关键词: 公路运输, 分析, 比较, 零担, 货运

Abstract:

Road Less than Truck Load (LTL) industry is a typical network industry, networked transport organization is the key to enhance the transport efficiency, and a variety of internal and external factors are closely related to the network structure of road LTL industry. This paper uses the Product- Resources- Network (PRN) transport economics analytic framework, comparative analyzes the road LTL industry network structure of China, the United States, the European, and discusses the differences of industrial structure, government regulation, business practices between the three countries, obtained the relevant conclusions. Through the research, we find that the network structure of the road LTL industry, be governed by the law of network economy, while be affected by many factors such as economic and industrial structure, government regulatory policies, business practices, so as to make variation of network and product pattern, resources structure. This research has theoretical and practical significance for the networked development of road LTL industry.

Key words: highway transportation, analysis, comparative, LTL, freight