Welcome IRU Cocktail & Dinner
Weights & Dimensions of Commercial Vehicles
Road Transport In Europe
• 600,000+ road transport companies, 85% SMEs • Over 3 million directly employed in freight transport
• Over 1 million in bus & coach transport • Another 6 million dependent jobs
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Road Transport In Europe • More than 12 billion tonnes of goods transported every year • Combined transport currently 1.7% of total EU land transport
• Noxious emissions down 98% since 1990 • Fuel consumption down by 33% since 1970
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Delivered to you by Road Transport Fried Scallops, blinis with creamy herring dip, crisp lettuce leaves
**** Rack of veal sautÊed with chanterelles, Tarragon butter gravy Crystallised vegetables, baby potatoes glazed in French sea salt **** Shortcake with melted chocolate, Passion fruit sorbet **** Riesling Tradition Cave du Roi Dagobert Medoc Château Haut Brignays 4
Innovation in Transport
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Blocked Innovation in Road Transport
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Innovation in Transport
SAY YES TO GREENER COACHES 7
Make The Smart Move
Short term (1-3 years) goal of HLG – Buses and coaches of the future “Start by increasing the maximum weight of 2 axel coaches to 19.5 tonnes” 8
Innovation in Transport
SAY YES TO SAFER, GREENER TRUCKS 9
Innovation in Transport
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Innovation in Transport
Why Longer and Heavier Trucks? • Transport efficiency • Energy efficiency • Higher volume of goods • Reducing CO2 emissions • Superior safety technology 11
Innovation in Transport
Supporting multi-modal transport Foster intermodal solutions Efficient and flexible logistics 12
Innovation in Transport
In use
Trials ongoing Trials proposed Awaiting No
Source: Volvo Trucks 13
Innovation in Transport
0: No impact +: Positive impact -: Negative impact
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Innovation in Transport
Rail claim negative impact and public opinion‌ but rail want bigger still!
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IRU Members present today
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