Evaluating Smart Urban Freight Solutions Using Microsimulation

2018 ◽  
pp. 551-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Karakikes ◽  
Lambros Mitropoulos ◽  
Mihails Savrasovs
Keyword(s):  
Urban Freight

Vehicle capacity selection for urban freight collecting and distribution operating

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgen Kush ◽  
Andrii Galkin ◽  
Vitaliy Voronko ◽  
Denis Ponkratov ◽  
Serhii Ostashevskyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Freight ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Capacity Selection ◽  
Vehicle Capacity

scholarly journals How Will Digitalization Change Road Freight Transport? Scenarios Tested in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
Anna Pernestål ◽  
Albin Engholm ◽  
Marie Bemler ◽  
Gyözö Gidofalvi
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Strategic Uncertainty ◽  
Scenario Development ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
On The Road

Road freight transport is a key function of modern societies. At the same time, road freight transport accounts for significant emissions. Digitalization, including automation, digitized information, and artificial intelligence, provide opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase service levels in road freight transport. Digitalization may also radically change the business ecosystem in the sector. In this paper, the question, “How will digitalization change the road freight transport landscape?” is addressed by developing four exploratory future scenarios, using Sweden as a case study. The results are based on input from 52 experts. For each of the four scenarios, the impacts on the road freight transport sector are investigated, and opportunities and barriers to achieving a sustainable transportation system in each of the scenarios are discussed. In all scenarios, an increase in vehicle kilometers traveled is predicted, and in three of the four scenarios, significant increases in recycling and urban freight flows are predicted. The scenario development process highlighted how there are important uncertainties in the development of the society that will be highly important for the development of the digitized freight transport landscape. One example is the sustainability paradigm, which was identified as a strategic uncertainty.

scholarly journals Understanding Urban Commercial Vehicle Driver Behaviors and Decision Making

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110035
Author(s):  
Giacomo Dalla Chiara ◽  
Klaas Fiete Krutein ◽  
Andisheh Ranjbari ◽  
Anne Goodchild
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Vehicle ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
The Road ◽  
Commercial Drivers ◽  
The Common ◽  
Printed Materials

As e-commerce and urban deliveries spike, cities grapple with managing urban freight more actively. To manage urban deliveries effectively, city planners and policy makers need to better understand driver behaviors and the challenges they experience in making deliveries. In this study, we collected data on commercial vehicle (CV) driver behaviors by performing ridealongs with various logistics carriers. Ridealongs were performed in Seattle, Washington, covering a range of vehicles (cars, vans, and trucks), goods (parcels, mail, beverages, and printed materials), and customer types (residential, office, large and small retail). Observers collected qualitative observations and quantitative data on trip and dwell times, while also tracking vehicles with global positioning system devices. The results showed that, on average, urban CVs spent 80% of their daily operating time parked. The study also found that, unlike the common belief, drivers (especially those operating heavier vehicles) parked in authorized parking locations, with only less than 5% of stops occurring in the travel lane. Dwell times associated with authorized parking locations were significantly longer than those of other parking locations, and mail and heavy goods deliveries generally had longer dwell times. We also identified three main criteria CV drivers used for choosing a parking location: avoiding unsafe maneuvers, minimizing conflicts with other users of the road, and competition with other commercial drivers. The results provide estimates for trip times, dwell times, and parking choice types, as well as insights into why those decisions are made and the factors affecting driver choices.

scholarly journals Accessibility analysis for Urban Freight Transport with Electric Vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Filippo Carrese ◽  
Chiara Colombaroni ◽  
Gaetano Fusco
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Accessibility Analysis ◽  
Urban Freight Transport

Characterising urban freight solutions for medium sized cities

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loic Delaitre ◽  
Hugues Molet ◽  
Anjali Awasthi ◽  
Dominique Breuil
Keyword(s):  
Urban Freight

scholarly journals An Overview of Problems and Solutions for Urban Freight Transport in Brazilian Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leise Oliveira ◽  
Betty Barraza ◽  
Bruno Bertocini ◽  
Cassiano Isler ◽  
Dannúbia Pires ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Problems And Solutions
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