Truck-Sharing in Road Freight Transport

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-658-48753-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

Reihe: Supply Chain Management

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. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Häberle, Ludwig

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Güterkraftverkehr, Spedition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the research on truck-sharing in road freight transport.- Theoretical and conceptual fundamentals.- Research approach towards truck-sharing in road freight transport.- Empirical research and findings.- Discussion.- References.

Über Autor(innen)

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.