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Applying longer and heavier vehicles in a congestion avoiding shuttle concept

Boekbijdrage - Boekhoofdstuk Conferentiebijdrage

Severe congestion problems for transport from Limburg to Antwerp bring the need to develop innovative transport solutions. The potential of a congestion avoiding shuttle concept through means of a shared (de)coupling point and using longer and heavier vehicles is investigated. The direct costs for applying such a concept are compared, considering several scenarios where the number and the location of these decoupling points differ. Next, the external costs of these scenarios are calculated, to determine the wider societal impact of the proposed concept. It is concluded that certain scenarios using decoupling points show potential cost savings, although in most cases, direct transport using longer and heavier vehicles yields the lowest direct costs. Applying the shuttle concept can also bring considerable societal gains, when certain preconditions are met. Based on the assumptions made, the shuttle concept might outperform current practices, by avoiding transport on the most congested road links during peak hours.
Boek: TRB 2015 Conference Proceedings
Series: TRB 2015 Conference Proceedings
Pagina's: 6–20
Jaar van publicatie:2015
Trefwoorden:Longer and Heavier Vehicles, congestion, Logistics, External costs
  • ORCID: /0000-0002-7298-8869/work/84423839