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      The Potential Role of Truck-Hailing and Operational Efficiency Improvement in Decarbonizing China’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Road Freight Transport

      The Potential Role of Truck-Hailing and Operational Efficiency Improvement in Decarbonizing China’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Road Freight Transport

      Xun Xu, Shiqi Ou, Tianduo Peng, Zhenhong Lin, Xunmin Ou, Zhandong Xu, Mi Gan, Dandan Li, Xiaobo Liu

      Truck-hailing is a relatively new Uber-like business model that connects road freight carriers with shippers via mobile apps. First appeared around 2013, it has achieved fast market uptake in China, involving almost 8 million commercial trucks annually by the end…

      Xun Xu Xu, Xun
      Shiqi Ou Shiqi Ou
      Tianduo Peng Tianduo Peng
      Zhenhong Lin Zhenhong Lin
      Xunmin Ou Xunmin Ou
      Zhandong Xu Zhandong Xu
      Mi Gan Mi Gan
      Dandan Li Dandan Li
      Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo Liu
      11 February 2025
      Behavioral Efficiency Improvement via Freight Digitalization as a Viable Near- Term Strategy to Decarbonize the Difficult-To-Abate Road Freight Sector in China and Other Developing Countries
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Behavioral Efficiency Improvement via Freight Digitalization as a Viable Near- Term Strategy to Decarbonize the Difficult-To-Abate Road Freight Sector in China and Other Developing Countries

      Xun Xu, Tianduo Peng, Zhandong Xu, Mi Gan, Dandan Li, Xiaobo Liu

      The containment of road freight transport emission growth is a significant challenge to climate change mitigation, as the road freight sector has been one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is considered particularly difficult to…

      Xun Xu Xu, Xun
      Tianduo Peng Tianduo Peng
      Zhandong Xu Zhandong Xu
      Mi Gan Mi Gan
      Dandan Li Dandan Li
      Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo Liu