Ride-sharing for road freight

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 05:50 in Mathematics & Economics

Around 20 percent of trucks on German roads are traveling empty, at a huge cost to the transportation companies concerned. Also from an ecological and traffic-management standpoint, it would be better if such journeys could be avoided. A new auction platform aims to improve truck space utilization.

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