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Title : How will instant freight transport evolve in the context of intermodal transport ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pampus, M. G. Van |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | With growing demands on speed and amount of freight transport and simultaneous technological progress in data processing and the development of mobile applications, possibilities for the freight transport sector arise. In this paper we specifically look into the latest developments in the field of instant freight transport, i.e. services providing on demand delivery that starts within two hours by either private individuals, independent contractors, or employees by connecting shippers, carriers, and recipients via a digital platform. First the known literature is discussed and thereafter multiple examples from the practice are reviewed. While challenges exist in making the instant last-mile freight transport successful, multiple companies have overcome these challenges and have made advanced software to connect shippers, carriers and recipients. It is expected that in the nearby future companies will also focus on non-food instant last-mile transport. Although the instant long distance freight transport is lagging behind, since 2016 multiple companies have launched platforms focused on long distance, in most cases road transport. It is expected that these platforms will improve and offer simple solutions for intermodal transport in the nearby future. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:4895a8c5-8980-4dd7-9fd4-db90330d5f34/datastream/OBJ/download |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
