{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transport optimization","description":"Cutting freight costs, eliminating empty runs, and improving delivery reliability are the three core goals of transport optimization. Carriers and shippers deploy transport management systems (TMS) and data analytics to consolidate shipments, maximise load utilisation, and manage delivery time windows more effectively. Typical levers include shipment consolidation, a shift to intermodal transport chains, and backhaul matching. The scope always extends beyond the individual run: cost structures, ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transport-optimization","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T15:07:30.379584","citation":"https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/transportoptimierung-52096","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transport-optimization","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transport optimization · Cutting freight costs, eliminating empty runs, and improving delivery reliability are the three core goals of transport optimization. · Quelle: https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/transportoptimierung-52096"}