The efficient and safe movement of freight is one of the important goals of urban transportation systems and vital to not only the local economy, but nationally as well. Given the importance of the freight transportation system, opportunities to utilize state of the art Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies are increasing to improve the operation of the existing infrastructure t...

the paper investigates into the vibrational characteristics of the truck chassis including the natural frequencies and mode shapes. truck chassis forms the structural backbone of a commercial vehicle. when the truck travels along the road, the truck chassis is excited by dynamic forces caused by the road roughness, engine, transmission and more. modal analysis using finite element method (fem) ...

In recent years, much research has focused on reducing the power consumption of mobile hydraulic machines due to rising fuel costs, regulations combustion engine emissions and need reduce size weight storage devices in hybrid drives. Current approaches improve energy efficiency a system can be classified into four basic groups: reduction demand, recovery part supplied (ERS systems), regeneratio...

Aiming towards a sustainable supply chain, Physical Internet (PI) has been presented as global logistics network with standardized PI-containers. PI-nodes, and more specifically PI-hubs, are one of the key elements concept. This paper focuses on optimising operations in Road-Road PI-hub, which was not addressed literature. PI-hubs designed to transfer PI-containers between suppliers’ customers’...

BACKGROUND Several studies indicate that truck drivers have an increased risk of lung cancer, but few studies have examined lung cancer risk in heavy equipment operators. Workers in both occupations are exposed to diesel exhaust. AIMS To examine the incidence and mortality from lung cancer among truck drivers and among drivers of heavy vehicles. METHODS A computerised register of Swedish co...

At cross docking terminals incoming deliveries of inbound trucks are unloaded, sorted, moved across the dock and nally loaded onto outbound trucks, which immediately leave the terminal towards their next destination in the distribution chain. Accordingly, a cross dock is a consolidation point in a distribution network, where multiple smaller shipments can be merged to full truck loads in order ...

Technology has changed trucks significantly over the years. As a result, consumer expectations, in terms of performance, have risen. In Western society, the comfort of products has developed into an important issue. Truck manufacturers recognize comfort as one of the major selling point, as it is thought to play an important role for buyers as well. In addition, employers are getting interested...

OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to investigate the illicit drug use patterns of long-distance truck drivers. This population is considered to be a special interest group in terms of drug-driving research and policy due to high rates of use, involvement of drugs in truck accidents, and the link between drug use and work-related fatigue. METHODS Qualitative interview data were collected from...