Multi-zone dispatching in truckload trucking

Authors
Taylor, GD Whicker, GL Usher, JS
Citation
Gd. Taylor et al., Multi-zone dispatching in truckload trucking, TRANSP R E, 37(5), 2001, pp. 375-390
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration","Civil Engineering
Journal title
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
ISSN journal
13665545 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
375 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
1366-5545(200111)37:5<375:MDITT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This paper examines the use of multi-zone dispatching alternatives in truck load trucking using simulation methods and historical freight data of conti nental scale supplied by J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. After introducing the co ncept of zone dispatching, several alternative operational configurations a re presented. Simulation results indicate that multi-zone dispatching works best when zone boundaries are configured to minimize, to the extent possib le, the freight imbalance between the zones. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.