Effects of adapting the rules on weights and dimensions of heavy commercial vehicles as established within Directive 96/53/EC. Final report.

Abstract

es to the road transport equipment constraints that were valid in 2000. The scenario takes into account projected economic developments and projected transport demand in Europe until 2020. All other scenarios take this one as the reference base case. Scenario 2: LHV Full option: Europe-wide permission of 25.25 m and 60 t trucks. These LHVs trucks are allowed on all European motorways (i.e. backbone roads). The usage of LHVs on regional roads may be restricted. Scenario 3: Corridor/Coalition: LHVs of 25.25 m and 60 t are allowed in some countries, while Europe-wide only 18.75 m and 40 t trucks are allowed. This scenario is a mix of scenarios 1 and 2. There is a group of countries that permit LHVs on their motorways, possibly putting some restrictions for the usage of regional roads, while the rest stick to the current restrictions (40t 18.75m). We include into the coalition 6 European countries: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. Scenario 4: Intermediate: Europe-wide permission of up to 20.75 m 44 t trucks. This scenario represents agradual increase in vehicle constraints, namely 10% of carrying capacity. The choice of dimensions and constraints is realistic and reflects wishes of car transporters and chemical industry.

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