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Locations of LTL-logistics service providers as urban consolidation centers – the Dusseldorf case and its possible transferability

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  • Andre Thiemermann
  • Tim Holthaus
  • Patrick Mayregger
  • Bert Leerkamp

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Proximity logistics represent a counter movement to logistics sprawl – the return of logistics to urban areas. In the case presented, a logistics service provider in the groupage and less-than-truckload (LTL) segment runs an urban consolidation center (UCC), offers receiver-led consolidation and additional service like stockholding to inner-city businesses in the city of Dusseldorf. The case shows that for the development of a UCC or a proximity logistics facility to succeed, no expensive space is necessarily required in immediate inner-city areas. The transfer to other locations of logistics service providers of the same segment shows that these could serve as possible locations for UCC in terms of cargo-bike relevant distances. We, therefore, conclude that the relevant locations of logistics infrastructure like ports and centrally located logistics facilities should be seen as crucial for the transformation to sustainable freight transport and its initiation by municipal governments.

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  • Andre Thiemermann & Tim Holthaus & Patrick Mayregger & Bert Leerkamp, 2026. "Locations of LTL-logistics service providers as urban consolidation centers – the Dusseldorf case and its possible transferability," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(1), pages 73-98, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:49:y:2026:i:1:p:73-98
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2024.2420272
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