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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Sustainable Freight"”.
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Towards Sustainable Freight Energy Management - Development of a Strategic Decision Support Tool
Freight transportation, in its current shape and form, is on a highly unsustainable trajectory. Global demand for freight is ever increasing, while this demand is predominantly serviced by inefficient, fossil fuel dependent transportation options. The management of energy use in freight …
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Investigating the Potential Effects of Intelligent Access
The rapid development of freight transport has introduced challenges related to infrastructure capacity, environmental sustainability, and logistical efficiency. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate contemporary and future aspects of autonomous driving, high capacity transport, smart roads …
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Developing a Large-Scale Multi-Modal Modeling and Optimization Framework for Freight Transport Network Analysis
Global freight transportation is confronted with unprecedented challenges from heightened logistical complexity, operational uncertainty, and the pressing necessity to minimize environmental footprints. Current simulation models tend not to represent very well the dynamic interaction between …
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An Investigation of Higher Capacity Urban Freight Vehicles
… reducing fuel consumption per tonne-kilometre of freight moved, with consequent reductions in greenhouse and noxious emissions. Some of the disadvantages of larger vehicles are more pronounced in urban environments, including safety of other road users, and reduced manoeuvrability. This thesis …