The objective  of the research is to indicate the state of the art in simulation in the freight transport, the current available simulation tools or groups of simulation tools and how they are typed.

It  analyses which topics in freight transport planning are relevant and where, how and for which reason have simulation tools be used. With what experiences? Out of it the benefits and costs of simulation tools should be indicated. Other questions are, which contributions can simulation tools offer to solve problems in freight transport planning and what are the applications possibilities and boundaries.

Finally findings/recommendations are derived for the use of simulation tools in freight transport planning.