Transport Service Provider Perception of Barriers and Urban Freight Policies in Brazil

Leise Kelli de Oliveira,Francisco Gildemir Ferreira da Silva,Paulo Renato de Sousa,Paulo Tarso Vilela de Resende,Carla de Oliveira Leite Nascimento

doi:10.3390/su11246890

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the perceptions of the transport service providers on the barriers in urban freight transport and the restrictions imposed on freight vehicles, identifying which urban freight transport policies can improve this activity in Brazil. Principal component analysis allowed us to identify which are barriers in urban cargo transport and the restrictions imposed on freight vehicles. In addition, we evaluated freight policies that can improve the activity using probabilistic preference. We obtained the database from a web-based survey of transport service providers in Brazil. The results indicate that the urban freight vehicle restriction is related to congestion and availability of loading and unloading areas. The freight vehicle restriction is a result of the lack of information and data. The theft of cargo significantly impacts urban freight transport. Transport service provider company perceptions indicate an urban mobility plan as the most-required freight policy to improve freight mobility. To reduce the barriers to urban freight planning, an understanding of the problem involving the stakeholders is needed. To do so, the challenge is to change the culture in the transportation planning process by integrating various actors to create an urban logistics plan that generates opportunities for the city.

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Since the late 2000s, social, economic, and technological transformations, reclassifications in urban land use, and the environmental consequences of road-based transport systems have significantly changed the patterns of freight movements and have increased the interest in urban freight transport [1]
We identified the barriers to urban freight transport and cargo vehicle restrictions using principal component analysis (PCA)
From the PCA results, we identified three main problems related to urban freight transport in Brazilian cities, according to Brazilian transport service provider companies: restriction, congestion, and availability of loading/unloading spaces

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Since the late 2000s, social, economic, and technological transformations, reclassifications in urban land use, and the environmental consequences of road-based transport systems have significantly changed the patterns of freight movements and have increased the interest in urban freight transport [1]. In Latin American cities, congestion is a direct result of the current mobility model, based mostly on the use of private vehicles due to the low quality of the public transportation system (in most cities). In this context, the logistics operator experiences difficulties when performing urban deliveries. In the Brazilian context, the freight activities are only viewed as a private business with negative impacts on the city This view needs to be changed to implement efficient freight public policies to reduce the negative effects of urban deliveries.

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