Passengers Freight
Board, get off and transfer without assistance Must be loaded, unloaded and transferred
Process information and act on it without assistance The information must be processed through logistics managers
Meet choices between means of transport without assistance but often irrationally Logistics managers meet choices between means of transport rationally
Source: adapted from EU-funded Urban Transport Research Project Results, www.eu-portal.net

Operational Differences between Passengers and Freight Transportation

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