Evaluating New Participative City Logistics Concepts: The Case of Cargo Hitching

Conference paper (2018)

Authors

Ron van Duin Transport and Logistics - TPM , Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
B. Wiegmans Transport and Planning - CEG
Lorant Tavasszy Transport and Logistics - TPM , Transport and Planning - CEG
B Hendriks Binnenstadservice
Y He Student
Research Group
Transport and Logistics (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 Ron van Duin, B. Wiegmans, Lorant Tavasszy, B. Hendriks, Y. He
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Engineering, Systems and Services

Research Group

Transport and Logistics

Abstract

Five years ago the project Cargo Hitching started with the goal to use the unused capacity of public transport passenger vehicles for freight and parcel transport. Like many new city logistics initiatives it is a difficult challenge to setup a profitable private business model. A rural pilot project was developed in the East of the Netherlands, building on Dutch government funding (Dinalog), with several Dutch universities, the province of Gelderland, public transport service provider Connexxion and city logistics service provider Binnenstadservice. The paper describes how viability for the cargo hitching project was organized, providing important social and environmental benefits as well as a sustainable business model for the system.

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