ACCEPTABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS MEASURES FOR FUEL DISTRIBUTION 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. 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).