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ITS in urban goods transport
Integrating traffic management with freight transport management
11th BESTUFS WorkshopPalmela, 18-19 September 2003
Ronald JornaDiepens en Okkema traffic and transport consultants
Zwolle, the Netherlands
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Content• About Diepens & Okkema• Introduction• New approach• Enabling technologies• Types of traffic information• User profiles• Benefits• Concluding remarks
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Diepens & Okkema
Traffic and Transport consulting company
Draws together the reputation and skills of:Diepens & Okkema Traffic and Transport ConsultantsDiepens & Okkema Tendering ServicesCyrus Detachment Services
Around 65 employees
3 offices
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Diepens & Okkema -Traffic and Transport Consultants
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Offices in Delft, Zwolle, EindhovenApproximately 50 experts
Fields of activity:Freight transport and logisticsPublic TransportTransport for elderly/disabled/accessibilityMobility managementTraffic safetySustainable transportICT in transport
Introduction (1)Freight transport management systems (FTMS) and traffic management systems (TMS) have common aim:
Efficient, safe and environment friendly transport
However, both systems developed in isolation:• TMS: road authorities, focus on overall
level of traffic• FTMS: road haulage companies, focus on
optimum use of their vehicles, minimum costs, optimum service levels
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Introduction (2)Traffic
management
passenger carspublic transport
national +regional TIC’s
internationalco-operation
Freight transportmanagement
stand-aloneapplications
internal integrationof applications
integration acrosstransport chain
Integration between traffic managementand freight transport management systems
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s
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Differences:LongerHeavierMore km/yearMore expensiveMore automation/ICTSubject to driving bansHave customers
Introduction: looking for similarities (4) and differences (7)
Similarities:WheelsFrom A to BDon’t want delaysUncertainty
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Introduction (4)
Information technology
Vehicle
Infrastructure
Human
Element
Company
8 Source: DG TREN
Introduction (5)THEMIS project concluded:• Integration of TMS and FTMS still in its infancy• Traffic management data available, but generic• Road haulage sector has specific user needs
with respect to traffic information• New sensor technologies will result in more
and better traffic data• Sufficient ICT developments to include traffic
information data in in-vehicle and office applications
9 Source: THEMIS
New approach needed
CAS
Planningsoftware
Media managerOrder Acceptanceand Processing
Administration Internet
Onboard computer
Board computersoftware
Direct input of traffic information into road freight transport systems.
1010 Source: INTACT, modified by Diepens & Okkema
3 types of traffic informationHistorical information
statistics per road segment (hour/day/season)
Information on planned eventsroad works, special events, time windows
Information on unplanned events (real time)weather, incidents, unusual congestion
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3 types of traffic information
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Home
base
Truck
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Strategic Tactical Operational
Historical information
Planned events
information Unplanned
events
info
Planning level
Loca
tion
User profilesDistinguish between:
• Freight in general
• Long-distance freight
• Urban distribution
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Freight in generalUser needs:• Accidents/congestion and expected delays• Historic travel times• Planned/foreseen events• Road blocks/strikes• Road works• Expected driving time to point X• Expected transit times via alternative routes• Alternative routes in case of expected delays• Hazardous goods restrictions• Location service points vehicle repair• Weather information
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Long distance freightSpecific user needs:• Parking place availability at rest areas (guarded)• Driving bans HGV’s• Operating hours customs• Waiting times at borders• Service hours/time tables of ferries and rolling
motorway + available spaces• Information holiday periods
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Urban distributionSpecific user needs:• Municipal time-windows• Specific municipal legislative restrictions• Physical restrictions (height, width, round-
abouts, manoeuvring space)Note:• Hardly any traffic information available on non-
motorways• Greater need for real-time information• Alternative routes are often numerous, but not
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Enabling technologies (1)Pre-trip
• Internet • Teletext• Print media
On-trip (road-side)
• Variable Message Signs• Info booths
On-trip (on-board)
• Radio / RDS-TMC• GSM/WAP services
17 Source: LDC project
Enabling technologies (2)Road freight sector:• Mobile data communication increasing (e.g. GPRS).• Use of trip/route planning increasing, as well as
integration with other applications.• Use of internet becoming commonplace
Traffic management sector:• Commercial value added service providers (VMZ
Berlin, TMC4U)• Standards in place (DATEX)• Internet offers cheap distribution channel• Position based services offer new potential• Mobile internet (WAP, i-mode)• Floating vehicle data
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Benefits road freight sector• Improved customer service
o ETAo Service level agreements
• Increased efficiencyo Reduction of delayso Long and short term planningo Order management
• Improved safetyo Early warningso Reduction of stress
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Benefits urban traffic management
• Quantity and quality of traffic data (fcd)
• Improved utilisation of road network
• Control on use of road network by HGV’s
• Reduction of risk of accidents
• Reduction of traffic offences
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Concluding remarks• Need to integrate traffic information with freight
transport management• New technologies are available to guarantee cheap
collection and distribution of traffic info• Clear benefits for freight transport sector and traffic
management sector• Freight sector has many needs in common with
individual travellers, but also specific user needs• Not yet clear:
Business modelWillingness to pay
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Thank you for your attention!
For more information:
Diepens & OkkemaRonald Jorna
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