AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to test whether third party logistics companies (3PLs) are different from other end-shippers with respect to how they choose their carriers. The results of carrier choice models developed in this paper suggest that 3PLs are more biased against intermodal shipping than other end-shippers. The principal conclusions are as follows: mode and carrier choice modeling needs to take into consideration differences between 3PLs and other end-shippers; and with the increasing role of 3PLs in choosing carriers, their stronger bias against intermodal shipping will present further challenges to increasing freight rail mode share.
How different is carrier choice for third party logistics companies?
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review ; 46 , 5 ; 764-774
2009-12-03
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
How different is carrier choice for third party logistics companies?
Online Contents | 2010
|Shipper/Carrier Partnerships: Third-Party Logistics
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1993
|Pricing third-party logistics services
TIBKAT | 2016
|Optimization of Customs Processes for Improving Cooperation Between Third-Party Logistics Companies
Springer Verlag | 2023
|Third-Party Logistics System Based on Lean Logistics
Trans Tech Publications | 2013
|