High Capacity Transport associated with Pre- and Post- Haulage in Intermodal Road-Rail Transport

• This paper develops a model for analysing the potential of longer and heavier vehicles (LHVs) related to pre- and post-haulage in the intermodal rail-road transport chain (IRT). The paper considers the combined economic and emission costs among three different transport networks including intermodal rail-road transport with current Swedish regulatory framework for trucks, intermodal rail-road transport with LHVs, and direct-road transport. The contribution of the LHVs to the cost efficiency of the intermodal network is indicated by the traffic volume break-even among the three transport networks. The objective is to analyse the potential of high-capacity transport associated with pre- and post- haulage for enhancing the competitiveness of intermodal transport from a full-costs perspective. The model developed is applied to a Swedish context and case study. Research findings reveal that the break-even of the IRT compared to direct road transport could be significantly lowered, which suggests the LHVs contribute to exploring the market of IRT over smaller flow.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Intermodal transport

HCT

Sustainable transport

pre- and post-haulage

modal shift

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