https://www.shipoway.com/research/ Case studies, models, benchmarks and notes from Oway Research.en-us Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.shipoway.com/research/reindustrialization-needs-a-coordination-layer/https://www.shipoway.com/research/reindustrialization-needs-a-coordination-layer/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayReindustrializationPhysical economyIOIContext layerRobots, driverless trucks and new plants are arriving fast, but legacy industry still runs on EDI and PDFs. Why reindustrialization needs a coordination layer.https://www.shipoway.com/research/juno/https://www.shipoway.com/research/juno/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchAI ModelsJunoIndustrial AIIOIWhat Juno, Oway's industrial AI, reads, what it decides, the guardrails it runs under and how we evaluate it.https://www.shipoway.com/research/letting-ai-act-in-the-physical-world/https://www.shipoway.com/research/letting-ai-act-in-the-physical-world/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchNotesIndustrial AIMCPSecurityJunoHow Juno and other AI agents act on real operations through IOI and MCP, with read, propose and act scopes, approvals and a full audit trail.https://www.shipoway.com/research/ioi-search/https://www.shipoway.com/research/ioi-search/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchNotesIOIIOI SearchIndustrial AIIOI Search lets anyone ask an industrial operation a question in plain English and get the answer, the numbers and the sources from its live data lake.https://www.shipoway.com/research/inside-an-ioi-node/https://www.shipoway.com/research/inside-an-ioi-node/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchNotesIOISecurityIndustrial AIContext layerWhat an IOI node connects to, how its data lake cleans legacy and machine data into an open-source schema, and how permissions, audit and ownership work.https://www.shipoway.com/research/introducing-ioi/https://www.shipoway.com/research/introducing-ioi/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayIOIIndustrial AIPhysical economyContext layerIOI connects legacy industrial systems and autonomous machines through an open-source schema, so companies and AI can read, quote, book and produce together.https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-physical-economy-has-no-index/https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-physical-economy-has-no-index/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayIOIPhysical economyIndustrial AIReindustrializationThe internet became useful once it was indexed. The physical economy still has no live index of its capacity. Why that costs trillions, and how to build one.https://www.shipoway.com/research/coordination-is-the-bottleneck/https://www.shipoway.com/research/coordination-is-the-bottleneck/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayPhysical economyCoordinationFreightLoad factorWhat matching freight across 10,000+ vehicles taught us. Most of the cost comes after the match, and the physical economy needs a live index.https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-accidental-context-layer/https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-accidental-context-layer/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayELDFreightPhysical economyContext layerHow the ELD mandate put a connected device in nearly every US truck, and how COVID turned that data into the start of a physical context layer.https://www.shipoway.com/research/pricing-capacity-that-already-exists/https://www.shipoway.com/research/pricing-capacity-that-already-exists/Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchAI ModelsJunoIndustrial AIPricingLoad factorHow Juno prices open space on US trucks already on the road from live capacity, carrier, demand and market signals, without breaking a delivery.https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-half-empty-truck/https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-half-empty-truck/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000Oway ResearchNotesFreightLoad factorOway RidesharePhysical economyUS trucks drive one mile in six empty and run loaded at a third to half of capacity. What that costs, and how China cut empty running with freight matching.https://www.shipoway.com/research/why-we-started-oway/https://www.shipoway.com/research/why-we-started-oway/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000Phillip NadjafovEssayPhysical economyReindustrializationCompanyOway's founder on what building a defense vehicle manufacturer taught him about coordination, and why Oway started with the empty space in American trucks.https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-new-rules/https://www.shipoway.com/research/the-new-rules/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000Bart A. de MuynckGuest ArticleFreightFuel costsConsolidationSustainabilityRising fuel costs make half-empty trucks unsustainable. How consolidating freight into space already moving turns fuel cost into an advantage.https://www.shipoway.com/research/case-study-euri-lighting/https://www.shipoway.com/research/case-study-euri-lighting/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Will HondaCase StudyCase studyDistributionOway RideshareFragile freightHow Euri Lighting cut freight costs by up to 53%, saved hours of quoting every week and shipped about 200 loads with zero damage claims.https://www.shipoway.com/research/case-study-vybes/https://www.shipoway.com/research/case-study-vybes/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Will HondaCase StudyCase studyFood and beverageDistributionOway RideshareHow a fast-growing beverage brand cut freight costs by up to 63% across California and Nevada by shipping on trucks already making the trip.https://www.shipoway.com/research/rtd-delivery-systems/https://www.shipoway.com/research/rtd-delivery-systems/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000Will HondaCarrier StudyCarriersCase studyOway RideshareHow a regional carrier filled the empty space on its existing lanes and earned $1,520 in extra revenue from five shipments in its first week on Oway.