Investigating Opportunities of Adopting Sharing Economy in Urban Logistics in Hanoi, Vietnam

Abstract

The sharing economy is becoming important to modern cities. By reducing the number of delivery trucks and utilizing greener vehicles, some sharing economy-based solutions could promote sustainable urban logistics. The potential of the sharing economy for cargo delivery in Hanoi, Vietnam is assessed in this research with a focus on eight truck-sharing and crowd-shipping companies. The results show that, the truck-sharing market in Vietnam is in the initial stage of development. Sharing services dedicated to urban logistics have been growing more slowly than those intended for passenger transport. According to 62% of the respondents, the most important reason for using sharing platforms is the possibility of saving money. The strongest factor which can encourage prospective users is positive opinions as well as recommendations by friends and family members (41%). The research provides information for transport authorities and logistics managers about the perception of sharing economy-based services by prospective users.