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Examining container terminal efficiency with diverse data sources : vessel, truck, and container turnaround times in japanese terminals

Shiraishi, Daigo; Zhang, Wenru; Shibasaki, Ryuichi; … - 2026

Background: Improving container terminal efficiency requires a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between vessel, truck, and container operations, yet existing studies often analyzed these components separately. In Japanese container terminals, where digitalization initiatives are...

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Insight between energy factors and digitalization on road freight volume : evidence from Kazakhstan

Koshetayev, Dias; Sadykhanova, Dinara; Seisenbekov, Arman; … - 2026

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Sustainability initiatives in the Spanish road freight transport companies

Vazquez-Noguerol, Mar; Gonzalez-Romero, Iria; … - 2026

Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine the status of implementation of 13 sustainability initiatives that impact road freight performance.Design/methodology/approach: Through an empirical analysis with information collected from surveys carried out on 368 Spanish road transport...

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A roadmap approach to enhancing ESG and operational performance in road freight logistics

Reis, Beatriz Lavezo; Puglieri, Fabio Neves; Piekarski, … - 2026

Background: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices have evolved from regulatory requirements to strategic drivers of competitiveness and long-term value creation, particularly in road freight logistics, where environmental impacts, greenhouse gas emissions, labor relations, and...

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An enhanced pricing model for truck transportation : a case study in Swedish forestry

Rönnqvist, Mikael; Flisberg, Patrik; Svenson, Gunnar; … - 2026

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Fiscal policy, distribution of local economic activity, and road freight flows

Creutzburg, Carsten; Leppert, Elias B.; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2026

In this paper, we examine whether local business taxation influences the spatial organization of domestic freight transport. We combine German directional county-to-county road freight data with county-level business tax rates for the period 2010-2023 and estimate a series of Poisson...

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From walking to driving : new firms, jobs, and sales along a mountain road corridor in Nepal

Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - 2026

This study examines the economic impact of Sindhuli Road-a 160-kilometer paved road constructed on former mountain trails-on new firm entry in Nepal. Propensity-score-weighted regression is employed to mitigate confounding bias due to the nonrandom placement of mountain roads. Nepal's 2018...

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The relationships between financial performance and driver compensation and safety outcomes in the trucking industry : a systematic review

Soro, Wonmongo Lacina; Haworth, Narelle; Debnath, Ashim … - 2025

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A multi-objective reinforcement learning-based velocity optimization approach for electric trucks considering battery degradation mitigation

Jia, Ruo; Gao, Kun; Cui, Shaohua; Chen, Jing; Andric, Jelena - 2025

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Integrated routing of heavy electrical and diesel trucks in forest transports

Rönnqvist, Mikael; Flisberg, Patrik; Pernestål, Anna; … - 2025

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The potential role of truck-hailing and operational efficiency improvement in decarbonizing China's medium- and heavy-duty road freight transport

Xun, Xu; Ou, Shiqi; Peng, Tianduo; Lin, Zhenhong; Ou, Xunmin - 2025

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Assessment of sustainable road transport in Lithuania

Činčikaitė, Renata - 2025

Road transport plays an important role in our lives. In Lithuania, passenger road transport accounted for more than 47% in 2022, and freight road transport more than 87% of the transport sector. Up to 15% of the Lithuanian population works in this sector (in 2020). However, road transport is one...

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Examining the application possibilities and economic issues of an alternative drive chain in Hungary : scenario analysis

Boldizsár, Adrienn; Török, Ádám; Szander, Norina - 2025

Background: A societal shift in attitudes is going to be required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the field of transportation, which is crucial to the level of mitigation that can be achieved. There is increasing pressure on policymakers to address climate change and, in turn, to promote...

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Decarbonizing Road freight transportation in Saudi Arabia

Xun, Xu; Kamboj, Puneet; Almutairi, Saif; Gertin, Thomas; … - 2025

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Estimating charging infrastructure demand for electric vehicles : a systematic review

Xylia, Maria; Olsson, Erik; Macura, Biljana; Nykvist, Björn - 2025

Establishing robust charging infrastructure is crucial for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. This study addresses the lack of systematic literature reviews examining the global charging infrastructure research landscape with a comprehensive review of English literature published between 2017 and...

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A business model perspective to enhance efficiency of port hinterland connection with truck appointment system : a multiple case study of ports in northern Europe

Wide, Per; Rogerson, Sara; Williamsson, Jon - 2025

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An innovative modelling framework for freight consolidation in transportation planning

Kumar, Manoj; Anoop K. P. - 2025

This paper addresses freight consolidation in rail transportation planning. Multiple demand destinations are served in a single trip to utilise the volume discount on freight rate. An efficient mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) based modelling framework is proposed to optimally allocate...

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Requirements for the automated loading and unloading of autonomous trucks : an interoperability perspective

Thylén, Nils; Flodén, Jonas; Johansson, Mats I.; … - 2025

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Zero-emission road transport

2025

Road transport is an essential part of daily life of European citizens and businesses, but it comes with a cost to the environment and human health. The shift towards zero-emission mobility is a pre-condition for achieving Europe's carbon neutrality goals. Funded under Horizon Europe, the...

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Zero-emission road transport

2025

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Extending the DBQ framework : a second-order CFA of risky driving behaviors among truck drivers in Thailand

Supanida Nanthawong; Panuwat Wisutwattanasak; … - 2025

Background: Truck drivers are a vital workforce sustaining Thailand's freight transport, particularly in Northeastern Thailand (Isan), a major logistics hub connecting with Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia via Highway No. 2 and the AEC network. However, these drivers face disproportionately high...

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Carbon pricing and the truckload spot market

Balthrop, Andrew; Kistler, Justin T.; Bolumole, Yemisi; … - 2025

Background: Carbon pricing in the form of fuel taxes is an important tool for abating climate change. This study examines the impact and pass-through of fuel taxes in the truckload freight market. Methods: State-level truckload market data, integrated with retail diesel prices, are analyzed...

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Representativeness of the European social partner organisations : road transport sector

2025

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective...

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Road freight transport methodology : 2025 edition

2025 - 2025 edition

The present document describes the methods used by Member States, candidate and EFTA countries in their surveys on road freight transport statistics. Part I describes national methodologies for data collection. This information is based on the national reference metadata produced by the...

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A multi-agent optimization approach for multimodal collaboration in marine terminals

Parmaksizoglou, Ilias Alexandros; Bombelli, Alessandro; … - 2025

Background: The rapid growth of international maritime trade has intensified operational challenges at marine terminals due to increased interaction between vessels, trucks, and trains. Key issues include berth congestion, inefficient truck arrivals, and underutilization of terminal resources....

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Exploring key factors influencing food truck businesses success : a case of the UAE

Alkaabi, Khaula; Mehmood, Kashif - 2025

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Methodologies used in road freight transport surveys in Member States, EFTA and 3 Candidate countries : 2025 edition

2025 - 2025 edition

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European research and innovation in zero-emission heavy-duty road transport

2025

This report provides a comprehensive overview of European research and innovation in support of zero-emission heavy-duty road transport. The report analyses 153 projects, 151 of them funded under FP7, Horizon 2020, and Horizon Europe, and two from the European Investment Bank. The analysed...

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European research and innovation in zero-emission heavy-duty road transport

2025

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On the fair scheduling of truck drivers in delivery companies : balancing fairness and profit

Hamdan, Anwar; Hamdan, Sadeque; Benbitour, Mohammed Hichame - 2025

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When do incumbents adopt radical net-zero technologies? : analysing differences in strategy trajectories of European truck manufacturers towards alternative vehicle technologies

Scherrer, Aline; Rogge, Karoline - 2025

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On the energy intensity of road transport in the presence of connected and automated mobility

2025

This study evaluates the energy implications of Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) services in urban and highway contexts, considering propulsion energy and system-level demands like sensing, computation, and communication. Urban scenarios, including robotaxis, automated...

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European climate law-aligned transition pathways : Sectoral fiche: Transport : road freight

2025

The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By addressing an intermediate level between companies and the EU's economy-wide...

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Leapfrog logistics : digital trucking platforms, infrastructure, and labor in Brazil and China

Wei, Wei; Nowak, Jörg; Rolf, Steve - 2024

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A novel auction-based truck appointment system for marine terminals

Parmaksizoglou, Ilias Alexandros; Bombelli, Alessandro; … - 2024

Background: Increased maritime trade has led to a surge in drayage operations, causing congestion and environmental issues in port areas. Truck Appointment Systems (TASs) are commonly used to manage truck arrival rates, yet transparency and equity in slot allocation remain problematic, fostering...

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Digital port integration and terminal efficiency : evidence from vessel, truck, and container turnaround times in Japanese container terminals

Shiraishi, Daigo; Shibasaki, Ryuichi; Zhang, Wenru; … - 2025

This study examines port terminal efficiency through an empirical analysis of the turnaround times of vessels, trucks, and containers entering and leaving selected Japanese container terminals. Using a comprehensive dataset combining terminal operator records, vessel movement data, and liner...

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Bring out the bulls : employment dynamics of trucking firms during highly expansive market conditions

Miller, Jason; Phares, Jonathan; Burks, Stephen V. - 2025

Studying employment dynamics (i.e., rates at which firms add or shed workers) of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like trucking firms is critical to inform labor market theory and public policy. We examine U.S. trucking firm employment dynamics during the highly expansive period of...

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Ensuring fair compensation : analyzing and adjusting freight forwarder liability limits

Poliak, Miloš; Salamakhina, Ekaterina - 2024

Background: Due to the absence of unified global regulations, defining the service and legal role of freight forwarders is challenging. This, as well as the lack of a standardized limit to the freight forwarder's liability for loss or damage to the cargo, introduces misunderstandings into his...

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Container port truck dispatching optimization using Real2Sim based deep reinforcement learning

Jin, Jiahuan; Cui, Tianxiang; Bai, Ruibin; Qu, Rong - 2024

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Alternative fuels in road freight transport : objectives and scope of a literature review

Meyer, Maeva; Bousonville, Thomas - 2025

This literature review investigates alternative solutions to fossil fuels in the context of road freight transport, focusing on both ecological and economic perspectives. A rigorous bibliographic method- ology was employed to ensure the relevance and quality of the selected studies. The research...

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Men at work ... unsafely : gender differences in compliance with safety regulations in the trucking industry

Scott, Alex; Davis-Sramek, Beth; Ketchen, David - 2024

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Transitioning e-commerce : perceived pathways for the Norwegian urban freight sector

Bjerkan, Kristin Ystmark; Babri, Sahar - 2024

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Sustainability assessment of inter-urban crowdshipping : a case study approach

Akbar, Usman; Jain, Avi Anand; Bråthen, Svein - 2024

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Correlation between sectoral GDP and the values of road freight transportation in Colombia

Urazán-Bonells, Carlos Felipe; Rondón-Quintana, Hugo … - 2024

A correlation between economic development and road freight is demonstrated in the literature review provided in this paper. This relationship was studied in relation to the global gross domestic product (GDP) of the countries under review. Therefore, this paper presents the validation of this...

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Road freight quality management in industry 4.0 : international experience and perspectives in Kazakhstan

Tazhiyev, Rashid Oiykbayevich; Dirsehan, Taşkın; … - 2024

This article explores the evolution of road freight transport in the context of Industry 4.0, focusing on management practices and technological advancements in transport and logistics companies' management information systems. By analyzing the latest international practices in road freight...

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Hydrogen fuel cell trucks : total cost of ownership analysis for the People's Republic of China

Zhang, Qiong; Azhgaliyeva, Dina - 2024

High cost is a significant barrier to the adoption of hydrogen technology in the transportation sector. Using a comprehensive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis this study evaluates the economic viability of hydrogen fuel cell trucks (FCT) in 2023 and estimates for 2030, in the People's...

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Simulation-based optimization of truck appointment systems in container terminals : a dual transactions approach with improved congestion factor representation

Bett, Davies K.; Ali, Islam; Gheith, Mohamed Samir; … - 2024

Background: Container terminals (CTs) have constantly administered truck appointment systems (TASs) to effectively accomplish the planning and scheduling of drayage operations. However, since the operations in the gate and yard area of a CT are stochastic, there is a need to incorporate...

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Zero-emission heavy-duty, long-haul trucking : obstacles and opportunities for logistics in North America

Larson, Paul D.; Parsons, Robert V.; Kalluri, Deepika - 2024

Background: Pressure is growing in North America for heavy-duty, long-haul trucking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ultimately to zero. With freight volumes rising, improvement depends on zero-emissions technologies, e.g., battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric...

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A review of recent advances in time-dependent vehicle routing

Adamo, Tommaso; Gendreau, Michel; Ghiani, Gianpaolo; … - 2024

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A pathway to zero-emission trucking in India : Setting the framework

2024

This report assesses the potential of decarbonising heavy-duty trucks in India with zero-emission technologies, focusing on battery-electric technology. It presents a four-pillared roadmap for a transition to zero-emission trucks that addresses technology, infrastructure and operations,...

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Urban Logistics Hubs

2024

Urban logistics are fundamental to city life. However, freight transport is responsible for around half of local air pollutants in cities and generates congestion and other emissions. Moreover, urban logistics involves more than just e-commerce. Recent trends in goods distribution, reverse...

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System-level impacts of electrification on the road freight transport system : a dynamic approach

Raoofi, Zeinab; Huge-Brodin, Maria; Pernestål, Anna - 2024

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