Determinant Factors Influencing the Decision Making of Freight Transporters to use Multimodal Transportation in South Sulawesi

Abstract

Logistics activities play important role in transporting goods from supplier to users. Unreliable and inefficient logistics will lead to additional costs which eventually make the goods less competitive. Meanwhile, it is believed that transportation activities are the main factor in logistics. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the transportation sector in order to make logistics more efficient. This effort requires involvement of all actors, including regulator, operator, and transportation service providers. These three core actors should continuously coordinate and collaborate to construct sustainable transportation by optimally utilizing all suitable modal of transportation. Therefore, there should be a shifting from single modal pattern to multimodal pattern to transport goods from production center to final consumers. This research was aimed at investigating the determinant factors which might influence transportation service providers to shift from single modal to multimodal transportation. This research had asked 150 respondents in South Sulawesi in 2022 as respondents. Respondents represented transporters in South Sulawesi. Data collected from respondents were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) method. Result of analysis indicates that the determinant factors include condition of port (0.364), use of digital technology (0.332), cargo (0.199), integration of transportation services (0.105), and integration of infrastructures (0.062).