Truck-Sharing in Road Freight Transport

How can logistics companies use truck-sharing to boost efficiency and flexibility in freight transport operations? This book is the first to present a comprehensive concept for the application of sharing economy principles to road freight transport. Despite mounting pressure on the industry, including driver shortage, tight margins and efficiency deficits, shared mobility remains largely untapped in freight transport. This book introduces truck-sharing as a new strategic approach for unlocking underutilised capacity and increasing operational flexibility. The analysis is grounded in real-world practice, integrating the engaged scholarship approach with backcasting methodology to explore use cases, implementation drivers and barriers, and strategic implications. It integrates insights from horizontal cooperation and the sharing economy into a forward-looking, design-oriented framework tailored for logistics decision-makers. Addressing transport operators, researchers, and policymakers, this book offers clear, actionable recommendations showing how truck-sharing can reduce costs, downtime, and environmental impact. It sets a new direction for more efficient and collaborative freight transport across Europe. 

List of contents

Introduction to the research on truck-sharing in road freight transport.- Theoretical and conceptual fundamentals.- Research approach towards truck-sharing in road freight transport.- Empirical research and findings.- Discussion.- References.

Product details

• Authors: Ludwig Häberle
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2025
• EAN: 9783658487539
• ISBN: 978-3-658-48753-9
• No. of pages: 179
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 10 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 232 g
• Illustrations: Approx. 180 p. Textbook for German language market.
• Series: Supply Chain Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Nachhaltigkeit, Sustainability, Sharing, Einkaufs- und Supply-Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Freight Transport, Sustainable Road Freight, Truck-Sharing, Transport Efficiency, Shared Mobility in Logistics