Tag: length of haul

Overdrive Extra

Call me ‘Long Haul’ no more

“I’m not sure when length-of-haul shaming with phallic undertones became a thing. … Still, since we’re on the topic, let me go on record here to say: To the nethers with the long haul. There are just too many good regional opportunities available now to make it hard to justify the fight with the ELD/parking shortage/erosion of road manners vortex.”

January 21, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

Freight’s drift toward greater regionalization: Average length of haul on the spot market

Spot market data show how dramatically average haul lengths have changed since 2012. The numbers here are based on averages calculated from loads compiled in DAT’s RateView service, which aggregates data on freight actually hauled, with a generally larger decline for reefer than flat or dry van.

January 2, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate

The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.

December 28, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

POLL: Your average length of haul since the ELD mandate: Shorter, longer, about the same?

Anecdotal reports and some carrier surveys have shown length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets post-ELD mandate. Lots of factors are at play otherwise, but what’s the reality for you, whether a small operation yourself or leased to a larger one? Weigh in here.

November 13, 2018

Business

ELD-related survey shows length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets, longer for large

Teams’ “golden ticket” in today’s trucking environment suggested in part by Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Zipline Logistics’ survey of its carrier network, comprised of both small and comparatively large fleets, about the turn to electronic logging devices. Survey results, based on responses from more than 100 carriers, show something of a shift in thinking depending on the size of the carrier when it comes to the desirability of longer or shorter hauls.

April 18, 2018

Business

Short and sweet: Length-of-haul strategies at work

Operators and carriers discuss strategies toward adequate rates and compensation given declining length-of-haul in reefer and dry van segments, and how flatbed differs.

July 10, 2013

Business

Short and sweet: Pros, cons of length-of-haul trends

Part 1 in a two-part length-of-haul analysis presents owner-operator advantages/disadvantages of the trucking trend to shorter haul length in reefer and dry van segment.

July 8, 2013

Voices

Poll: Has your average haul gotten longer or shorter in recent memory?

Have you seen the re-regionalization of van and reefer segments — shorter length of haul, fewer miles — or found a long-haul niche in flatbed or other segment that pays? This poll probes declining/rising haul length over the last five years.

June 3, 2013

Voices

Poll: How long is your average haul?

Do you run short or run long? What are the advantages of one over the other, or vice versa? Tell us in the comments under this poll probing owner-operators’ operational differences.

May 28, 2013

Business

Custom pay

More carriers are using location, length of haul and other factors to diversify owner-operator compensation packages.

February 1, 2010