Understanding CO2 reduction and efficiency in road freight transport and logistics. German Case Studies 2002-2005

J. Léonardi (1)

1 INRETS/DEST - Département Economie et Sociologie des Transports

Since 2002, numerous case studies have investigated the sustainability effects of efficiency measures in German road haulage companies. Particular focus was set on the impacts of the company measures "scheduling systems" and "introduction of on-board telematics" and on the sector analysis for the efficiency improvements in Courier, Express and Parcel (CEP) services. The purpose has been to arrive at further insights into the energy efficiency issues in those fields of business which have until now remained largely unexplored. One objective is to gain understanding of the mechanisms of various processes, which influence efficiency and create new framework conditions; qualitative investigations were carried out to this end. To tackle the lack of data, it is necessary to quantify the current efficiency values at the company level, so that company decision making can be based on them. The aim is to discover whether the decoupling of freight traffic from energy consumption is taking place at the business level and to investigate the potential for further steps in order to be able to make policy and company related recommendations

Mots clés: TRANSPORT DE MARCHANDISES; EMISSION; ENQUETE

Domaines: Environnement et Société

J. Léonardi. Understanding CO2 reduction and efficiency in road freight transport and logistics. German Case Studies 2002-2005. Actes INRETS N°107, 2nd conference Environment & Transport Transport and Air Pollution, 12-14 June 2006, Reims, Paris, INRETS, p132-137, 2006. ⟨hal-00542615⟩