A cost benefit model for high capacity transport in a comprehensive line-haul network

European Transport Research Review

Marwan Salman¹  Rickard Bergqvist¹  David Lindqvist¹ 

[1] Industrial and Financial Management and Logistics, Department of Business Administration School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 610, SE 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden;

关键词: Road haulage;    High capacity vehicles;    Transport energy consumption;    Freight transportation performance;    Longer vehicles;    Cost benefit analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12544-020-00451-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the paper is to analyse the potential of introducing High Capacity Transport (HCT) within a comprehensive line-haul network. Barriers and enablers have been identified, and a cost benefit model has been developed. The model considers environmental performance, socio-economic costs and operational costs and has been applied to a Swedish context and case study. The findings reveal that HCT can contribute to the development of road transportation in the perspectives of energy consumption and emission releases. It can further strengthen the trade and competitiveness of Swedish hauliers, as the introduction can provide a more cost-efficient system for all actors, including the transporter. However, the potential is largest when longer vehicles are meticulously and scrupulously introduced on a designated network alone.

【 授权许可】

CC BY