Flagging out in road freight transport: a strategy to reduce corporate costs in a competitive environment

Sebastian Kummer, Maria Dieplinger and Elmar Fürst

Journal of Transport Geography, 2014, vol. 36, issue C, 141-150

Abstract: Following the example of maritime transport, the relocation of fleets abroad – referred to as flagging out – has become an important cost reduction strategy for road freight transport companies. Particularly after the EU Eastern Enlargement in 2004, many Austrian road freight transport companies took advantage of both the freedom of services and the lower costs in New Member States. This paper shows the results of four waves of surveys of Austrian road hauliers, describing developments, attitudes, motives and impacts of the phenomenon. There is also a discussion about the significance of the problem, which was seldom referred to in the scientific literature.

Keywords: Flagging out; Road freight transport; CEE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.03.006

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