The application of ICTs within freight traffic enable s an efficient utilization of transport resources and a simplified management of transport and supply chains. Consequently, their application within freight corridors affords the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thus accomplishes greener transports. Beyond, non-environmental attributes such as transport costs, time and reliability are improved.
I'd like to refer you to the work/s of Prof McKinnon and Prof Browne, who are working in exactly this field of urban freight transport. Mc Kinnon has been with Heriott-Watt for many years and is now working with Kuhne in Hamburg www.the-klu.org/mckinnon/ and Browne with Westminster Uni.
Trust that you are aware of the LRN Logistics Research Network and their journal and annual conference in U.K.