Road Freight Transport and Energy Use: The USA, China, the EU, Japan and Germany

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-32
Author(s):  
David Bonilla
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Rail and road freight transport network efficiency of Canada, member states of the EU, and the USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Bart Wiegmans ◽  
Alex Champagne-Gelinas ◽  
Samuël Duchesne ◽  
Brian Slack ◽  
Patrick Witte
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Network Efficiency ◽  
Member States ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN EU STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
A. MAKSYMENKO
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Eu

Priorities for a competitive and efficient EU transport system have been declared in the third White Paper published in 2011. The strategic priorities of European transport policy are integrated to other EU development priorities, including the European Green Deal, Territorial Agenda 2030. In December 2020 The European Commission presented “Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future”. This document has outlined the European transport system’s path towards achieving objectives of a sustainable, smart and resilient mobility. The priorities of the European transport system focus on environmental issues, sustainability, development of high-speed railways, expansion of rail freight and passenger transport markets, development of multimodal transportation, technologies for a further electrification and automation in transport, digitalization, deployment of innovations. Road freight transport accounted for more than two thirds of freight traffic in 2019. For the EU member states bordered to Ukraine (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania), the share of road freight transport has been growing since 2011. These countries are mostly involved in the international road freight transportation. The average distance for which goods were carried by international road freight transport in EU was 581 km in 2018. For Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania the average distance varied from 603 to 786 km. The countries that have joined the EU since 2004 accounted for 80 % of all cross-trade in the EU, which emphasized on the relative competitiveness of hauliers from these countries. Transport companies from Poland are the most active in freight transport between EU countries, in particular in cabotage. In 2020, the European Parliament adopted the Mobility Package I. However, some Members of EU countries, including Poland and Romania claimed against some statements of the Package, including the driver returns home and rules on cabotage operation.

Preventing the Negative Effects of the Covid-19 Epidemic in International Freight Transport

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
László Vida ◽  
Béla Illés ◽  
Ágota Bányai
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Container Handling ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
Sizeable Reduction ◽  
The Eu

Measures taken to handle the COVID-19 epidemic in the spring of 2020 have had a significant impact on European supply chains. In terms of freight transport, this has led to a decline and congestion in truck traffic due to different restrictions on the internal borders of the EU. As similar situations cannot be avoided in the future, it is worthy to form supply chains that are less affected by different epidemics. Similarly to the physical internet hubs, distribution hubs can be forward-looking, but only if it helps development of rail-road intermodal freight transport. The article describes the possibility of a rail-road freight transport system that allows the application of radically new solutions through a new container handling technology that can be used in the rail-road relationship. The extension of the idea at the EU level could result in a significant increase in the share of rail freight and a sizeable reduction of the negative impact of epidemics on the supply chains. Among other effects, the solution can have a significant impact on the IT development of rail freight transport. The solution can also have effect to the development of the network of rail-road intermodal trans-shipment points, their automation and ultimately the completion of Logistics 4.0.

scholarly journals Liquefied natural gas: Could it be a reliable option for road freight transport in the EU?

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 785-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Osorio-Tejada ◽  
Eva Llera-Sastresa ◽  
Sabina Scarpellini
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Impact of the operation of LNG trucks on the environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 937-947
Author(s):  
Jozef Gnap ◽  
Marek Dočkalik
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Vehicle Noise ◽  
Road Haulage ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Lng Fuel ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Made In

Abstract The significance and importance of road freight transport in society are certainly unquestionable. As in most sectors of the economy, road freight transport has an impact on the environment. The EU seeks to eliminate, as far as possible, the negative environmental impacts of various sectors. For these reasons, several EU commitments have been made in the future to reduce emissions so that road haulage vehicles are also more environmentally friendly. Trucks that use alternative fuels, such as natural gas, are already in use today. The EU attaches importance to reducing CO2 production, and this contribution also pays particular attention to the production of CO2 vehicles using liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel compared to vehicles using standard diesel. The results show that when operating vehicles using LNG, it is possible to achieve lower CO2 production and at the same time lower vehicle noise, which is an advantage when operating vehicles in cities.

scholarly journals Sustainable transport development and the quality of road freight transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Danuta Rucińska ◽  
Małgorzata Kędzior-Laskowska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to show the relationship between quality and sustainable development of road freight transport. The macro and microeconomic perspective of the possibilities of impacting the greening of transport, which is a development of the sector and entrepreneurs, was presented. Recommendations regarding the development of road freight transport including the EU and Polish transport policy were discussed. The possibilities for the development of road carriers in the conditions of transport greening, with particular emphasis on pro-quality activities were introduced. The analysis of the problem was based on literature studies, statistics were also taken into account. In addition, the results of primary studies regarding the impact of the sustainable development principle and the quality of road freight transport services were presented. The research was conducted on the basis of a questionnaire, and in the interpretation of the results, position, variability and one-dimensional analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used.

scholarly journals Impact of the Social Law on Truck Parking Sustainability in the EU

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9430
Author(s):  
Miloš Poliak ◽  
Adela Poliaková ◽  
Kristián Čulík
Keyword(s):  
Specific Area ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Social Law ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Freight Vehicles

Road freight transport in its current form has significant issues in terms of sustainability. These problems arise from an increase in density as well as from legislative decisions. Although not obvious, the parking of freight vehicles and legislation are connected. EU legislative decisions have reduced the sustainability of the parking system. The first and main goal of our study was to test the hypothesis that social law requirements negatively impact truck parking. The second important goal was to create a methodology that can determine the necessary number of parking spaces that comply with the requirements of social law. The method used for this research included the counting and numbering of parking spaces on specific routes in the EU compared with the intensity of freight vehicles on these routes. Our study shows that it is not possible to meet the requirements of social law and that the current state of freight vehicle parking is unsustainable. Planning sustainable parking areas in accordance with regulatory requirements is necessary, otherwise drivers will circumvent the rules, leading to a distortion of the freight transport market. In this paper, we also outline the proposed methodology for numbering parking spaces in a specific area.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Ban on Spending Weekly Rest in the Vehicle on Transport Planning in the EU

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloš Poliak ◽  
Patrícia Šimurková ◽  
Marek Jaśkiewicz ◽  
P. Posuniak ◽  
J. Stokłosa
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Transport Planning ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The working conditions of truck drivers and social legislation are both topical and political issues in the field of road freight transport. The contribution outlines problems which are linked to the observance of the ban on weekly rest in the vehicle. Based on the judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union explicitly forbids drivers to take their regular weekly rest in the vehicle. The contribution identifies the impact of the ban on spending weekly rest in the vehicle on transport planning in the EU. The aim of the contribution is also to highlight the existing problems in international road freight transport sector in connection with insufficient number of truck parks with accommodation.

scholarly journals STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT WHICH REFLECTS THE NEED FOR CATALYSTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 123-127
Author(s):  
Peter Kačmáry ◽  
Martin Straka
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Platinum Group Metals ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Statistical Development ◽  
The Eu

This paper deals with the analysis and expected development of freight transport and especially road freight transport in Slovakia and in the European Union. Transport, which ensures the movement of goods, animals and people in all countries around the world, has a significant influence on the development of the national economy. However, this development of transport has a negative impact on the global ecological situation, and therefore devices, that eliminate this impact, are still developing at the same time. These devices include catalytic converters (catalysts) for exhaust systems fitted to all modern propulsion systems of road, rail and water vehicles that use burning petrol or diesel. Based on the development of transport, the need for catalysts is derived, which still use elements of the PGMs (Platinum Group Metals). The result of the article is an analysis and expected predicted development of freight transport and road freight transport in both cases - in Slovakia and in the EU, which will affect the future demand for PGMs.

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