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Dec 22, 2011

* UK - Intelligent cure for congestion?

(Photo: Traffic on Motoray 1,UK)
London,EN,UK -Commercial Motors, by Steve Hobson -14 December 2011:  --  The UK's existing road network can be used and managed more effectively to reduce congestion, especially at peak times, without the need for compulsory road pricing, according to a new report from the Automotive Council and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills...  ‘Intelligent Mobility – a national need?’ calls for greater collaboration between government, car manufacturers, the logistics sector and technology companies to use current road capacity to its full potential...  Instead, the preferred options are to improve voluntary systems that advise drivers of the least congested routes, though take up of satnav systems equipped with this facility among car drivers has so far proved disappointing...  Intelligent mobility will involve vehicles communicating with each other and the road network to direct drivers away from congested routes. It could involve satellite tracking of congestion hotspots as well as existing camera systems and in- car systems that transmit as well as receive data from cloud-based computers...  The working group is planning an Intelligent Mobility summit next April to begin the cross-industry collaboration needed to make the plan a reality...

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Mar 14, 2011

OPINION * Canada - Steering clear of freight congestion

Major drain on GTHA economy

Toronto,ONT,CAN -The Spec -Mar 8, 2011:  --  Truck-only lanes on highways, commuter buses and trains to carry parcels and tax breaks for companies making off-peak deliveries are among a host of suggestions to improve urban freight movement and head off growing gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area...  The ideas are among 17 action items to come out of a year-long study conducted by GTHA transit authority Metrolinx in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation and industry players...   Metrolinx says there is a “pressing need” to improve goods movement in order to maintain economic competitiveness for the region. The study examines everything from tractor-trailers loaded with auto parts or apples to small courier trucks delivering mail...  Urban freight is sometimes described as the “the last mile” — the final leg of delivery of goods to retailers or consumers after those goods come off a ship or a rail car. But it also includes the movement of raw materials and parts between factories and warehouses and finished goods from producers to distribution centres...  Though Metrolinx cautions that data is incomplete, it’s believed the volume of urban freight could come close to tripling over the next 20 years...    (The Hamilton Spectator - Some bold changes and many smaller ones are needed to battle congestion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, according to an urban freight report by transportation agency Metrolinx)


* Ohio trucking company president says congestion is choking economy



Northwood,OH,USA -Refrigerated Transporter -Mar 7, 2011: -- Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc, Northwood, OH, told the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation’s supply chain and economy...  Tuttle, chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Small Carrier Advisory Committee, said congestion across the country can prevent his trucks from making their appointed rounds...  Tuttle told the panel those congestion problems would only be exacerbated by proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules that govern truckers since the Obama administration is contemplating reducing the allowable driving time to 10 hours from the current limit of 11 and making changes to the 34-hour restart that would require it be taken over two nights...  Those changes would put more trucks on the road, adding to already congested roads, he said.

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Jul 18, 2009

Detour * USA - NorCal truckers keep their cool on CHP's ‘3-hour tour'

Grass Valley,CAL,USA -The Sierra Sun News Service, by David Mirhadi- -16 July 2009: -- With the sun peeking over the crest of the Donner Summit miles away, 18-wheelers line up for a long wait... Trucks brandishing North Carolina, Nevada and Utah plates clatter to a stop along the Highway 20/Interstate 80 offramp, their blaring engine brakes coaxing 600-horsepower rigs to a stop along the steep downhill grade... With trucks lined up 30 deep, Highway Patrol officer, Michael Pugh, guides them down the 56-mile detour along westbound Highway 20 to the terminus of the detour at Bell Road and the westbound interstate in Auburn... The detour makes possible a 12-mile upgrade of the nation's most traveled interstate, which hasn't seen a completely new ribbon of asphalt since Richard Nixon was president... (Photo from Sun News Service, by John Hart - Trucks line up at a CHP checkpoint on the Interstate 80 offramp to Highway 20 before being led on a detour convoy)

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May 5, 2008

BRIDGES' CONGESTION * Viet Nam - Overloaded lorries queue up in HCM City

A ban on overloaded trucks crossing Tan Thuan bridge in HCM City has created stockpiles of undelivered cargo - and serious problems for businesses and port authorities

HCM City,VietNam - VietNam News (Hanoi,VietNam) -3 May 2008: -- ... The restrictions have been imposed on trucks carrying more than 30 tonnes to lengthen the lives of weak bridges, such as Tan Thuan 1 and Rach Chiec, according to HCM City’s Department for Public Works and Transport... At Lotus Port in District 7, queues of overloaded trucks have been at a standstill for more than a week. All of them have to pay fees of between VND2–4 million (US$125–250) to get their licences back... This has led to stagnation in the movement of containers full of motorbikes, equipment, machines and steel... Duong Thanh Khang, head of the port’s business division, said the hold-up had led to the cancellation of the quantity of goods passing through the port... Khang said that the port’s management board wanted the Transport Ministry to consider measures to solve the problem. He said if stockpiling continued, it would seriously affect port business operations... The transport association and several private companies have asked city authorities to open new routes for overloaded trucks... (Photo by Pham Do/VNA/VNS - Congestion on Rach Chiec bridge in HCM City. The City’s authority has banned overladen lorries from using the bridge, which has led to stockpiles of undelivered cargo)

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Oct 10, 2007

Truck Deliveries to off-hours * USA - Researchers win $1.2M DOT grant to develop methods for shifting

Freight management in Manhattan: tax incentives and high-tech tools for night owls

Troy,NY,USA -Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/FirstScience ( UK) -9 Oct 2007: -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a competitive $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to identify the perfect combination of technology and financial incentives that could help alleviate daytime traffic congestion and boost economic growth in New York City... When fully deployed, the program — the first of its kind in the world — is expected to reduce daytime truck deliveries in Manhattan by up to 20 percent in certain industry segments by shifting a portion of those deliveries to off-hours... The transition will help reduce congestion on city streets and in turn improve environmental conditions by trimming automotive emissions. The move could also increase the competitiveness of participating New York businesses by offering tax incentives to those willing to accept off-hour deliveries. Plus, with fewer trucks on the road, it will be easier and faster for customers to visit downtown businesses, the researchers predict... (Photo: Manhattan congestions)

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Feb 6, 2007

Road Congestion Relief * USA - President to Seek Funds for

Washington,DC,USA -The Wall Street Journal (NY,USA) -5 Feb 2007: -- President Bush will include provisions to help ease traffic congestion in his budget blueprint Monday... Bush plans to highlight a “congestion initiative”... Grants to state and local governments would get the bulk of the money, which would include $130 million to help build electronic toll systems... Overall, the budget will include an additional $175 million for anti-congestion initiatives... The Transportation Department estimates the cost of congestion nationwide at about $200 billion annually, including wasted fuel, delays and inventory costs...

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