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Cube Cargo
Move freight to your forecasting system
Test a wide variety of policies and infrastructure improvements, from pricing strategies to freight-specific facilities. Cube Cargo is the Cube functional library for freight forecasting, offering specific methodologies for studying freight demand using a commodity-based approach. Cube Cargo operates seamlessly with all of Cube including Cube Voyager and Cube Analyst. With Cube Cargo you can add freight forecasting by leveraging your existing passenger data and models.
Commodity-based freight forecasting
Many areas are recognizing the need to have a better understanding of existing and future freight movements, and how they can take actions to plan for and to improve the flow of goods while mitigating negative financial, environmental and travel impacts. Key elements in freight planning are matrices of commodity and truck flows, both estimated by Cube Cargo.
Cube Cargo forecasts:
- Matrices of tons of goods by commodity type by mode
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Matrices of the number of trucks by type of truck
Long-, short-haul and urban freight
Cube Cargo models three distinct freight segments:
- Long-haul bulk cargo typically moving from logistic node to logistic node (factories, warehouses, packaging centers)
- Short-haul freight trips for the distribution and collection of goods
- Urban freight and truck travel moving small amounts of goods, or workers providing services within a town or city.
Unlimited commodity segmentation
Choose your commodity groups according to the level and quality of your data. Accurately model the movement of such diverse goods as milk, oil, grain, paper, and machine tools.
