Michel Savy is Professor of Transport and Logistics at the University of Paris Est Créteil and the École Nationale des Ponts ParisTech. He is Director of the Observatory of Transport Policies and Strategies in Europe (Paris) and Co-Director of the Sino-French Centre for Urban and Regional Planning Studies (Nanjing and Paris). He has published over 150 books, articles and papers, and is a member of the editorial board of Transport Reviews. June Burnham is a researcher and consultant at June Burnham & Associates, and was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University and a research officer at the London School of Economics. She has published books and articles on transport policy, transport in London and public management.

• Introduction 1. The Nature of Transport 2. The Mobility of Goods 3. The Production of Transport 4. The Freight System: The companies 5. The Freight System: The public powers 6. Trends, Future Developments and Conclusion

Michel Savy is Professor of Transport and Logistics at the University of Paris Est Créteil and the École Nationale des Ponts ParisTech. He is Director of the Observatory of Transport Policies and Strategies in Europe (Paris) and Co-Director of the Sino-French Centre for Urban and Regional Planning Studies (Nanjing and Paris). He has published over 150 books, articles and papers, and is a member of the editorial board of Transport Reviews. June Burnham is a researcher and consultant at June Burnham & Associates, and was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University and a research officer at the London School of Economics. She has published books and articles on transport policy, transport in London and public management.

• Introduction 1. The Nature of Transport 2. The Mobility of Goods 3. The Production of Transport 4. The Freight System: The companies 5. The Freight System: The public powers 6. Trends, Future Developments and Conclusion

Michel Savy is Professor of Transport and Logistics at the University of Paris Est Créteil and the École Nationale des Ponts ParisTech. He is Director of the Observatory of Transport Policies and Strategies in Europe (Paris) and Co-Director of the Sino-French Centre for Urban and Regional Planning Studies (Nanjing and Paris). He has published over 150 books, articles and papers, and is a member of the editorial board of Transport Reviews. June Burnham is a researcher and consultant at June Burnham & Associates, and was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government at Middlesex University and a research officer at the London School of Economics. She has published books and articles on transport policy, transport in London and public management.

• Introduction 1. The Nature of Transport 2. The Mobility of Goods 3. The Production of Transport 4. The Freight System: The companies 5. The Freight System: The public powers 6. Trends, Future Developments and Conclusion