Freight Companies Can Share Assets to Achieve Cost and Emission Reductions and Transition to Zero Emission Vehicles [Policy Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Jaller, Miguel ; Otero, Carlos
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Businesses
  • Case studies
  • Cooperation
  • Decision support systems
  • Economies of scale
  • Environmental policy
  • Freight transportation
  • Impact studies
  • Logistics
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.7922/G2RN3660
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Policy Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  Researchers at the University of California, Davis developed a logistics decision-support tool that facilitates the joint routing of pick-ups and deliveries for cooperating entities to reduce environmental impacts and transport costs. The researchers implemented the tool in several hypothetical case studies to better understand the impact of joint routing and zero-emission vehicle policies on transport companies. The tool quantifies the cost and emissions savings from coordinated operations (pick-up and delivery) by estimating reduced fleet requirements and improved utilization factors. Additionally, the tool can consider the technical specifications (e.g., payload, range) and requirements (e.g., charging/fueling) of zero-emission vehicles.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  UC-ITS-2020-43
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67230/dot_67230_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 247.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27ac5db2075d073df5b964666858ad210c87a6450589be9abcfa66c18194843dcfd04537ed739e99c0a938bcb28fe7595dcc083d562405f2bda304ce6dbe204d