Freight transportation is the backbone of a nation’s economy. The mode of transport chosen is a significant logistical decision influenced by the size of the shipment. The shipment size and mode of transport are both logistics decisions that must be made simultaneously. However, studies that combine both of these logistic choices are limited. There have been no such studies in India, where the characteristics of the transport mode, shipments, and traffic are vastly different. Also, freight transport modelling studies are rare in India because disaggregate shipment data is unavailable, and data collection is costly. This study develops a joint transport mode and shipment size choice model for the interregional transportation of fruits and vegetables using the logit model. Shipment weight was divided into discrete classes using cluster analysis and combined with the mode of transport as discrete choices in modelling. The data was gathered through an extensive revealed preference survey conducted among shippers in Kerala, India's southern state. The study revealed that the shipment size affects the transport mode choice. As shipment size increases, the choice of rail is significantly increased by the increase in shipping frequency. The speed, shipment frequency, and the number of trucks were significant in joint choice modelling. Rail mode share could be increased to reduce energy consumption by improving the speed and increasing the shipment frequency.


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    Title :

    Joint Mode and Shipment Size Choice for Interregional Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables in India


    Additional title:

    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering



    Conference:

    International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries ; 2022 ; Mumbai, India December 19, 2022 - December 21, 2022


    Published in:

    Transportation Research ; Chapter : 62 ; 789-796


    Publication date :

    2023-12-19


    Size :

    8 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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