Development and analysis of alternative dispatching methods in truckload trucking

Regenerator Location Problem and survivable extensions: A hub covering location perspective

“…The relay network design problem in freight transportation systems as studied in Ali et al (2002) is almost identical with RLP. The hub-and-spoke aspect of relay networks has originated with the work of Taha and Taylor (1994) and has been adopted as an alternative dispatching method for TL transportation in order to alleviate the common driver retention problem in several studies (please see Taylor et al (1999), Ali et al (2002), Uster and Maheshwari (2013), Uster and Kewcharoenwong (2011), Konak (2012), Vergara and Root (2013) and the references therein). Though relay networks and hub-and-spoke networks (not necessarily complete hub networks) are very similar, there are operational limitations such as circuity, distances between relay points, load balance at relay points, and number of handlings from origin to destination that are specific to TL transportation in relay networks.…”

Simultaneous Vehicle and Crew Routing and Scheduling for Partial- and Full-Load Long-Distance Road Transport

“…The main cause for this mismatch is that the requests in our testbed were not acquired in a systematic manner by a central department, as it is done in ATLF firms. The results obtained by Taylor, Meinert, Killian, and Whicker (1999) support this conclusion: For North American long-distance road transport, the authors point out the importance of ''regularly scheduled delivery capacity in the form of delivery lanes, hubs and zones which regularize driver tours while providing performance benefits for the carrier.'' To relativize the above results, the following remarks must be made.…”

Addressing freight imbalance in the truckload trucking industry through hierarchical planning.

“…Within the truckload trucking environment are a number of research efforts introduced by Taylor and others (Taylor et al 1999a, Meinert and Taylor 1999, Taylor and Meinert 2000) that used computer simulation and were shown to have consequential domicile effects. None of these works address domicile issues directly.…”

“…If empty travel is required for a domicile return, the move was probably small due to the geographical restrictions placed on the drivers. This work was preceded by Taylor and Meinert (2000) which focused on clinical trials and Taylor et al (1999a) which was limited to a single-zone implementation. A historical perspective of dispatching methods used in attempts to regularize truckload freight was summarized by Meinert and Taylor (1999).…”