{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Utilization rate","description":"Logistics operators, fleet managers, and warehouse supervisors track the utilization rate as a core KPI: the share of available capacity—weight, volume, or storage space—actually in use at a given time. A truck running at 80 % utilization is carrying 80 percent of its maximum payload or cubic capacity; a warehouse at 65 % still has roughly one third of its rack space free. Higher utilization lowers fixed cost per unit handled, making the metric a key driver in pricing, routing, and capacity plan","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/utilization-rate","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:11:47.606460","citation":"https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/auslastungsgrad-49634","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/utilization-rate","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Utilization rate · Logistics operators, fleet managers, and warehouse supervisors track the utilization rate as a core KPI: the share of available capacity—weight, volume, or storage space—actually in use at a given time. · Quelle: https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/auslastungsgrad-49634"}