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Shifting urban freight deliveries to the off-peak hours: a review of theory and practice

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  • Iván Sánchez-Díaz
  • Peter Georén
  • Märta Brolinson

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This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on off-peak hour deliveries (OPHD). The review identifies different approaches and policy levers used in the past, such as the laissez-faire approach, a road pricing approach, an incentives approach, and a regulatory approach. The paper also identifies different delivery reception schemes discussed in the literature. The authors complement the theory with a synthesis of pilot tests and the analysis of a set of interviews with practitioners (from the public sector and other organisations) in charge of OPHD programmes. The results from this review show the potential benefits that these programmes could bring about, the challenges faced in the early stages – along with potential solutions – and the significant progress that has been made in this domain in the last decade. According to the review, the results from the pilot tests tend to be positive, suggesting the importance of these programmes to reach more efficient and sustainable transportation systems.

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  • Iván Sánchez-Díaz & Peter Georén & Märta Brolinson, 2017. "Shifting urban freight deliveries to the off-peak hours: a review of theory and practice," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 521-543, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transr:v:37:y:2017:i:4:p:521-543
    DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2016.1254691
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    1. Amaya, Johanna & Encarnación, Trilce & Delgado-Lindeman, Maira, 2023. "Understanding Delivery Drivers’ Parking Preferences in Urban Freight Operations," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    2. Gatta, Valerio & Marcucci, Edoardo & Delle Site, Paolo & Le Pira, Michela & Carrocci, Céline Sacha, 2019. "Planning with stakeholders: Analysing alternative off-hour delivery solutions via an interactive multi-criteria approach," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 53-62.
    3. Nadi, Ali & Sharma, Salil & van Lint, J.W.C. & Tavasszy, Lóránt & Snelder, Maaike, 2022. "A data-driven traffic modeling for analyzing the impacts of a freight departure time shift policy," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 161(C), pages 130-150.
    4. Ibrahim Savadogo & Adrien Beziat, 2021. "Evaluating the potential environmental impacts of a large scale shift to off-hour deliveries," Post-Print halshs-03045859, HAL.
    5. Comi, Antonio, 2020. "A modelling framework to forecast urban goods flows," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).

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