Rail-truck multimodal freight collaboration: a statistical analysis of freight-shipper perspectives. Issue 5 (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Yuntao; Peeta, Srinivas; Mannering, Fred
• Is Part Of: Transportation planning and technology. Volume 39:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 484
• Page End: 506
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Rail-truck multimodal collaboration -- random parameters -- freight-shipper perspectives; Transportation -- Periodicals; Transportation -- Research -- Periodicals; Local transit -- Periodicals; Transportation and state -- Periodicals; 388
• DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2016.1174365
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-1060

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Due to the effects of congestion, capacity reduction of truck-freight carriers, growing freight transportation demand, and increasing social and environmental concerns, there is a critical need for freight shippers to improve shipping quality and reduce transportation costs. Rail-truck multimodal freight collaboration can potentially address this need. In this study, we explore freight-shipper perspectives relating to the factors that may foster or impede their usage of rail-truck multimodal freight collaboration services, and the correlations of their operational and behavioral characteristics with these factors. The study provides insights to rail and truck carriers on collaboration mechanisms that can address the needs of freight shippers, including adopting synergistic technology to improve in-transit visibility, accommodating non-containerized cargo, improving the transshipment process, designing service quality control strategies, and constructing investment and revenue-sharing plans.