ETT Modular System for Timber Transport A three-year test in Sweden Claes Löfroth Skogforsk Lena Larsson Volvo Thomas Asp Swedish Transport Administration
Vision Reduce CO 2 by 20% to 2020
We have to do something IFRTT : Technology HVTT: Communication We all have to do the implementation
This is ETT one way to reduce CO 2 THE OBJECTIVE Minimize the environmental impact > 20% Reduce fuel consumption > 20% Reduce transport cost > 20% Less trucks > 30% Without worsen the traffic safety
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Project participants Lena Larsson VGTT 2012-09-11
Test area
Fuel efficiency, ton-km/litre ETT truck 2012 same drivers, average speed 73-75 km/hour ton - km /litre diesel 12% 70 >22% 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mars April May-Jun Jun July July Aug Aug 90 Ton 60 Ton 80 Ton
ETT 90 ton truck 60 ton truck Loading capacity 65 ton 42 ton Total production 200 000 200 000 Total distance 1 million km 1,52 million km Return trips 3100 4700 3200 fewer passages through Piteå
The right vehicle for the transport mission Transport mission Vehicle utilization Operating environment Legislation The right vehicle
Common Project targets 2009 Radically lower CO 2 emissions and: Load capacity Bridge- / roadwear (axle- and total load) Vehicle Pass ability Roads and streets Traction Traffic safety Vehicle Stability Flexibility Trucks Drivers Productivity Vehicle fleet Infrastructure ETT Modular system for timber transport Kranen
Trucks and drivers
Bohuslän-Dalsland-Värmland 1820 m Överkalix- Piteå 690 m Total weight, topography & vehicle speed 90 ton and 74 ton when possible with respect to infrastructure & truck performance 250 200 Höjd m Bohuslän-Dalsland-Värmland Höjd m Överkalix-Piteå Kebnekaise 2111 m 1820 m 150 100 690 m 50 Distans km 0 0 50 100 150 200
Number of roundwood vehicles 150% needed 60 Mton roundwood 92 km 100% 75% Heavy and long vehicle combinations are needed for local and regionala transports 60% # 2100 á 40 ton # 1400 á 60 ton # 1100 á 74 ton # 800 á 90 ton
New traffic regulation 2017 Left to do: finilize demands & development: Report system for position, weight & speed Vehicle combination layouts & modular system to meet : The common project targets New regulations
Swedish Transport Administrations (STA) goals with ETT-project and High Capacity Transports (HCT) Reduce energy use and CO 2 emissions A better use of our existing infrastructure without a negative effect on infrastructure without a negative effect on traffic safety
Impact on infrastructure Axle weights are not exceeded which therefore has little impact on the road network For bridges we get a number of restrictions depending on the vehicle configuration
Conclusions from previous studies of HCT impact on traffic safety Studies indicate that the accidents consequences levels off when the weight ratio between the impacting vehicle exceeds 5:1 The risk of accidents per unit of goods transported is reduced VTI studies: overtaking accidents not more common for 24-meter than the 18- meter rig accident data are problematic due to the lack of information about vehicles
Conclusions from VTI:s overtaking studies No significant difference between meeting margins for 30-meter vehicle and reference vehicles. But some more situations with margins < 3 sec was observed and needs further studies
Thank You all Coming soon near you Hopefully at next HVTT conference we will see > 20 ETT trucks on the Swedish roads
References Traffic safety effects when overtaking 30 meter trucks.vti report 732, 2011 www.vti.se/sv/publikationer/ Traffic safety effects due to an introduction of longer and heavier vehicles a literature overview. VTI notat 17, 2012 www.vti.se/sv/publikationer/ J. Sandin, L. Renner and J. Andersson (2012), The effect on passenger cars meeting margins when overtaking 30 meter trucks on real roads. 1st International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, San Francisco, July 2012 J. Andersson, J. Sandin, L. Renner, C. Fors, N. Strand, M. Hjort, J. Hultgren and S. Almqvist (2012). Traffic safety effect when overtaking 30 meter trucks. 1st International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, San Francisco, July 2012.
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Calculation of ton-km/litre ETT truck distance from Ökalix to Piteå 160 km Fuel consumption 160 litre for roundtrip 320 km 65 ton X 160 km/ 160 litre = Fueleffisinsy