May. 7 at 7:54 PM
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:
$RIME ) CEO Gary Atkinson publishes in Total Retail on the empty-mile problem and how AI-driven orchestration is solving it.
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIME) CEO Gary Atkinson published a bylined article in Total Retail on May 6, 2026 examining the U.S. logistics sector’s empty-mile problem and how AI-driven orchestration is reducing it.
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Atkinson notes that one in three U.S. truck miles are driven empty, with annual expenses approaching
$1 trillion, a figure he says is not far removed from the U.S. national deficit. The cause, he argues, is structural: a fragmented industry with poor coordination between shippers, carriers, and brokers, where competition often outweighs collaboration.
Local optimization can compress leftover demand at the margins, he writes, but cannot fix the underlying mismatch between where trucks finish and where the next load originates. “The only solution, in other words, is removing the negotiation layer entirely,” Atkinson writes, pointing to a neutral AI orchestration layer that lets shippers and carriers plan at the network level without sharing proprietary data.
He cites SemiCab deployments in India where the empty-mile share fell from 30 to 35 percent down to 10 percent, without renegotiated contracts or changes in carrier behavior.
Read the full article: https://www.mytotalretail.com/article/trucks-are-empty-one-third-of-the-time-ai-can-fix-that/
Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is a leading technology company focused on identifying, building, and scaling high-impact software and AI platforms. The Company’s flagship investment is SemiCab, an AI-powered, cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform that uses machine learning to predict and optimize freight movement across large shipper networks. SemiCab’s proprietary Apex platform helps shippers, carriers, and brokers automate planning, reduce costs, and improve network efficiency.
Algorhythm Holdings is led by Gary Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer, and Alex Andre, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. SemiCab is led by Ajesh Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, and Vivek Sehgal, Chief Product Officer.
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