For the last several decades, road freight transport has been one of the fastest growing energy- and oil-consuming sectors in Saudi Arabia. With sustainability being one of the key pillars of Vision 2030 and given the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, decarbonizing the road freight sector has become imperative to meet the socioeconomic reform and climate change mitigation goals set by the Saudi government.

Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure
Xun Xu is a fellow working on freight transport energy demand and freight transport big data. His work has been…
Xun Xu is a fellow working on freight transport energy demand and freight transport big data. His work has been published in Energy Policy. Prior to joining KAPSARC, he worked at the East West Center and in the Natural Resources and Environmental Management department of the University of Hawaii. Xun received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii in 2015.
Expertise
- Freight Transport Big Data
- Freight Transport Demand Modeling
- Macroeconomics and Chinese Economy
Publications See all Xun Xu’s publications

The Fast Uberization Trend in China’s Road Freight Transport Sector
For the last several decades, road freight transport has been one of the fastest growing…
8th April 2025
The Potential Role of Truck-Hailing and Operational Efficiency Improvement in Decarbonizing China’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Road Freight Transport
For the last several decades, road freight transport has been one of the fastest growing…
11th February 2025