Facing the pressure on the transportation market, freight carriers are suggested to exchange customer requests through collaborative transport planning for further increment of their profitability. This paper discusses the chances offered by this kind of horizontal collaboration and proposes challenges to meet its successful utilization. Keyword: horizontal collaboration, request exchange, prof...

This paper suggests an approach to plan logistics terminals. In particular, it describes an application to the freight transport by road involving the sicilian area. The modelling framework, which is inspired by the “Stackelberg game” paradigm, uses an objective function representing some relevant public interests and simulates the choice behaviour of freight transport operators. Basic assumpti...

Within the framework of this paper the impact of e-commerce on transport is examined and discussed. This relatively new way of commercial activity affects modern way of life and also the environment and energy consumption. The paper attempts to identify the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce in regards to freight transport and person trips. The use of Internet is also examined as a prec...

Road transport taxation in Europe is undergoing a major and radical shift away from fixed charges and fuel duties towards pricing according to distance travelled and externalities produced. Implementation is underway in some states, change being led by national schemes for the freight sector only. The UK is considering such a system for implementation by 2008, to use global positioning system t...

This paper describes the approach aimed at supporting industrial enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in solving research and technological problems in their business sector of transport logistics services. The approach is focused on strengthening SMEs technological facilities and creating a win-win situation for the actors of the global transport logistics chain (shippi...