PyCaret makes logistics AI accessible, tackling e-commerce delays without complex coding.
This step-by-step guide uses a simple freight dataset to predict delivery delays in under 10 minutes.
E-commerce growth and driver shortages create urgent needs for accurate ETA predictions in trucking. PyCaret automates everything—preprocessing, model selection, tuning—so beginners get pro results fast.
Your Starter Dataset
Use “freight_delays.csv” (find on Kaggle): 10k rows tracking distance_km, load_weight, traffic_index, weather_delay, and target hours_delayed. Perfect for Indian fleet scenarios.
Complete Code Walkthrough
python# 1. Install & Load (1 minute)
!pip install pycaret[full]
from pycaret.regression import *
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('freight_delays.csv')
print(df.head())
python# 2. Auto Setup (handles ALL preprocessing)
setup(df, target='hours_delayed', session_id=123,
normalize=True, train_size=0.8, use_gpu=True)
python# 3. Find Best Model (compares 20+ automatically)
best = compare_models(n_select=3, sort='RMSE')
# LightGBM usually wins with RMSE ~1.2 hours
python# 4. Polish & Deploy
tuned = tune_model(best)
final = ensemble_model(tuned, method='Bagging')
finalize_model(final)
save_model(final, 'logistics_model')
Results You’ll See
| Model | RMSE (hours) | Improvement |
|---|---|---|
| LightGBM | 1.15 | Baseline |
| Tuned | 1.05 | +9% |
| Ensemble | 0.98 | +15% |
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Copy-paste into Google Colab. Try your traffic data next!