This paper presents a modeling approach to infer scheduling and routing
patterns from digital freight transport activity data for different freight
markets. We provide a complete modeling framework including a new
discrete-continuous decision tree approach for extracting rules from the
freight transport data. We apply these models to collected tour data for the
Netherlands to understand departure time patterns and tour strategies, also
allowing us to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. We find
that spatial and temporal characteristics are important to capture the types of
tours and time-of-day patterns of freight activities. Also, the empirical
evidence indicates that carriers in most of the transport markets are sensitive
to the level of congestion. Many of them adjust the type of tour, departure
time, and the number of stops per tour when facing a congested zone. The
results can be used by practitioners to get more grip on transport markets and
develop freight and traffic management measures.

从数字货运活动数据中推断调度和路径模式的建模方法，应用于荷兰的巡回数据以了解发车时间模式和巡回策略，并评估所提出算法的有效性。研究发现空间和时间特征对捕捉巡回类型和货运活动的时间模式很重要，同时实证证据表明运输市场的多数承运商对拥堵程度敏感，在面对拥堵区时调整巡回类型、发车时间和巡回次数。该研究结果可以被从业人员用于更好地理解交通市场并制定货运和交通管理措施。