology. A new engine tech that is quietly, and reliably, powering many aspects of our daily lives – internet platform companies.
Apr 1, 2022 | Articles, Events
Last week, the FreightLab convened its first research update and discussion of 2022. The virtual session, entitled “What Works and What Doesn’t at Truckload Freight Appointments?” convened a group of 55 shippers, carriers, brokers, solutions vendors, and others to consider common problems in modern truckload pickup and delivery.
Apr 1, 2022 | Articles, Freight Resources
We spoke with Shraddha about her forthcoming paper, “Modeling Operational Flow Capacity and Evaluating Disaster Interventions for Downstream Fuel Distribution”, which evaluates how the flow fuel in the downstream distribution network can be increased to avoid shortages in times of distress, such as in the aftermath of disasters.
Apr 1, 2022 | Articles
James H. Thomas’s 1979 book The Long Haul: Truckers, Truck Stops & Trucking, published by Memphis State University Press, is mostly a snapshot in time. It’s a picture of the state of American truck drivers and their place in the culture at a precarious moment.
May 24, 2021 | Articles, Freight Resources
The latest Commercial Carrier Journal published an article titles, “Do carriers have short-term memories in tight freight markets?”, which sites FreightLab’s Angela Acocella research on trucking and shipper contracts
May 24, 2021 | Events, Updates, Video
In MIT CTL’s latest Friday Research Briefing Dr. Chris Caplice discusses the lab’s latest projects and research findings.
May 11, 2021 | Trucker Tuesday, Updates
The latest Outbound Magazine focuses on the trucking industry; the changes in the market, infrastructure plans, and newly proposed legislation. Dr. David Correll spoke with the magazine to give an overview of his research on the trucking industry. You can view the...
Mar 11, 2021 | Updates
Q: “Two quasi-experiments”? To start, can you explain what this means? Firstly, it’s two experiments because there were two phenomena of interest. First, drivers quitting, and second, tight markets. We wondered, what’s different in the ELD data...