Abstract
City cooperative freight transportation system is considered as an effective way to solve traffic problems. However, cooperation problems remain on the stage. With this in mind, this paper applies some important concepts in a cooperative game theory with focuses on core and ε-core to analyze cooperation among members of an alliance of truck-focused logistics companies, which will involve 1) Providing a detailed and systematic standards of essence to judge the rationality of alliance formation by core; 2) Seeking rational payoff for partner companies and optimal subsidies given by public sector as to formation of an urban cooperative alliance by ε-core; 3) Illustrating the crucial factors for promoting alliance formation and 4) Suggesting practical measures on how to make practical measures in order to boost cooperative alliance easily. This paper aims to enhance the understanding of interagency cooperation and decision-making behaviors facing truck logistics companies and local public sectors.
