Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors of shipper's modal choice on domestic unitization freight transport form Hokkaido region to other domestic regions. Freight is shipped by different modes or routes by commodities in challenge of transportation environment no matter if it is done from same place of origin to same place of destination. We discuss the degree of effects to route transport with the application of discriminate analysis, which is the one of discrete choice models, by using the census data of freight distribution (2000). The results indicate that dummy variable of consolidated freight and flight volumes or ship calls affect the choice of airplane transport or local-channel sea transport, respectively. And again, distance from origin to destination and lot-size are factors in the choice of long-haul sea transport, moreover dummy variable of container usage and distance to freight train station are factors in the choice of railroad transport.
