Analyzing Road Freight Transport Choice in Bali.

Road freight transport has the negative externalities of traffic congestion, traffic accidents, energy consumption, and environmental pollution. Therefore, understanding the factors of road freight transport mode choice is important for urban transport policy analysis. This study aims to analyze the influence of behavior patterns on mode choices in the logistics sector in Bali. Data have been collected by interviewing road freight transport operators by using questionnaires. Models have been constructed by using discrete choice analysis. The study results show that vehicle ownership, type of goods transported, and fuel costs significantly influence all freight mode choices. The estimated elasticity of choice analysis indicates that all modes are not sensitive to changes in all of that vehicle ownership, type of goods transported, and fuel costs. These may indicate the outcome of the expected success of policy measures. This study suggests that a time limit for the movement of goods should be proposed in order to ensure that freight vehicles only run at certain times, i.e. at night time or not during peak hours. In order to support this policy, further research on Origin-to-Destination (OD) analysis of freight transport is needed to analyze the pattern of road freight traffic over a given period and its impact on freight and fuel costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]