Transporting shipments reliably and quickly from the shipper to the consignee is the core purpose of the logistics business. Every dispatch order contains key information about the shipper, consignee, freight type and quantity, and specific delivery requirements. All this information, along with other parameters, forms the basis of the work of a regional LTL carrier’s…

Allocating freight shipments to a shipping carrier’s resources – drivers, lorries, equipment, routes – is a highly complex process. There are numerous operational and strategic considerations and uncertainties the dispatcher in charge of this task must bear in mind. On the one hand, he must utilise the available resources in the most efficient and cost-effective…