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Applied AI · Data research

Research on how freight actually moves.

Lanework is an applied research lab for logistics. We turn the operational data the freight industry already holds into independent research, and into software when it proves out.

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8
white papers shipping in 2026
6
research domains
$18.7B
driver turnover modeled
3
software proofs · 2 live, 1 in pilot
01What we study

Logistics is fragmented across systems, markets, and silos. We study it as one stack, six domains deep, and follow the evidence wherever the leverage is.

01Labor & retentionDriver shortage, turnover economics, scheduling02Network & lanesRelay, lane design, regional flow03Assets & capacityTrailers, utilization, Trailer-as-a-Service04Freight & pricingSpot market, rate cycles, demand05Operations softwareWMS / TMS, frontline ops06Capital & diligencePE in logistics, last-mile economics
02How we work
01 · STUDY

We run independent research on the operational data the freight industry already holds, and publish what we find.

02 · PROVE

We pressure-test findings with operators, then build working software to prove the research holds in production.

03 · BUILD

When a proof earns its keep, it becomes a product. Research is the moat; software is the evidence.

03Proofs

Research that shipped. Software we built to prove the findings hold in production.

Rapid RelayLIVERapid Relay logo
Relay orchestration, live with carriers.
Rapid LoadLIVE
Load board aggregation across a fragmented spot market.
Rapid Load + TaaSIN PILOT
Trailer-as-a-Service, synchronized across markets (in pilot).
All proofs
04Research
Driver Retention is a Data ProblemCarrier Retention Risk Scorecards, Q2 2026

Plus 8 more white papers shipping through 2026.

All research
05Work with us

Start with a study, not a contract.

Bring us a question or your data. We run the applied research, share what we find, and build only when the evidence earns it.

Run an applied study

We study your network or a shared question against real data.

Deploy a proof

Put Rapid Relay or Rapid Load to work on your lanes.

Careers

A lean team reimagining freight from the evidence up.

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