Low-carbon logistics - reducing car rides via distributions solutions

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Many municipalities strive to reach an attractive environment which often includes fewer vehicles and greener vehicles. One part of the solution is probably more efficient transportation of goods through better coordination and consolidation and hence higher fill rate. The project idea is related to this approach and based on the understanding that many suppliers use a range of transportation services while the distribution systems are not coordinated and goods may not be efficiently consolidated. The project will take steps towards establishing a distribution central in each of the partner locations, guided by Sweden as the place where such considerations are most advanced, so that last mile transports can be more efficiently performed and each unit will receive fewer deliveries per day/week. Distribution central also means that the organization ordering the goods will the one in control of the DC and the distribution hence demands on the transport service provider can be formulated to further contribute to reduction of CO2. It could be demands on vehicles or fuels, on safety or eco-driving education for truck drivers and so on. The system can also be a way for smaller companies to increase their competitiveness on the market since they in the new system/model can deliver their goods to one point (the DC) thereby they have less need of own distribution capacity. Another aspect is the working environment for personnel receiving the goods. The ambition is that there will be fixed delivery times only a few times a week where all needed goods arrive. This can reduce the number of deliveries and facilitate planning for the people concerned. This base model is suitable for both public and private actors. Public actors choose to implement the concept because of its positive effects on environment, safety etc. Their main approach is not to save money on this action. In private sector the proper argumentation line is the first challenge to be addressed.

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