Potential For Off-Peak Freight Deliveries To Commercial Areas: Implementation Plan

As discussed throughout the project (Holguin-Veras 2006), the implementation of off-peak deliveries (OPD) requires both receivers that are willing to accept deliveries during the off-peak hours, as well as carriers willing to provide the service. The project highlighted that receivers, by virtue of being the end customer, have a great deal of influence on what the carriers do. In this context, should a significant number of receivers decide to request off-peak deliveries, it is almost certain that the carriers would follow suit. This fact has important implications becauseshort of mandatory regulations forcing the private sector to do off-peak deliveries-it is clear that the long-term sustainability of off-peak delivery programs require policy incentives to mitigate the impacts on receivers, which are likely to face additional costs. On the other hand, carriers-that stand to benefit from the increased productivity derived from faster travel speeds during the off-peak hours-are likely to participate in off-peak deliveries if sufficient number of receivers request the service. These concepts are to be kept in mind throughout this section. This report focuses on the implementation of off-peak delivery policies.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16435
• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  110 Eighth Street
  Troy, NY  United States  12180
• Authors:
  • Holguin-Veras, Jose
  • Silas, Michael
• Publication Date: 2007-12-21

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial buildings; Delivery service; Freight service; Motor carriers; Off peak periods; Plan implementation; Policy; Trucking
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Policy; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01105042
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 2008 1:34PM