Backhaul Optimization
What we deliver
The Problem (Before)
After delivering to a customer site, trucks return empty because there is no systematic way to match return capacity with available vendor pickups nearby. Backhaul coordination is manual, opportunity-based, and rarely optimized.
Transportation Manager, Fleet Coordinator, Transportation Planning Manager
The Outcome (After)
Backhaul pickups coordinated with delivery schedules. Empty miles reduced, fleet utilization maximized.
After delivering to a customer, trucks return empty because there is no systematic way to match return capacity with nearby pickups. This system fills the return leg automatically, cutting empty miles.
Alan
How it works
Alan coordinates vendor pickup appointments with outbound delivery schedules, matches return capacity with pending vendor pickups in proximity, and books backhaul appointments aligned with delivery completion ETAs.
Network-wide vendor pickup availability patterns
Historical dwell times at vendor sites for backhaul lanes
Distance and time proximity analysis for backhaul matching
Carrier empty-mile patterns by lane and region
This intelligence exists because the Graph aggregates behavior across 882 enterprise shippers, 10,164 carriers, and 3.6 million facilities over 11 years.
After delivering to a customer, trucks return empty because there is no systematic way to match return capacity with nearby pickups. This system fills the return leg automatically, cutting empty miles. The intelligence layer is what creates the gap. Building the basic capability is straightforward. Building it on top of 11 years of cross-company facility and yard intelligence is what cannot be replicated with software alone.
Shipment Twin, Appointment Twin
Alan executes the workflow. Every action recorded with full decision trace.
Cross-company facility and yard intelligence powering every decision
Custom Insights: Backhaul utilization dashboard; Custom Insights: Empty mile reduction analytics
Operational Flow Optimization
- End-to-End Live Load Flow Automation
- Cross-Dock Orchestration
- Hot Load & Priority Order Fast-Track
- Proactive Yard Product Protection
- Proactive Cold Chain Product Protection
Validation
Deployment Evidence
Expected Impact Range
Related outcomes
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One billion hours of operational work completed by AI agents over the next decade.
