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Sep 8, 2016

FREIGHT SHUTTLE PROJECT * USA: Electric and driverless one

* Texas - Might solve trucking-related problems. It'ld be the first commercial rollout at Houston's seaport

  (Video from Texas A&M Transportation Institute - 16 July 2016) 

 ... The freight shuttle system (FSS), technology developed at Texas A&M University, is designed to displace trucks so they can operate in more convenient locations — and it’s an electric, driverless system at that... The technology will be on display on Sept. 9 in Bryan, Texas, as the state’s governor stops by to take a look for himself. The event will also serve as the formal announcement of the agreement between a privately funded licensee of the technology and the Port of Houston to develop a freight shuttle system... The idea is to provide a means to transport containers from the port to a hub farther out from busy, congested corridors. That way, oversized trucks don’t have to navigate constricting urban streets, saving time, gas and manpower in the process. It’s about efficiency... Seaports aren’t the only target for the FSS concept. Roop said it could work anywhere the pain point is high enough — any place where trucks must deal with too much congestion or other obstacles... College Station, TXS, USA -- Future Structure, by BEN MILLER - SEPT 6, 2016

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Sep 3, 2015

FUTURE of the TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Europe: Siemens new eHighway

* Munich / Germany - Siemens’ new eHighway offers an unexpected road to clean shipping

-- Why Siemens is using old technology to solve modern shipping problems... In June, Siemens announced a partnership with Swedish transit authorities for the second pilot study of a new way to electrify highway freight shipping... It’s sort of new—dubbed eHighway, the system powers trucks through overhead wires transmitted to moving vehicles, a method that has worked for streetcars for more than a century... eHighway is one of the only currently viable possibilities for electrification of freight trucking. Though freight trucks are similar in weight to the all-electric buses already in operation, trucks face several specific hurdles to electrification. Batteries’ weight would cut directly into trucks’ profitability, and so would stopping to charge. Even as battery costs decline, neither of those limiting factors will change... Martin Birkner, head of the eHighway project, says that despite those obstacles, a number of broader factors make electrified trucking worth pursuing. While trains have an edge in efficiency, trucks are far more flexible. And in some areas, much of Sweden included, rail infrastructure is already at or near maximum capacity, a situation that will become more common as global shipping volumes grow... By partially electrifying existing highways, eHighway could balance the flexibility of trucks and the efficiency of trains. Trucks in the Swedish demonstration, like those in a demonstration route already operating outside of Los Angeles, will be electric-fossil fuel hybrids. They can connect to the electrified lines along main routes, then disconnect and reach their final destinations on diesel power... The connections and disconnections are performed at full speed, using a specially engineered version of the familiar overhead connector. Modern versions are already in use on everything from buses to light rail to mine trucks... Demand for such systems may be driven by local regulation and policy goals, such as Sweden’s goal of achieving a zero-emissions transit fleet by 2030. The consulting group Gladstein, Neandross and Associates, however, did conclude that for short-range operation, such as near ports, electrified trucks could actually be cheaper to operate than their diesel siblings—particularly where the cost of gasoline is highest relative to the cost of grid electricity... 
(Photo courtesy of Siemens AG - A demonstration version of Seimens' catenary truck power system, eHighway)   --  Munich, Germany - Fortune, by David Z. Morris - AUGUST 31, 2015

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Jul 24, 2014

FUTURE OF TRUCKING * USA

* California - Big Rigs become robot convoys

 (Video by: Sadie Bass, Justin Beach - Source: Bloomberg) 
Menlo Park,CAL,USA –Manta.com/Bloomberg -July 23, 2014: -- Peloton Technology has developed a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system that has the potential to transform the trucking industry. In this installment of Bloomberg's "Wiring the World" series, the Silicon Valley startup says they can improve safety while cutting costs for thousands of trucks on the road...

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Nov 27, 2008

TRUCKING FUTURE * USA - Obama team hears truckers’ perspective from OOIDA

OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer accepted an invitation from Obama’s transportation transition team to meet with the group on Monday, Nov. 24...

Chicago,ILL,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -November 26, 2008: -- ... The team heard from a variety of groups representing different aspects of the trucking industry. Groups that met with the team include the American Trucking Association, the Truckload Carriers Association, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, National Private Truck Council and the truck manufacturers... In the meeting, Spencer was also able to address issues such as electronic on-board recorders, parking shortages, idling regulations, highway financing and driver training... He encouraged the Obama administration to look at the issues facing truck drivers from a national perspective and not leave issues such as parking and idling restrictions in sole control of the states... Spencer said the Association will now be working toward one-on-one face time with members of the incoming Obama administration to further educate the key players on these issues facing truckers...

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May 31, 2008

FUTURE - Holland - Overlooked Tram Offers Revolutionary Transportation Solution

Amsterdam took an historic step in joining the Green movement when it conducted experiments using its tram system and electric vehicles to move products into the inner city



York,PA,USA -Material Handling Management (Cleveland,OH,USA) -30 May 2008: -- ... Amsterdam-based startup company CityCargo, whose novel entrepreneurial approach is responsible for the pilot project, hopes to reduce the deliveries of the 2,500 trucks that roll into the city daily... The inner city distribution system consists of freight trams that will carry goods in and out of the city on existing tram lines, and electrically powered vans ('e-cars')... The project will now move deeper into the realization stage, according to Tom Bonkenburg, director of European Operations for York, Pa.-based St. Onge Company... CityCargo is actively seeking partners and completing details that deal with the final design of the tram, cargo box and electric vehicle design. CityCargo will start off in the first half of 2009 with 10 cargo trams, 40 E-cars and one distribution center. When the project is in full operation (in about five years), it will be 58 cargo trams, 600 E-cars and four distribution centers... (Video from YouTube, by MvdHCCA - July 31, 2007: "CityCargo Amsterdam (ENG)" - CityCargo goods delivery by cargo tram)

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