Evaluating new participative city logistics concepts: The case of cargo hitching

Journal Article (2019)
Author(s)

J. H.R. van Duin (TU Delft - Transport and Logistics, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences)

B Wiegmans (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)

Lorent Tavasszy (TU Delft - Transport and Logistics, TU Delft - Transport and Planning)

Birgit Hendriks (Binnenstadservice)

Yunzhu He (Student TU Delft)

Research Group
Transport and Logistics
Copyright
© 2019 Ron van Duin, B. Wiegmans, Lorant Tavasszy, Birgit Hendriks, Yunzhu He
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2019.06.058
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Copyright
© 2019 Ron van Duin, B. Wiegmans, Lorant Tavasszy, Birgit Hendriks, Yunzhu He
Research Group
Transport and Logistics
Volume number
39
Pages (from-to)
565-575
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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.