Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2017, 19(2):109-115 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2.109-115

Comparison of Operational and Economic Aspects of Direct Road Transport and Continental Combined Transport

Jaromir Siroky¹, Stephan Schroder², Jozef Gasparik³

¹ Department of Transport Technology and Control, Jan Perner Transport Faculty, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

² Bahnzentrum Ingenieurburo, Syntrans GmbH, Germany

³ Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia

The aim of this paper is to compare economic and operational aspects in the transition from direct road transport to unaccompanied CT using intermodal road semitrailers. A comparison of specifications of transport units was carried out as well as the risk assessment, considering the probability of a critical situation occurrence. Both of these factors are key for the final decision making. As a main part of this research paper, a comparative case study was conducted. For the purposes of this comparison, data from actual transport orders were used on a route starting in the Czech Republic, going through the industrial Northwest of Germany and then to Belgium and the Netherlands. As a result of this research, the direct cost of road transport and CT were compared considering the lifespan of the used equipment. Besides that, the investment cost for a road carrier to enter the CT system was quantified, which is essential for the CT system development.

Keywords: intermodal transport; semi-trailer; road transport; economic comparison

Published: April 30, 2017  Show citation