Road Transport

Basics
 Introduction

What do you associate with road

transport?

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 Agenda

Basics I:
characteristics, affinity for goods, road network,
means of transport

Basics II:
calculation, toll charges in Austria

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 Characteristics of Road Traffic

strengths

 high coverage
 door-to-door services
 high average speed
 flexibility & safety
 high capacity utilisation

weaknesses

 limited loading capacity

 high dependencies
 high accident risk
 increasing restrictions

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Road Transport & its Competitors ...

 higher mass output

 higher security
 terminal-to-terminal traffic
 less flexibility

 high mass output

 terminal-to-terminal traffic
 longer transport time
 higher packaging requirements

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 The Road as an Important Factor for
Society?
other modes and
means of
transport

medicine company

various
factors

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 The Road Network ...

Classification according to Kummer

primary road secondary road tertiary road

network network network

e.g. motorways, e.g. main roads,

e.g. municipal roads
expressways country roads

Category Net length AT (2011)

primary road network 2.180 km
secondary road network 33.660 km
tertiary road network 88.670 km

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High-level Road Network in Austria

Image: Asfinag

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Road Network Density in Europe

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Means of Transport on the Roads
General Classification according to Kummer

multi-lane road vehicles single-lane road vehicles

with drive without drive with drive without drive

e.g. trailers e.g. moped, e.g. bicycle,

e.g. car, bus,
(light/heavy), motorcycle, scooter,
tractor, truck
rickshaws, electric scooter, skateboard
carts electric bicycle

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 Means of Transport on the Roads
Focus on Goods Vehicles

medium-weight heavy goods

light goods vehicles
goods vehicles vehicles

range of application: range of application:

e.g. distribution of
parcels, courier services,
craft sector, private
furniture transport
range of application:
e.g. construction site
e.g. connection of large
supply, waste collection,
hubs, heavy or long
craft sector, distribution
goods
of general cargo

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 Goods Vehicles
Frequent Truck Types in Daily Use

Facts:
total length: 16.5 m
cargo hold: 90 m3 (= space for 34 Euro pallets)
cargo area: 13.62 / 2.45 / 2.70 m (l/w/h)

articulated lorry
(tractor + trailer/semitrailer)

Facts:
total length: 18.75 m
cargo hold: ~ 94 m3 (= space for 36 Euro
pallets)
cargo floor (2x): 7.35 / 2.45 / 2.65 m (l/w/h)

articulated train
(swap bodies)

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Loading and Transport Units in Road
Traffic
loading transport
carriers means of
cargo devices equipment
e.g. boxes, pallet transport
e.g. packaging e.g. container

oil tank truck

tank
oil platoon
container

drinking semi- articulated

cardboard pallet
glasses trailer lorry

food roll
cardboard motor car
(e.g. Billa) container

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 Agenda

Basics I:
characteristics, affinity for goods, road network,
means of transport

Basics II:
calculation, toll charges in Austria

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 Calculation in Road Transport

FIXED costs VARIABLE costs

staff fuel

imputed depreciation tyres

imputed interest repairs

maintenance, insurance, toll

tax, administration

daily rate KM rate

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 Short Overview
The Austrian Toll System

For the use of Austrian motorways and expressways

Special
tolls
System "GO Maut" (Engl.
"Vignette" system
toll)
 applies to: cars and motor vehicles
up to 3.5 t maximum permissible
 applies to: trucks, buses and heavy
total weight and motorbikes
motorhomes
 forms: 10-day, 2-month and yearly
 payment depending on usage
vignette
 tariff breakdown according to axles
 annual vignette costs (from
and emission class
2016):
€ 86.40 / € 34.40

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Tariff Overview - "GO Maut" System

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 Additional Information

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