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TITLE: Pups vs. Vans: Trailer Mix Decisions for LTL Linehaul Operations
SPEAKER: Antonio Carbajal
ABSTRACT:
LTL carriers can attain cost savings by correctly identifying the types of trailer equipment to use on different linehaul service lanes. To date,research has focused only on short haul equipment mix problems in routing and scheduling problems. Alternatively, we focus on linehaul equipment mix. Given a load plan, we develop models to determine which direct trailer moves should be loaded with pups (28