Acceptability of Sustainable Logistics Measures for FuelDistribution by Tanker Trucks in Nigeria

Abstract

Globally, greater attention is being paid to
sustainable logistics practices due to the
increasing negative impact of urban freight
logistics on the environment. Urban logistics
stakeholders are faced with the challenge to
adopting measures to mitigate the negative
impacts of freight logistics operations. This study
evaluates the acceptability of sustainable logistics
measures. This study adopted a cross-sectional
and quantitative survey design. According to
Creswell (2014), quantitative research involves the
analysis of numerical data using statistical
methods. This study used a purposive sampling
technique for the distribution of 300 structured
questionnaires to stakeholders in the oil industry
including other road users in Lagos, Nigeria. The
results from the analysis show that respondents
accepted (are in support) all the sustainable freight
logistics measures. The measures with the highest
acceptability (strongest support) are the measures
for traffic control, followed by the measures for
traffic diversion, and lastly measures for traffic
reduction)