Benchmarking heavy vehicle productivity and safety performance

This study takes a typical road transport task and compares the safety and productivity performance of the vehicles that are used to undertake this task in different jurisdictions internationally. The selected transport task is the haulage of standard intermodal containers of 40 ft length and a range of weights. This is a key transport task undertaken in all countries and provides the backbone of international trade and freight flows. This task also has great future significance as it links rail, sea and road freight transportation world-wide. Annual container movements are increasing steadily in all countries. The objectives of the study are: 1. to determine world's best practice for the transport task; 2. to benchmark New Zealand practice against this standard; 3. to identify options for improving New Zealand practice. The benchmarking process addresses three attributes (dynamic stability, pavement wear and bridge loading) by developing a performance indicator for each attribute. The performance indicators are normalised to current New Zealand practice as a means of setting a benchmark with which to compare other practices from around the world.

• Record URL:
  http://road-transport-technology.org/conferenceproceedings/ishvwd-8/
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/1920017305
• Authors:
  • Sweatman, P F
  • Di Cristoforo, R
  • Kalasih, D
• Conference:
  • International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, 8th, 2004, Muldersdrift, South Africa
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 11p
• Monograph Title: Loads roads and the information highway: 8th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, 14-18 March 2004, Misty Hills Conference Centre, Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle loads; Bearing capacity; Benchmarks; Crash analysis; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Motor vehicle dynamics; Pavements; Performance measurement; Stability analysis; Traffic regulations; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle weight
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Axle load; Benchmarking; Bridge loads; Crash analysis; Freight transport; Heavy vehicle; Pavement; Performance indicators; Traffic regulations; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle stability; Vehicle weight
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01390944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 1920017305
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 5:09AM