Overview of Global Long-Distance Road Transportation of Industrial Roundwood

Kalle Kärhä; Milla Seuri; Patricio Mac Donagh; Mauricio Acuna; Christian Kanzian; Vladimir Petković; Renato Cesar Gonçalves Robert; Luis Henrique Suppi Costa; Rodrigo Coelho da Cruz; Tihomir Krumov; Allan Bradley; Dominik Röser; Cristian Pinto; Wang Dian; Zdravko Pandur; Jiří Dvořák; Martin Torbjørn Jørgensen; Peeter Muiste; Marek Irdla; Thomas Purfürst; Christophe Ginet; Hans-Ulrich Dietz; Raffaele Spinelli; Yasushi Suzuki; Hiroaki Shirasawa; Andis Lazdiņš; Rien Visser; Campbell Harvey; Dag Skjølaas; Tadeusz Moskalik; Grzegorz Trzciński; Stelian Alexandru Borz; Elena Camelia Muşat; Matevž Triplat; Francois Oberholzer; Bruce Talbot; Eduardo Tolosana; Henrik von Hofsten; Anil Orhan Akay; Borys Bakay; Joseph L. Conrad IV; Alejandro Olivera

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Overview of Global Long-Distance Road Transportation of Industrial Roundwood

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Overview of Global Long-Distance Road Transportation of Industrial Roundwood

Kalle Kärhä, Milla Seuri, Patricio Mac Donagh, Mauricio Acuna, Christian Kanzian, Vladimir Petković, Renato Cesar Gonçalves Robert, Luis Henrique Suppi Costa, Rodrigo Coelho da Cruz, Tihomir Krumov, …

Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, Vol.45(1), pp.217-236

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2024.2286

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Abstract

timber logistics

timber hauling

timber trucking

gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit

payload

transportation distance

transportation cost

cost efficiency

The aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive overview of global long-distance road transportation of industrial roundwood. The study focused on the maximum gross vehicle weight (GVW) limits allowed with different timber truck configurations, typical payloads in timber trucking, the road transportation share of the total industrial roundwood long-distance transportation volume, and the average long-distance transportation distances and costs of industrial roundwood. The study was carried out as a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was sent to timber transportation logistics experts and research scientists in the 30 countries with the largest industrial roundwood removals in Europe, as well as selected major forestry countries in the world (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Türkiye, the United States of America and Uruguay) in February 2022, and closed in May 2022. A total of 31 countries took part in the survey. The survey illustrated that timber trucking was the main long-distance transportation method of industrial roundwood in almost every country surveyed. Road transportation averaged 89% of the total industrial roundwood long-distance transportation volume. Timber truck configurations of 4 to 9 axles with GVW limits of around 30 tonnes to over 70 tonnes were most commonly used. The results indicated that higher GVW limits allowed significantly higher payloads in timber trucking, with the lowest payloads at less than 25 tonnes, and the highest payloads more than 45 tonnes. The average road transportation distance with industrial roundwood was 128 km, and the average long-distance transportation cost in timber trucking was €11.1 per tonne of timber transported. In the entire survey material, there was a direct relationship between transportation distance and transportation costs and an inverse relationship between maximum GVW limits and transportation costs. Consequently, in order to reduce transportation costs, it is essential to maximise payloads (within legal limits) and minimise haul distances. Several measures to increase cost- and energy-efficiency, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in road transportation logistics, are discussed in the paper. On the basis of the survey, it is recommended that up-to-date statistical data and novel research studies on the long-distance transportation of industrial roundwood be conducted in some countries in the future.

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Title: Overview of Global Long-Distance Road Transportation of Industrial Roundwood
Authors: Kalle Kärhä (Corresponding Author) - University of Eastern Finland
Milla Seuri (Author) - University of Eastern Finland
Patricio Mac Donagh (Author) - National University of Misiones
Mauricio Acuna (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research Centre
Christian Kanzian (Author) - BOKU University
Vladimir Petković (Author) - University of Banja Luka
Renato Cesar Gonçalves Robert (Author) - Universidade Federal do Paraná
Luis Henrique Suppi Costa (Author) - Klabin (Brazil)
Rodrigo Coelho da Cruz (Author) - Klabin (Brazil)
Tihomir Krumov (Author) - University of Forestry
Allan Bradley (Author) - FPInnovations
Dominik Röser (Author) - University of British Columbia
Cristian Pinto (Author) - Forestal Arauco (Chile)
Wang Dian (Author) - Beijing Forestry University
Zdravko Pandur (Author) - University of Zagreb
Jiří Dvořák (Author) - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Martin Torbjørn Jørgensen (Author) - University of Copenhagen
Peeter Muiste (Author) - Estonian University of Life Sciences
Marek Irdla (Author) - Estonian University of Life Sciences
Thomas Purfürst (Author) - University of Freiburg
Christophe Ginet (Author) - Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois-Construction Ameublement
Hans-Ulrich Dietz (Author) - University of Freiburg
Raffaele Spinelli (Author) - National Research Council
Yasushi Suzuki (Author) - Kōchi University
Hiroaki Shirasawa (Author) - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Andis Lazdiņš (Author) - Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
Rien Visser (Author) - University of Canterbury
Campbell Harvey (Author) - University of Canterbury
Dag Skjølaas (Author) - Norwegian Forest Owners Association
Tadeusz Moskalik (Author) - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Grzegorz Trzciński (Author) - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Stelian Alexandru Borz (Author) - Transylvania University of Brașov
Elena Camelia Muşat (Author) - Transylvania University of Brașov
Matevž Triplat (Author) - Slovenian Forestry Institute
Francois Oberholzer (Author) - Forestry South Africa
Bruce Talbot (Author) - Stellenbosch University
Eduardo Tolosana (Author) - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Henrik von Hofsten (Author) - Uppsala University
Anil Orhan Akay (Author) - Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Borys Bakay (Author) - Ukrainian National Forestry University
Joseph L. Conrad IV (Author) - University of Georgia
Alejandro Olivera (Author) - Universidad de la República de Uruguay
Publication details: Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, Vol.45(1), pp.217-236
Publisher: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.5552/crojfe.2024.2286
ISSN: 1848-9672; 1845-5719
Copyright note: © 2023 by the authors. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Grant note: Academy of Finland [grant number 337127 for UNITE flagship] and the Forest and Bioeconomy Research Community (FOBI RC) of the University of Eastern Finland.
Organisation Unit: Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99991898202621
Output Type: Journal article