SCALE Working Paper Series: Recent submissions
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A Systems-Level Technology Policy Analysis of the Truck-and-Drone Cooperative Delivery Vehicle System
This paper concerns a systems-level assessment of the truck-and-drone cooperative delivery system and its integration into urban environments. The analysis is grounded in an assessment of the regulatory environment currently ... -
Forecasting Long Haul Truckload Spot Market Rates
(2020-03-23)The objective of this paper is to predict long haul truckload spot market rates for the near future. Short term spot rate forecasts help with making operational decisions, estimating budgets for shippers and cash flow for ... -
Elephants or Goldfish?: An Empirical Analysis of Carrier Reciprocity in Dynamic Freight Markets
(MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, 2020-01-23)Dynamic macroeconomic conditions and non-binding truckload freight contracts enable both shippers and carriers to behave opportunistically. We present an empirical analysis of carrier reciprocity in the US truckload ...
