Smoothing out city freight movements

Urban freight movement can be a difficult logistics issue. Freight traffic in urban areas accounts for a significant portion of the overall traffic, as well as the emissions and fuel consumed. A plan for improving freight issues in urban areas is to establish freight consolidation centers (FCC), which improve the management of freight access. Heavy trucks can unload at a FCC, and vehicles that are more environmentally-friendly and add less to traffic congestion can transport goods into cities. At present, there are 115 FCCs in operation, mostly in Europe.