Essays about: "back-hauling"

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  1. 1. Under-utilisation of road freight vehicle capacity: A case for eco-efficiency through collaboration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alex Leshchynskyy; [2013]
    Keywords : Road freight transport; empty running; consolidation; back-hauling; eco-efficiency; horizontal collaboration; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The road haulage sector experiences a considerable amount of inefficiency, characterised by sub-optimal utilisation of an individual vehicle’s cubic load fill and weight hauling capacity. This study firstly aims to understand why – despite its evident economic and environmental cost – this phenomenon has existed over the years. READ MORE