India ranks third in CO2 emissions. Road transport accounts for 61% of interregional shipments in India, compared to 30% for rail, resulting in excess fuel consumption. This study aims to improve interregional textile transport in India. India's textile industry contributes 14% to industrial output, 4.5% to GDP and employs over 35 million people. Interregional textile freight traffic totals 10,274 million km by road and 9.5 million km by rail. Hence, significant potential exists for a mode shift from road to rail to save fuel. Mode choice modelling helps to identify significant variables and develop energy efficiency strategies for mode shift. A revealed preference survey was conducted in Kerala to gather disaggregated data on shipments. In addition to the observed variables, shippers’ preferences on mode choice were also collected. Factor analysis of these preferences yielded two qualitative factors: safety and reliability rating factors. Latent class analysis disclosed heterogeneity among shippers. Class 1 firms are well-established without truck ownership. They'll have to hire trucks or use rail. Class 2 includes firms under 15 years old, many of which own trucks. Mode choice modelling revealed that speed, reliability, shipment value, employee count, service quality, shipment frequency, packaging quality, and tracking capability all play a role in mode selection. Since textiles are expensive and non-bulky, transportation cost has not emerged as a significant variable. Rail mode share could be increased by enhancing the speed and reliability of on-time delivery.
Mode Choice Behaviour of Textile Shippers in India
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects : Conception to Execution ; 2022 ; Haridwar, India September 14, 2022 - September 17, 2022
2023-07-01
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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