Truck sharing in the spotlight of current research streams - a literature review

The road freight transportation-industry in the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland [GAS]) faces high margin pressure (resulting from the competition pressure) on the one hand and empty capacities on the other hand. The ecological pressure from e.g. regulatory measures, competition or public due to reputation reasons should not be under-estimated. The market for road freight transportation, however, lacks possibilities to foster utilization of physical resources through a sharing approach such as truck sharing that would lower costs and enable logistic service providers (LSP) to achieve higher margins.