This paper presents a detailed comparative review of cost models and cost factors published
in a number of studies on freight transportation. It attempts to determine and categorise cost …

Understanding the choice of transport service is a key issue in understanding the transport
market, designing a competitive transport system and, in particular, achieving a shift towards …

This paper presents empirical results of determinants of mode choice for freight services in
India. The Leeds Adaptive Stated Preference software was used for the main survey on the …

Due to the globalization and the fragmentation of industrial production processes, the
logistics sector, organizing the linkages between different production plants and the market …

This paper aims to contribute towards the design of effective freight transport policy by
means of empirical analysis. In order to do so, a stated preference survey is undertaken to …

Brazil's freight modal split is mainly focused on road transport. The imbalance between
different transport modes suggests a need to promote alternative modalities to strengthen …

To correctly estimate both energy consumption and CO 2 emissions of hinterland transport,
the currently accepted Activity–modal Structure–energy Intensity–emission Factor (ASIF) …

Achieving state-of-the-art excellence and attaining the cost reductions associated with
outstanding logistics efforts is an obvious gain in terms of competitive edge and profitability …

This paper focuses on Intermodal Freight Transportation broadly defined as a chain made
up of several transportation modes that are more or less coordinated and interact in …

This paper describes a study to improve understanding of the decision-making process of
New Zealand firms, freight shippers and agents when making freight transport mode choice …