Does every shared delivery reduce mileage?
No. Actual mileage depends on the route and delivery requirements.
How Can Shared Delivery Reduce Empty Miles?
Short answer: Shared delivery can reduce empty miles when compatible delivery demand is matched with transport capacity that would otherwise be unused, or when separate journeys can be organised into a more efficient route.
What are empty miles?
Empty miles are vehicle miles travelled without a productive load or delivery activity.
Using available capacity
Where a vehicle has suitable unused capacity, compatible delivery demand may allow more of that capacity to be used productively.
Combining compatible journeys
Route planning can sometimes combine delivery requirements that would otherwise require separate journeys.
An objective, not a guarantee
Whether mileage is actually reduced depends on the specific origin, destinations, timing, capacity and route. GOHAE therefore treats reduced empty mileage as a design objective rather than a guaranteed result.
Frequently asked questions
Why does vehicle utilisation matter?
Better utilisation can allow existing transport capacity to perform more productive delivery work.
Learn more about GOHAE
GOHAE is a shared delivery network focused on London. Read About GOHAE, Shared Delivery London and Multi-Drop Delivery London.