Shipment sizing for autonomous trucks of road freight

The choice of shipment size in freight transport

Presenting of safety performance assessment pattern of road trucks

Background and aim: hazardous materials transport is one of the most important problems in developing countries. The accidents involving the fleet of hazardous materials transport can have irreparable consequences. The study was aimed to present safety performance assessment pattern of road trucks with risk assessment approach. Methods: This is a descriptive study. In this study, the Accidents...

Road Vehicle Dynamics of Tandem { Axle Road Trucks

Usually, vehicles driven under diierent road conditions are subjected to various forces and moments. An uneven input force originating from road surface could be one of the major load aaecting ride comfort or body vibration. In order to investigate the ride and handling characteristics of a tandem axle truck, a three dimensional mathematical model is developed, and the equations of motion for t...

MALTA: A System of Multiple Autonomous Trucks for Load Transportation

This paper presents an overview of an autonomous robotic material handling system. The goal of the system is to extend the functionalities of traditional AGVs to operate in highly dynamic environments. Traditionally, the reliable functioning of AGVs relies on the availability of adequate infrastructure to support navigation. In the target environments of our system, such infrastructure is diffi...

The use of freight apps in road freight transport for CO2 reduction

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how a smart phone freight application service (Apps) could reduce CO2 emissions in road freight transport and to identify the core problems for improvements. Methods This research uses a multiple-case-study approach to examine several existing freight apps in the Chinese market. The study was conducted using multiple data collection technique...