Comments on competitiveness of rail freight transport in relation to road transport

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Mirosław Antonowicz
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Freight

scholarly journals Economies of density in rail freight transport: Potential for utilisation in Southern Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Wessel Pienaar ◽  
Anneke de Bod ◽  
Jan H. Havenga
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
African Region ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Significant Cost Reduction ◽  
Transport Potential

Road transport has replaced rail carriage as the dominant form of long-distance freight transport in Southern Africa. Road freight carriers can transport goods of various sizes and masses over long distances. This article highlights the significant cost-reduction opportunities possible through economies of density achievable in rail freight transport, especially over long distances, and the concomitant implications for increased profitability for railway organisations in Southern African countries. Traffic densification opportunities should focus on the development of transport corridors throughout the Southern African region.

scholarly journals Neutralization of Transport Documents in Road Transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
M. Poliak ◽  
N. Yu. Lakhmetkina
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Actual Movement ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
International Transport ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Basic Purpose

In 1956 there was a significant step in international road freight transport – conclusion of Convention on the contract of carriage in international road freight transport (CMR Convention), the basic purpose of which was to unify the rules in the international transport of goods and thus promote the development of international trade. From a practical point of view, this was very important for both carriers and transporters. The Convention describes the most important document in the carriage of goods – the CMR consignment note.Recently, the term «neutralization» has been used in connection with the CMR consignment note, which is considered as an interference with the system of functioning of transport documents, which aims to obscure the actual movement of the consignment during transport. At the same time, neutralization of the consignment note is not so much contrary to legal norms as it can lead to undesirable consequences for carriers. For this reason, the question of whether it is possible to neutralize the CMR consignment note in accordance with the current rules and whether the neutralization of the CMR consignment note does not violate the functionality of the existing system is relevant. Therefore, the objective of this work is to study the reasons and methods for neutralizing CMR consignment notes, as well as options for handling neutralized consignment notes.Considering that neutralization of the consignment note has become a relatively common practice and means the exchange of original consignment notes or transport documents with other consignment notes or transport documents, canceling the actions of the first consignment note, in the article the authors, based on their own research, identified the possibilities of using the neutralization of the CMR consignment note in practice for certain types of goods, routes of the most frequent use, as well as the risks of these procedures in road transport. 

ANALYSIS OF THE VOLUME OF PASSENGERS AND CARGO IN RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT IN POLAND IN 2009-2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 133-143
Author(s):  
Elżbieta MACIOSZEK
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Cargo Transport ◽  
International Transport ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office

Transport plays an important role in the economy of any country. Efficient and developed transport infrastructure of various modes of transport significantly affects the availability of transport services, and consequently, the well-being of citizens. This article presents an analysis of the volume of passengers and cargo transport using rail and road transport in Poland in 2009-2019. These analyses were carried out based on data obtained from the Central Statistical Office. All data concerns Polish entities that provide services in the field of passenger and freight transport in Poland and focuses on such information as the volume of passengers and cargo by individual means of transport, broken down into domestic and international transport. Further, the presented analyses concern the length of the available rail and road routes, tracks, the size of the rolling stock as well as the groups of transported loads.

Analysis and Comparison of Road Freight Transport Cost in 20 European Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Kotsios ◽  
Dimitrios Folinas
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transport Cost ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Cost Competitiveness ◽  
Cost Categories ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Factors

Road transport is one of the most popular and practical means of freight transport in the world today. However, the cost of road freight transport may differ from one country to the next due to variances in a number of cost factors, including fuels, wages, taxation, tolls, insurance, maintenance, tyres, repairs, parking spaces, etc. The goal of this research was to measure and compare the cost of road freight transport in the 20 European countries with the highest recorded volume of tonne-kilometres, in order to draw conclusions about the cost competitiveness of road freight transport among them. Cost competitiveness in the sample was measured by 4 main cost categories: fuels, drivers' wages, tyres, and tolls. The results show large cost variations between countries. The countries found to have the lowest road freight transport cost were Lithuania, Poland and Bulgaria, and those with the highest costs were Norway, Austria, and the UK. The largest differences in costs were met in tolls and other road taxes, followed by drivers' wages, fuels, and finally tyres.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Influence of Training and Feedback Based on Event Data Recorder Information to Improve Safety, Operational and Economic Performance of Road Freight Transport in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8139
Author(s):  
Luid Pereira de Oliveira ◽  
Felipe Jiménez Alonso ◽  
Marcelino Aurélio Vieira da Silva ◽  
Breno Tostes de Gomes Garcia ◽  
Diana Mery Messias Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Management Training ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Event Data ◽  
Safety Criterion ◽  
Road Freight ◽  
Unsafe Behavior ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Time Variables

Road transport is the principal means of transporting freight and passengers in most developing countries, but several factors, both alone and in conjunction, contribute to increased inefficiency, risk and instability in the sector. The main factors are related to the high number of accidents, structural precariousness, fleet obsolescence, low-skilled drivers and high rates of greenhouse gas emissions. This paper evaluates the influence of implementing a training and feedback procedure associated with event data recorder (EDR) systems for the promotion of better behavior among professional drivers based on safety, operation and economy criteria. The analyses are based on interventions that were carried out during four monitoring phases using data generated by vehicles collected over 13 months of research. The data were converted into indicators and evaluated individually against the criteria and through data envelopment analysis (DEA). The analyses led to the conclusions that the use of EDR systems had positive impacts on all three of the criteria under analysis, and that safety levels can be increased without having to reduce productivity or increase fuel consumption. However, the safety criterion was more sensitive to the association between the technology and training process applied, leading to significant reductions in the indicators analyzed. The study contributes to the association between the methods of analysis and the adoption of specific indicators derived from time variables, leading to the conclusion that the use of EDR systems associated with management training and monitoring procedures can improve economic and operational results in road freight transport (RFT). Furthermore, using the trip data as a structural basis for the training and feedback proved to be very promising for the reduction of unsafe behavior to avoid road accidents.

Delivering Coal by Road and Rail in Britain: The Efficiency of the “Silly Little Bobtailed” Coal Wagons

1997 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Va Nee L. Van Vleck
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Freight Rates ◽  
Coal Market

The small railway coal wagon was an early example held up to demonstrate Edwardian Britain’s technological stagnation. The small wagons have been blamed for inflated rail freight rates and depressed railway profits. What has been overlooked is that the small wagon was integral to the local coal market. The coal wagon was a substitute for costly distribution and delivery by road transport; although some railway specific costs may have been inflated, beyond the railhead other costs were economized. Seen in the appropriate context the small coal wagon was neither a bad choice nor an oddity.

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