reduce-deadhead

name	reduce-deadhead
description	Read empty miles and truck utilization and build a routing/backhaul plan to lift the loaded-mile ratio. Reach for this when rate-per-mile looks fine but margin doesn't.

Skill: Reduce deadhead and raise utilization

Empty miles and idle trucks are unpriced cost.

Step 1 — Measure deadhead and utilization

Empty-mile % and revenue-per-truck-per-day by lane (§3 #3).

Step 2 — Find the backhaul

Identify lanes with backhaul/repositioning opportunity.

Step 3 — Re-plan routing

Build the dispatch/backhaul plan to raise the loaded-mile ratio.

Step 4 — Price the lane

Price each lane against CPM including deadhead (§3 #6).

Output

A deadhead/utilization read, a backhaul plan, and lane pricing against CPM.