ROUTE 2014 aims to provide a forum for scientific exchange and cooperation in the fields of vehicle routing, intermodal transportation and related areas. Previous editions of the workshop were hosted in 2000 and 2003 by the Technical University of Denmark, in 2005 by the University of Bologna, in 2007 by the Georgia Institute of Technology, in 2009 by the Technical University of Denmark, and in 2011 by the Technical University of Barcelona, the University of Valencia and the University of Brescia.