MIT FreightLab

Driving Innovation within the Transportation Industry

What is the MIT FreightLab?

The MIT FreightLab mission is to drive innovation into the freight transportation industry in order to reduce cost, minimize risk, and increase the level of service. Freight transportation is subject to highly volatile demand and costs that are typically outside of a firm’s ability to control or even influence. This is compounded by a dominant design in terms of how freight is historically procured and managed. FreightLab research focuses on working with companies to develop and implement real-world solutions to these challenges.

FreightLab objectives are to develop innovations in freight transportation planning and operations and drive them into practice. Recently, we have developed methods for forecasting both short term spot-market rates and longer-term contract rates. We are exploring alternative contract forms between shippers and carriers that increase the level of trust in the relationship and yield better results for both parties. Working with a wide range of shippers, carriers, and third-party providers, the freight lab team develops and delivers better ways to design, procure, and manage large-scale freight transportation systems.

Our Research

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Our Collaborators & Sponsors

Email us at freightlab@mit.edu to get involved

Our Team

Dr. Chris Caplice

Dr. Chris Caplice

Co-Director

Dr. David Correll

Dr. David Correll

Co-Director

Dr. Jarrod Goentzel

Dr. Jarrod Goentzel

Principal Research Scientist

Dr. Angi Acocella

Dr. Angi Acocella

Research Assistant

Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez

Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez

Research Scientist

Shraddha Rana

Shraddha Rana

Research Assistant

Updates from the Lab

Book Review: Trucking Country by Shane Hamilton

Book Review: Trucking Country by Shane Hamilton

Reviewed by David HC Correll To me, Shane Hamilton’s book, Trucking Country: The Road to America’s Wal-Mart Economy reads like watching a classic horror movie.  Before you even begin, you know that the titular monster is coming.  And as the movie progresses,...

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Get In Touch

Interested in collaborating with us? Do you have a research idea?

Send us a note at freightlab@mit.edu to set up a time to discuss your ideas, questions, and transportation goals.