Drilling Deep: Tapping into the brains of a leading college to aid trucking – Podcast withFreightWaves
NEW FreightWaves Podcast featuring FreightLab’s David Correll.
Event Spotlight: In Search of Alternatives to Truckload’s Fragile Freight Contracts
By Chris Caplice, Ken Cotrill and David Correll When a shipper and a trucking company contract to transport goods at a given time and rate, there is no guarantee they will meet the agreement’s terms. The loads may never materialize or the carrier may not have the...MIT FreightLab Q4 2020 Co-Directors’ Letter
Welcome to the first to be quarterly update from the MIT Freightlab!
Research Spotlight: PhD Candidate Angela Acocella in Conversation
PhD Candidate Angela Acocella in conversation with MIT FreightLab Co-Director David Correll about her recently published paper, “Elephants or Goldfish: Carrier Reciprocity in Dynamic Freight Markets”. Who are “elephants” and who are “goldfish” in your...FreightLab Book Review: “Sweatshops on Wheels”
BOOK REVIEWSweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking DeregulationBy Michael BelzerOxford University Press (2000)Reviewed by David HC Correll Michael Belzer wants you to know two things about American trucking: (1) it hasn’t always been this way; and (2) it...State of the Art in Transportation Contracts
On November 3 2020, the MIT Freightlab convened an open virtual session entitled, State of the Art in Transportation Contracts”. The goal of the session was to introduce the FreightLab’s 2020-2021 research program, which focuses on innovations that expand the...Truck Drivers & Blue Collar Nominal Earnings
Does big rig trucking pay more than other freight driving jobs and other “blue-collar” jobs?
Over-the-road Trucking & High-Turnover
Over-the-road #trucking is an infamously high-turnover industry. Often times turnover meets or exceeds 100%, meaning that trucking companies start each new year with an entirely new set of drivers. This is costly.
Truckdriver Retention
What matters most to #truckdriver retention?