Road Transport System
In this section you will learn more about the road
transport system. Road transport consists of different elements, which
will be explained to you according to the conceptual system model of
transport and traffic.
3. Goods
When we talk about the road transport system, it is important to know
the goods that are transported by road. Therefore, the element "Goods"
is presented to you on this page.
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Almost all types of goods can be transported by road, with the
exception of goods that are too big or too heavy for the clearance
profile of the road infrastructure.
The transported goods can have different aggregate states:
The transported goods can have different aggregate states:
- gaseous
- liquid
- solid
The goods can have different shippings sizes, that differ in terms of
- dimensions and
- weight.
In case of some types of goods, e.g. hazardous goods, there are also legal restrictions with regard to the use of certain road infrastructures.
The relation between goods and road vehicles is called transport.
Transport
In
Germany, around 3200 million tonnes are transported by German trucks,
leading to a transport performance of nearly 310 billion TKT.
The following figure "Transport quantity and performance in Germany" shows the transport quantity [million tonnes] as well as the transport performance [billion tonne kilometres] operated by the commercial and the own account transport.
The following figure "Transport quantity and performance in Germany" shows the transport quantity [million tonnes] as well as the transport performance [billion tonne kilometres] operated by the commercial and the own account transport.
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Road transport needs movables, who are transporting the goods. The
next page will introduce you to the road vehicles used in road
transport.
Literature
Literature
Flämig, H., Sjöstedt, L., Hertel, C. (2002): Multimodal Transport: An Integrated Element for Last-Mile-Solutions?
Proceedings, part 1; International Congress on Freight Transport
Automation and Multimodality: Organisational and Technological
Innovations. Delft, 23 & 24 May 2002. (modification of Sjöstedt
1996)
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) (2019): Verkehr deutscher Lastkraftfahrzeuge (VD). Gesamtverkehr Dezember 2018. VD 5. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt,Flensburg. URL: https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Statistik/Kraftverkehr/VD5/vd5_201812_pdf.pdf;jsessionid=E92610FDD67F1131D8C20B39B8611E2A.live11313?__blob=publicationFile&v=1 (last access: 30.03.2022).