Abstract
Reducing transportation costs through the application of performance based standard and hybrid technology, and optimal truck scheduling systems
Proceedings of the 4th Precision Forestry Symposium, pp.57-58
Precision Forestry Symposium: Developments in Precision Forestry since 2006, 4th (Stellenbosch, South Africa, 01-Mar-2010–03-Mar-2010)
2010
Abstract
Transportation is an important cost, representing about 15% of the total wood value. One of the greatest opportunities to reduce transport cost is through technologies to reduce fuel costs and increase payload, where every kilogram increase in payload saves $5 to $10 per year and also decreases fuel use and carbon emissions from a fixed freight task by 3% to 5% for every tonne increase in payload. Also, given that trucks are expensive and operational costs are high, it is important to organise log and chip transport efficiently so the trucks are not standing idle or travelling unloaded any more than necessary.
Details
- Title
- Reducing transportation costs through the application of performance based standard and hybrid technology, and optimal truck scheduling systems
- Authors
- Mauricio Acuna (Author) - University of TasmaniaMark W Brown (Author) - University of Melbourne
- Contributors
- Pierre A Ackerman (Editor)H Ham (Editor)C Lu (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 4th Precision Forestry Symposium, pp.57-58
- Conference details
- Precision Forestry Symposium: Developments in Precision Forestry since 2006, 4th (Stellenbosch, South Africa, 01-Mar-2010–03-Mar-2010)
- Publisher
- Stellenbosch University, Department of Forest and Wood Science
- Date published
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780797213241
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450149902621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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