Moving Trucks off the Roads of Europe, Evolution in the way freight is moved, trucking transport, trailer trucking, container trucking

There's a revolution of sorts changing the way freight is brought to destination in many regions of the worldwide freight industry and in some cases reducing the cost of moving freight significantly for trucking transport firms in Europe and beyond. An evolution of sorts as more and more trailer trucking is moved off the roads and onto the water in an effort to reduce road congestion and reduce total CO2 emissions.

The revolution is still picking up speed at the moment and more research still needs to be done to assure that the benefits for container trucking associated with the movement are correct, but the benefits appear to be real and substantial. The idea isn't going to be feasible for all situations, but for geographical areas with significant coastline and waterways, the idea would seem to have possible benefits.

One British firm that has had been leading the revolution to get the trucks off the roads when possible in the United Kingdom and Europe is Asda. Using the three-times a week coastal feeder service between Felixstowe and Teesport provided by PD Ports, Asda has reduced the total amount of miles transport trucks were on the roads of the United Kingdom by over 1 million miles during the time the service has been used and decreased CO2 emissions by around 2,000 tonnes. This is a significant reduction in the amount of trucks on the roads and CO2 emissions for Asda and the benefits are going to be difficult to quantify. Still, this trend is something you can expect to see more of in the worldwide freight industry in 2010 and beyond.

http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/ind...tid=20017747360
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/the-envi...51140-25804263/