ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC SCHEDULING OF FREIGHT COLLECTION VEHICLES IN URBAN CENTRES

Analysis of logistics of delivery and collection vehicles in urban areas provides important lessons for transport planners. Light commercial vehicles play an essential role in the economic activities within urban areas. However, in many central business districts in large cities, the large number of delivery and pick-up trucks has brought on severe traffic congestion. One obvious reason why they seem to cause traffic problems is the large volume of goods and the resulting large volume of trucks travelling in urban areas. Inefficient route choice behaviour caused by shippers' requests also contributes to such traffic problems. The purpose of this study is first to identify the characteristics of pick-up truck movements in a central business district, and secondly to develop a model which represents these pick-up activities. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD E202211.