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The optimal shipment size and truck size choice: The allocation of trucks across hauls
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Society, environment and transport, Transport economics Stockholm.
University of Leeds.
2014 (English)In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, ISSN 0965-8564, E-ISSN 1879-2375, Vol. 59, p. 262-277Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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There has been a growing interest in understanding how firms allocate their trucks across hauls, and how this allocation changes under various economic environments. This study investigates how variations in route/haul, carrier and vehicle characteristics affect the optimal vehicle size choice and the associated choice of shipment size. We show that the two choices are derived from the same optimization problem. There can be a continuum of shipment sizes, but decision-makers in freight transport have to choose from a limited number of vehicle alternatives. Therefore, we use a discrete-continuous econometric model where shipment size is modeled as a continuous variable, and vehicle size/type choice as a discrete variable. The results indicate that when faced with higher demand, and during longer trips firms are more likely to use heavier vehicles and ship in larger quantities which suggest that firms are realizing economies of scale and economies of distance. The study also discusses the effect of vehicle operating cost on the vehicle selection process and its policy implications.

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2014. Vol. 59, p. 262-277
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Freight transport, Choice, Lorry, Size, Weight, Freight, Optimization, Demand (econ), Mathematical model
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Transport Systems and Logistics
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10 Road: Transport, society, policy and planning, 12 Road: Freight transport
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-9369DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.11.008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-9369DiVA, id: diva2:926075
Available from: 2016-05-04 Created: 2016-03-02 Last updated: 2017-11-30Bibliographically approved

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