United States-European Commission Urban Freight Twinning Initiative: Compendium of Project Summaries
Overview of Second Annual Urban Freight Roundtable at 2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

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Research

Other International

Truck GPS Data for In-depth Characterization of Urban Logistics in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

This project explores actual truck Global Positioning System traces from different shippers and carriers, as well as from an Internet traffic service provider, to better understand truck logistics behavior and traffic around the city. Data collection started during the São Paulo Off-Hour Deliveries pilot in October 2014. Some results were presented at the 2016 World Conference on Transport Research. This research is partially funded by the World Bank and the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology.

Number of trucks traveling in São Paulo by hour of the day on five different days (10th day of the month from June-October 2014).
Source: Dr. Hugo Yoshizaki.

Project Type

Research

Period of Performance

2015 - 2018

Project Site(s)

São Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil

Website

None

Contact

Hugo Yoshizaki
Associate Professor
University of São Paulo
55 (11) 5525-8745
Hugo@usp.br

Challenges Addressed

• Truck traffic
• Speeds
• Stops (parking/unloading)

Expected Outcomes

Characterization of truck behavior in the metropolitan region will help evaluate different policies regarding urban logistics from the standpoint of both the public and private sectors.

Stakeholder Involvement

Private shippers/carriers, Internet traffic service providers