ABSTRACT
Urban freight presents a remarkable diversity. In a single city, vehicles, delivery times, and the size of shipments differ for each business or customer. When comparing cities worldwide, the diversity of urban freight is even more evident. How can one compare a Yamato employee in a small hybrid multi-temperature truck delivering to homes in Tokyo residential districts, to a farmer transporting homegrown vegetables in a little pushcart to be sold on a street market in La Paz? Nevertheless, both of them have many issues in common since they contribute to the urban economy and the well-being of residents and businesses, but also to its problems (congestion, pollution) (Dablanc, 2009).
