@inproceedings{6f5b48858f61496faa60610fddf56853,
title = "Sustainable and responsible freight transport through public-private collaboration: Finnish road freight responsibility model ",
abstract = "PurposeIn aviation, maritime and rail transport safety management systems are well adapted andthey are fixed part of daily practices and the minimum requirements for systems are set inEuropean regulations. However, this does not apply a road freight sector. In 2013, FinnishTransport Safety Agency (Trafi) started to develop a road freight responsibility model,which was intended to enhance safety, quality and environmental management in theFinnish road freight transport sector. The aim of this paper is to introduce the Finnishmodel and to summarize the main findings from the responsibility model.ApproachThis paper includes data and knowledge from two separate but related projects whichstudied responsibility and sustainability in the Finnish road freight sector. The papercombines information from several methods, but the main research method was a casestudy with transport companies. Complementary methods used in this paper are workshopand online survey.FindingsTransport companies have different practises and attitudes related to the responsiblebusiness and the size of the company or the main service sector of the company do notalways explain the differences. According to the results, this kind of new voluntary basisapproach has a demand in the road freight sector and it will provide help for transportcompanies to develop their business.ValueThe paper represents a new approach of the national transport agency to develop the roadfreight sector. With the responsibility model Trafi aims to promote sustainable andresponsible business of all sizes of transport companies with a voluntary basis approach. ",
keywords = "Heavy road freight, sustainability, transport management, transport agency, Finland, Safety, quality, environment, responsibility",
author = "Lasse Nyk{\"a}nen and Jarkko Rantala and Heikki Liimatainen",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
pages = "238--252",
booktitle = "NOFOMA 2015",
publisher = "Nordic Logistics Research Network Publisher ",
note = "Nordic logistics research network conference ; Conference date: 01-01-1900",
}