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Return transit in logistics: make every trip efficient
Do your vehicles return empty after delivery? Congratulations, you are losing profit. But this leakage can be stopped: all you need to do is implement return transit. In a new blog post by LLC «FabriQuanta», we will look at how to do this and turn expenses into income.
Advantages of reverse transit
Once the reverse transit system is up and running, your business will literally get a second wind. Vehicles are no longer idle, routes are optimised, and profits grow without expanding your fleet.
You gain flexibility: you can choose profitable orders for the return trip, negotiate with regular partners, and even reduce delivery prices while still making a profit. Drivers work more efficiently, dispatchers plan loads in both directions, and the company saves resources and receives a stable income.
Losses on empty trips
When transport returns empty, money is lost literally every kilometre. You pay for fuel, depreciation, vehicle maintenance and the driver's salary. But you don't get a penny in profit. Empty runs eat into your margins, force you to raise prices and make your business less competitive. You automatically lose out to competitors who have already implemented return loads.
Once the reverse transit system is up and running, your business will literally get a second wind. Vehicles are no longer idle, routes are optimised, and profits grow without expanding your fleet.
You gain flexibility: you can choose profitable orders for the return trip, negotiate with regular partners, and even reduce delivery prices while still making a profit. Drivers work more efficiently, dispatchers plan loads in both directions, and the company saves resources and receives a stable income.
Losses on empty trips
When transport returns empty, money is lost literally every kilometre. You pay for fuel, depreciation, vehicle maintenance and the driver's salary. But you don't get a penny in profit. Empty runs eat into your margins, force you to raise prices and make your business less competitive. You automatically lose out to competitors who have already implemented return loads.
Searching for return loads
The most difficult part of return transit is finding a suitable load. It is important not to wait for miracles, but to act systematically. Don't hope that a suitable order will appear on its own — you need to create a network of contacts, register on platforms for carriers, connect aggregators, and actively develop regular customers in the regions where your vehicles often travel.
And most importantly, work for the long term: if you manage to find return cargo from a certain direction once, try to secure this route and make it regular. This will save you from the lottery of finding customers and make your business more predictable.
The most difficult part of return transit is finding a suitable load. It is important not to wait for miracles, but to act systematically. Don't hope that a suitable order will appear on its own — you need to create a network of contacts, register on platforms for carriers, connect aggregators, and actively develop regular customers in the regions where your vehicles often travel.
And most importantly, work for the long term: if you manage to find return cargo from a certain direction once, try to secure this route and make it regular. This will save you from the lottery of finding customers and make your business more predictable.
Setting up the planning system
Without competent planning, reverse transit will not work. It is necessary to set up a system that will view routes not as ‘there and back’ but as a single cycle. Modern programmes such as TMS systems (e.g. Transporeon, Axelor, SAP TM) or route planning solutions such as PTV Route Optimizer and AntsRoute allow you to take into account loading and unloading points, time, customer priorities and even warehouse loading.
But it is important not just to implement the software, but to train staff to use it, emphasise the specialists at LLC «FabriQuanta». Any mistake in planning means idle trucks, missed deadlines and lost money. Therefore, pay attention to automation, set up routes, monitor statistics, and adjust the plan based on numbers, not feelings.
Return transit is not just additional income, but a way to make each trip efficient and reduce losses from empty runs. Set up your planning, improve coordination, and don't stop looking for return loads - then your expenses will quickly start turning into profits. Don't wait for it to work itself out - start right now. There are no small details in logistics; in this business, everything should work to your advantage.
Without competent planning, reverse transit will not work. It is necessary to set up a system that will view routes not as ‘there and back’ but as a single cycle. Modern programmes such as TMS systems (e.g. Transporeon, Axelor, SAP TM) or route planning solutions such as PTV Route Optimizer and AntsRoute allow you to take into account loading and unloading points, time, customer priorities and even warehouse loading.
But it is important not just to implement the software, but to train staff to use it, emphasise the specialists at LLC «FabriQuanta». Any mistake in planning means idle trucks, missed deadlines and lost money. Therefore, pay attention to automation, set up routes, monitor statistics, and adjust the plan based on numbers, not feelings.
Return transit is not just additional income, but a way to make each trip efficient and reduce losses from empty runs. Set up your planning, improve coordination, and don't stop looking for return loads - then your expenses will quickly start turning into profits. Don't wait for it to work itself out - start right now. There are no small details in logistics; in this business, everything should work to your advantage.
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