Nordengen, Paul Ade Saxe, Christopher CBerman, Robert JSteenkamp, Anton JDeiss, J2018-05-162018-05-162018-04Nordengen, P.A. et al. 2018. Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa. Proceedings of the 7th Transport Research Arena (TRA), Vienna, Austria, 16-19 April 2018http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10213Paper presented at the 7th Transport Research Arena (TRA), Vienna, Austria, 16-19 April 2018As part of a performance-based standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design and operate a number of PBS demonstration vehicles in a pilot project. The purpose of the project is to gain practical experience in the PBS approach and to quantify and evaluate the potential infrastructure preservation, safety and productivity benefits for road freight transport. To date, 450 permits for PBS demonstration vehicles (including 200 car-carriers) have been issued. The pilot project reached the minimum target of 100 million PBS vehicle kilometres in June 2017. The project has shown significant improvements with a reduction in the crash rate of 39% compared with the baseline fleet. Significant financial savings have also been recorded with a weighted average reduction in trips of 28% and an average reduction of 12.2% in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The project has thus far shown the possibility to improve heavy vehicle safety and decrease road freight transport costs by several percentage points. This paper provides an overview of the PBS pilot project including measured benefits based on the monitoring data.enHeavy vehicle productivityHeavy vehicle safetyRoad Transport Management SystemRTMSPerformance-based standards for heavy vehiclesSmart TrucksConference PresentationNordengen, P. A., de Saxe, C. C., Berman, R. J., Steenkamp, A. J., & Deiss, J. (2018). Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10213Nordengen, Paul A, Christopher C de Saxe, Robert J Berman, Anton J Steenkamp, and J Deiss. "Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa." (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10213Nordengen PA, de Saxe CC, Berman RJ, Steenkamp AJ, Deiss J, Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa; 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10213 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nordengen, Paul A AU - de Saxe, Christopher C AU - Berman, Robert J AU - Steenkamp, Anton J AU - Deiss, J AB - As part of a performance-based standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design and operate a number of PBS demonstration vehicles in a pilot project. The purpose of the project is to gain practical experience in the PBS approach and to quantify and evaluate the potential infrastructure preservation, safety and productivity benefits for road freight transport. To date, 450 permits for PBS demonstration vehicles (including 200 car-carriers) have been issued. The pilot project reached the minimum target of 100 million PBS vehicle kilometres in June 2017. The project has shown significant improvements with a reduction in the crash rate of 39% compared with the baseline fleet. Significant financial savings have also been recorded with a weighted average reduction in trips of 28% and an average reduction of 12.2% in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The project has thus far shown the possibility to improve heavy vehicle safety and decrease road freight transport costs by several percentage points. This paper provides an overview of the PBS pilot project including measured benefits based on the monitoring data. DA - 2018-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Heavy vehicle productivity KW - Heavy vehicle safety KW - Road Transport Management System KW - RTMS KW - Performance-based standards for heavy vehicles KW - Smart Trucks LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 T1 - Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa TI - Improving heavy vehicle safety and road transport efficiency: a Performance-Based Standards approach in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10213 ER -