News / Billions of US trucking hours being spent in unladen trucks every year

As many as three-and-a-half billion hours of US trucking could be unproductive, according to Uber Freight.

The trucking platform estimates that between 20% and 35% of the 175bn miles the US trucking industry clocks up in a year are likely driven empty – this is almost double traditional estimates.

Uber Freight’s analysts reckon more than half of these empty miles could be eliminated, resulting in lower costs and a massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Uber Freight economist Mazen Danaf noted that determining ...