Essays about: "Heavy Road Transports"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Heavy Road Transports.

  1. 1. What is the future of emission data? A study of environmental purchasing criteria in the heavy road freight transport industry in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Måns Kvarnfors; Magnus Åström; [2022]
    Keywords : emission data; purchasing; GHG emissions; road transport; Sweden; environmental purchasing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Heavy road freight transports in Sweden are responsible for a significant portion of national greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier research has looked at the purchasing process of transports in a business-to-business context and established its importance for limiting environmental impact. READ MORE

  3. 2. How Does Skid Design Affect Transportability and Handling of Heavy Machinery?

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Eric Eldensjö; Isidor Söderman-Lundqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : skid mounted machinery; transportability; FEA; lashing and securing; load carrier.; rammonterad maskin; transporterbarhet; FEM-analys; surrning och säkring; lastbärare;

    Abstract : At request of the company Climeon, this study was made regarding transportability of skid mounted heavy machinery. The study aimed to investigate what constraining dimensions there might be when transporting by road and sea as well as necessary features that would accommo date lifting, handling, lashing and securing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Electrification choices of heavy road transporters : An exploratory study of the connections between the technology choices and the transporters' business models

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Simon Sandahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Business Model; Business Ecosystem; Heavy Road Transports; Electric Vehicles;

    Abstract : Problem Discussion: In the Swedish context, 74 per cent of transports are within regional borders, meaning that transportation departed in a specific region seldom leaves the region it departed from. This condition makes it possible to transition many trucks in the Swedish transportation fleet to electric. READ MORE

  5. 4. Truck electrification : Trends and impacts on the energy system

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : CAROLINE NORDHAMMER; JESSICA GRANKVIST; [2021]
    Keywords : Truck electrification; electric trucks; Light-duty trucks; Heavy-duty trucks; Lastbils-elektrifiering; elektrisk lastbil; tunga lastbilar; lätta lastbilar;

    Abstract : In line with the Paris agreement, Sweden has set up a national emission reduction target for the transport sector; to reduce the emissions by 70% by 2030, relative to levels in 2010. This entails that large shares of road transport will be electrified, including shares of the national truck fleet. READ MORE

  6. 5. En märr som hette Mor : de sista härjedalska hästkörarnas berättelser från tiden innan skogsbrukets mekanisering

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Jon Nordström; [2021]
    Keywords : skogshistoria; timmerkörning; timmerhästar; Härjedalen;

    Abstract : I slutet av 1700-talet och början av 1800-talet skedde en förändring i det agrara samhället och i det norrländska samhället. Från att bondesamhället innan varit nästintill helt självförsörjande öppnades genom industrialiseringen en möjlighet till annan utkomst i form av lönearbete. READ MORE