High-capacity vehicles have been shown to be highly effective in reducing emissions
associated with road freight transport. However, the reduced manoeuvrability of long …

Résumé The FALCON project ('Freight and Logistics in a Multimodal Context') is a
collaborative effort funded by the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), and …

Studies have shown that increasing the capacity of Heavy Goods Vehicles is one of the most
effective ways of reducing fuel consumption per tonne-kilometre of freight moved, with …

Application of articulated and Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) in challenging off-highway
applications is possible with the use of path-following trailer steering. This requires an …

The FALCON project (“Freight and Logistics in a Multimodal Context”) is a collaborative
effort funded by the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), and has set out to …

Executive Summary A Performance-based Standards (PBS) framework legislates the
dynamic performance and road-width usage of heavy vehicles, allowing the length and …

The road space utilised by a heavy goods vehicle during low-speed manoeuvring has direct
safety and operational implications. This is especially true for vehicles which are …

1.1. Background The European Commission has set ambitious carbon emission reduction
targets of 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, relative to 1990 levels [9]. The European transport …