Freight Rate Impacts & Influences  

 

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This continuing project examines how truckload transportation rates are impacted by different policies, procedures, and network characteristics.  Various econometric techniques were employed to quantify these impacts.  Additionally, the projects uncovered actions that both shippers and carriers can take to reduce overall transportation cost. 

Research Publications

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Dr. Chris Caplice

Dr. Chris Caplice

Co-Director

Research Students & Authors

Rakesh Thykandi

Researcher

Nishitha Aemireddy

Researcher

Frederick Zhou

Researcher

Yang Tsai

Researcher

Nane Amiryan

Researcher

David Allen Caruso

Researcher

Molly Abramson

Researcher

Saiqi Liu

Researcher

Bryan C. Fisher

Researcher

Attmaja Sinha

Researcher

Xiyang Yuan

Researcher

Caroline C. Bleggi

Researcher

Xiaojia Chen

Researcher

Andrew Bignell

Researcher

Lukasz Kafarski

Researcher

Ryan R. Quinlan

Researcher

Lzaguirre Castro

Researcher

Erik R. Caldwell

Researcher

Christos W. Rallis

Researcher

Ben Yin

Researcher

Lin Shang

Researcher

Sharmistha Bhattacharjee

Researcher

Yoo Joon Kim

Researcher

Ajit Sawant

Researcher

Julia M. Collins

Researcher

Fustavo Carlo

Researcher

Get In Touch

Interested in collaborating with us?

Send us a note to caplice@mit.edu