Intermodal transport in less-than-truckload networks, Licentiate

In producing transport services several different transport modes are available. Through the last decades, road transport has increased rapidly. This development is recognised as unsustainable. A more sustainable alternative is intermodal transport. Less-than-truckload (LTL) networks, i.e. networks designed to transport consignments not filling a truck, are historically based on road transport. Intermodal transport is an alternative on some routes in the LTL networks. A transport mode choice is at hand on these routes. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how the mode choice between intermodal transport and road transport is made in LTL networks. Previous studies of the mode choice have identified factors that are important but also emphasise the complex nature of the mode choice. However, including the context in which the mode choice is made can provide a better understanding of the mode choice complexity. Time pressure is high in LTL networks. Five aspects of time that are important i