INTERMODAL TRANSPORT IN PRESENT DAY OPERATIONAL REALITY

IL TRASPORTO COMBINATO NELLA REALTA OPERATIVA ATTUALE

The freight transport modes considered in this article are road, rail and sea, and intermodal transport is defined as that during which there is no breaking down of the freight load and in which the entire freight unit can be integrally transferred from one mode to the other. A review of road-rail and road-sea transport in Europe includes a description of investment policies, container and trailer handling methods (swap bodies, ufr, kangaroo, mc22 and roro services), and administration procedures. Some legislative and standardisation problems are also discussed. This paper was presented at the 2nd conference on "the problems of freight transport and distribution" varese, Italy, 1978. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Casa Editrice la fiaccola

  Via Carlo Ravizza 62
  Milano,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Ercolani, F
• Publication Date: 1979-7

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 591-600
• Serial:
  • Rivista della Strada
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 456
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Freight transportation; Highways; Intermodal transportation; International; Investments; Laws; Legislation; Railroad trains; Rapid transit; Seas; Standards; Trailers; Transportation modes; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Trucks; Water transportation
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• ITRD Terms: 1020: Container (freight); 8034: Europe; 741: Goods traffic; 2755: Highway; 1121: Intermodal transport (freight); 9034: International; 227: Investment; 1556: Legislation; 4368: Sea; 187: Specification (standard); 1203: Trailer; 1268: Train; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM