# Fleet and trucking analysis **Key question:** How many miles do we drive empty, and how much time do trucks lose waiting? A truck that's idle or empty still costs money. Telematics and ELD or tachograph data record exactly where each vehicle is and what it's doing, but that information is used for compliance, not for management. ## What we analyze - Empty miles and load utilization by vehicle and by route. - Detention time at loading and unloading, by customer and facility. - Driving and rest hours versus the plan. - Fuel use and cost per mile by vehicle, driver and service type. ## Decisions it supports - Renegotiate with customers who cause long waits, or bill for detention. - Reorganize backhauls to cut empty miles. - Decide with data how much to run with your own fleet and how much to subcontract. - Identify the vehicles that are due for replacement. ## Common findings These are patterns we see often, not guaranteed results. What we find in your operation may be different. - Waiting time concentrates on a few customers and time slots, and is rarely billed. - Empty miles depend more on backhaul planning than on geography. - Cost per mile varies widely between seemingly identical vehicles. - **Typical data:** Telematics and GPS, ELD or tachograph, TMS, fuel and maintenance records - **KPIs:** Empty miles, load utilization, detention time, cost per mile, fleet utilization - **Related service:** Operations assessment