{"id":8404,"date":"2020-11-15T17:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=8404"},"modified":"2020-11-15T17:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:55:03","slug":"driver-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/11\/15\/driver-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Xpress partners with MIT to improve driver efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The partnership aims to provide data analysis that will identify opportunities to grow revenue for the company and its drivers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-21147738\" class=\"page-contents__content-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usxpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Xpress<\/a> is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s (MIT) <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Transportation &amp; Logistics<\/a> to develop a roadmap to improve driver efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students in the MIT Supply Chain Management master\u2019s program are using statistical modeling and artificial intelligence to study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Company data, including GPS stats for more than 7,500 tractors<\/li>\n<li>Loaded and unloaded data for nearly 15,000 trailers<\/li>\n<li>Driver hours of service<\/li>\n<li>Shipper rates<\/li>\n<li>Appointment times<\/li>\n<li>Arrival and departure trends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MIT plans to publish research findings in Summer 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership with MIT is another example of U.S. Xpress tapping the brightest minds in technology to help drive company innovation,\u201d said Eric Fuller, president and CEO of U.S. Xpress. \u201cImproving driver efficiency can ultimately enhance the driver experience and generate more value for our shipping partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per federal hours of service regulations, truck drivers are limited to a 14-hour shift, but just 11 of those can be spent driving. This capstone research will outline opportunities to safely maximize efficiency within that 11-hour driving window to bring more value to shippers, drivers and the company.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Xpress has been working to improve efficiency by developing parking locators which reduce wasted miles finding open parking spaces; telematics, geo-fencing, and GPS tracking to route tractors to service facilities; and predictive analytics that bring tractors in for service before service failures occur over-the-road. In 2019, U.S. Xpress introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivevariant.com\/\">Variant<\/a>, a new carrier brand that utilizes machine learning and algorithms to automate load planning and scheduling, generating more revenue for drivers and the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership aims to provide data analysis that will identify opportunities to grow revenue for the company and its drivers. U.S. Xpress is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s (MIT) Center for Transportation &amp; Logistics to develop a roadmap to improve driver efficiency. 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