Sustainable Freight Transportation System

Dear Colleagues,

We are witnessing a strong economic push toward sustainable transport. However, promoting measures to support innovation in freight transport requires a strong initiative from the research sector. The publication of new research findings and outputs could bring about the desired, reformulated, political and economic measures both nationally and globally. In the last months, the world has faced the inevitable significance of transporting essential and vital products in a safe yet sustainable way. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and its consequences (leading to, among other things, the depreciation of fossil fuels), indicated more than ever the crucial importance of the sustainable transport of goods carried out in the coordinated activities of international supply chain management.

The explosion in innovation of transport technologies can advance the sustainable vision of power, vehicles, technology, and operating systems. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on research from the point of view of (1) transport technology and intermodal transport, (2) freight transportation in logistic chains, (3) transport policy and modal shifts, (4) vehicles for freight transportation in Industry 4.0, and (5) management and economy.

Over the last two decades, many innovations in intermodal freight transport have been proposed to boost the market share. Innovations in freight transport, and how barriers in the modal shift for their successful implementation could be overcome, are very important. By streamlining transport logistics issues in each freight transport mode, it is possible to saturate the production capacities of the economy. The last mile is problematic in terms of securing freight transport in the logistics chain. Sustainable transport system management requires a comprehensive and integrated approach to policy- and decision-making with a view to developing adequate and efficient, economically viable, socially acceptable, and environmentally sound transport systems.

Prof. Jozef Gašparík
Prof. Davor Dujak
Collection Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.