Essays about: "Long haul drivers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Long haul drivers.

  1. 1. Identification and evaluation of solutions for long-haul electric road freight.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

    Author : Amanda Lundström; Gustav Lindén; [2023]
    Keywords : Electric road freight; long-haul; TCO; Tripple bottom line;

    Abstract : Road freight transportation is important for the development of the global economy and, at the same time, one of the most destructive businesses when it comes to the environment and human health. As societies evolve, the need for freight transportation increases and the transport demand cannot in a sustainable way be fulfilled with the use of diesel trucks as it is done today. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Physiological investigation of Rest in Commercial Long-Haul Truck Drivers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Mattias Axelson; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The development of automated vehicles is something most vehicle manufacturers are working on these days. Different levels of automation allow the driver to perform other tasks while traveling than focus on the dynamic driving tasks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Knowledge base and perception on sustainability in the long-haul transport sector in Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Joel Alf Svensson; [2018]
    Keywords : Brazil; eco-driving; Euro classes; Heavy duty transport; Scania; long-haulage; logistics service providers; sustainability; trucks; energy efficiency;

    Abstract : demand for truck transportation is increasing and in the shadow the CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions. In many parts of the world the majority of the transportation of goods is done by long-haulage trucks. More than 60% of all goods transported in Brazil are made by trucks (André Luiz Cunhaa, 2011). READ MORE

  5. 4. The comparison of automatic and manual loading in an underground mining environment

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Simon Marklund; [2017]
    Keywords : Underground Mining; Automation; Loading; Transport; LHD;

    Abstract : Mine automation has been in development since the 1980s and began to be implemented in the 1990s with the biggest drivers being safety, reduced maintenance and increased productivity. Automation is used in many different mining methods performing a variety of tasks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Switch

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Arash Karimi; [2016]
    Keywords : car; truck; interior environment; autonomous truck;

    Abstract : Having been looking in to the subject of future truck interior environment, the first intention was to be inspired of the extreme environment of long haul-age truck driving and improving the user needs. By looking in to the human factors in truck interiors. READ MORE