Truck-Sharing in Road Freight Transport

Name: Truck-Sharing in Road Freight Transport
Brand: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
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By Ludwig Häberle

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How can logistics companies use truck-sharing to boost efficiency and flexibility in freight transport operations? This book is the first to present a comprehensive concept for the application of sharing economy principles to road freight transport. Despite mounting pressure on the industry, including driver shortage, tight margins and efficiency deficits, shared mobility remains largely untapped in freight transport. This book introduces truck-sharing as a new strategic approach for unlocking underutilised capacity and increasing operational flexibility. The analysis is grounded in real-world practice, integrating the engaged scholarship approach with backcasting methodology to explore use cases, implementation drivers and barriers, and strategic implications. It integrates insights from horizontal cooperation and the sharing economy into a forward-looking, design-oriented framework tailored for logistics decision-makers. Addressing transport operators, researchers, and policymakers, this book offers clear, actionable recommendations showing how truck-sharing can reduce costs, downtime, and environmental impact. It sets a new direction for more efficient and collaborative freight transport across Europe. About the author Ludwig Häberle is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Production and Supply Chain Management at the University of St Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland. He previously worked at the Institute as a research associate and doctoral candidate, earning his PhD with a dissertation on truck-sharing.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 172
Release Date:: 2025-07-05
Publication Date:: 2025-07-05
Publisher:: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3658487534
ISBN13:: 9783658487539
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 231 g
Height:: 148 cm
Width:: 210 cm
Thickness:: 10 cm

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