Trucks which can automatically reckognize dangerous situations on the Road, even before the driver I available to do it? In the coming decades it can occur real…
In the second half of October Volvo Trucks with several partners will present how innovative and modern systems of communication between vehicles and the environment can contribute to the increase of safety on the roads. This show is going to take place on a testing course which is localized near Frankfurt in Germany.
Roadworks just around the corner, a privileged vehicle coming from behind with a considerable speed, a car which stopped in the middle of a road or even a huge piece of ice on the surface – these are only few examples of situations which can possibly lead to collisions or accidents. Such situations could be avoided if only trucks, cars, motorcycles and an infrastructure have the ability to communicate.
Thanks to modern communication technologies, the driver can be alerted quickly and therefore he can better avoid problematic and potentially dangerous situations. These solutions opens new gates to completely new generation of the systems of security – says Lars-Göran Löwenadler, the manager of safety in Volvo Trucks.
Communication systems presented on the testing course.
There is a Car 2 Car Communications Consortium working in the European Union, and as a part of this, producers of vehicles, providers of systems and scientists have together worked out a system, which allows vehicles and their environment to communicate. In October in Dudenhofen, Germany a first public presentation of a practical applications of this system will take place. A realistic situation will be shown to present how the system works. In the project among the participant there are nine producers of passenger cars and only one producer of trucks.
„Just like the consortium C2C-CC, Volvo Trucks pay attention to the issues of safety, taking into consideration the whole, complex road infrastructure. By taking part in this project, we participate in creating bases for the new, higher level of safety, not only thinking about the drivers of our trucks, but mainly about all road – users in the whole Europe” – explains Lars-Göran Löwenadler.
In the road transport industry has maintained a very difficult situation.
- With our inner discernment that in certain market segments, such as freight reefers containers, we halved less work, and refrigerated cars on 1 / 3 – assesses John Buczek, President of the Association of International Hauliers in Poland.
He reminds us that only by assessing debt collection in the first half increased sharply the number of the provisions of the bankruptcy court for transport companies. Eg by Euler Hermes are the 27 companies involved, while in the first half of 2008 – five.
- More than 80 percent road transport is a small company, with 3 to 5 road vehicles. – Explains the President Buczek – When I disappear, often this fact is not recorded.
According to him, now is a dangerous phenomenon for implementing the strategy practice of “survival” not only by minimizing the costs, including reducing the salaries of drivers and the resignation of the profits, but also by the escalation of fighting in freight rates, even below the cost of operations. Today the price of carriage of cargo, 40-tone set is significantly less than 1 euro per 1 km, which declined during the year by half.
- It’s debilitating process that can bring severe consequences also in better economic times during the period. – Stresses the president ZMPD.
He believes that now counts each new solution, conducive to improving the situation of road transport. Therefore, such urges financial institutions to more partnership with industry.
- Today, a number of transport companies met with representatives of the aggressive attitude of even the environment when trying to renegotiate contracts. – John Buczek stresses – particularly leasing companies do not listen to our arguments, in a very ruthless manner by enforcing its proprietary rights to the car and all the records in the contracts, especially those made “little print”.
Environment carriers has also to achieve a final agreement, which concluded in early June of Road Transport Forum with representatives of government and parliamentarians. Its effect is to change the number of rules, which currently raise operating costs, prevent or hinder the saving work of transport companies and drivers. Working material, which was formed in mid-July, can be used to create a design change in the laws, which promised the representatives of the Parliamentary Committee on carriers Infrastructure.
Were in the correct regulation of some of the problems reported among a dozen in three years by the environment of carriers, including shortening the control exercised by the Inspectorate of Road Transport, extending the period of temporary withdrawal from the movement of the vehicle while suspending the tax on transport and OC, the adoption of the model other European countries accelerated, 140-hour initial training mode drivers instead of the already enshrined in the Act 280-hour, etc. The carriers also expect a proper and unambiguous case diet regulate drivers, especially in the worrying situation that is created after last year’s resolution, the Supreme Court. The solution to this problem, promised Mr Janusz Piechociński, which has already prepared a bill of Deputies.
ISO refrigerated – reefers cargo containers are used for road and land-sea transport or food stores more and more companies transporting goods abroad is no longer by road or air, but by sea or amphibious – sea, they are primarily food companies and growers of vegetables. It turns out that maritime transport is much cheaper than road or air. Traders engaged in selling used vehicles from America or opt for water – land because it is much cheaper than air transport. Product comes from America for container ships and continue to be transported overland. Containers also have their own refrigeration units which allows for better storage of food during transport and reduces losses.
Increases also buy these containers outside the country, because they are cheaper and the price will always attract customers. Producers of containers or wondering about what to have in them can be improved, and it can be many. There are also increasing demand for sea transport connection to rail transport for refrigerated container located on the ship just attached to the wagon train without reloading, and you can go on smoothly, and it is even cheaper than water transport connections to the transport trucks. The ideal solution is to use containers as a stationary cold storage of marine food products. These containers are primarily used for the various types of wholesalers and food manufacturers.
But one must also admit that, if not improve Polish transport such as water. Land and air to flood Poland foreign transport companies that will seek to do so much competition even if the Polish companies that will be able to charge lower prices for the services proposed with the aim of eradication Polish competition. You cannot do so in any event to happen.
Bigger and faster ships, better road connections, railroad and inland trade, continuous develop in world economy evolution container transport. Today transport of commodities by containers are very important element of transport, especially on far distances. What way has stayed container to became one from columns of international transport system? Framer of burden called later container is American Malcolm Mc-Lean. In thirtieth years he saw need of reduction time of loading and unloading.
Prototype of container became created in 1956 year in USA, and first ship of this type year later in Bremen. In next two years the most important business lines went to container traffic. They have improved and speeded up loading and unloading and transport of loads. They have eliminated expensive and dangerous for commodity reloads. Today almost every load is possible to transport with their help. In comparison with commodities transported margin these are values ten times more advantageous. The biggest advantage of container is his toughness and possibility to using many times. His construction enable him transport one or many ways of transport without necessity of preference included inside load. Besides, due to size of container and equip him with proper handles, reload on whole world could be in big measure automated. It means that intelligent movement in terminals, without staff moving transport vehicle.
In this moment about 70% of all commodities is possible to transport in containers. In year world scale and only with help ships, transported is 350 millions these tin boxes and this number means about 75% participation in general world business. Bilge capacity of containers is served in conventional unit TEU what mean number of containers 20 fetes length, which can be loaded on any unit.
Actually generally in circulation are ships with loading about 8000 TEU, on which containers are put in eight or more vertical coats. However In preparation are ships which can load up to 15 000 TEU however more and more participation in general transportation have small ships. Besides typed in use, there are also special containers. Renting is possible in case of ice containers, containers with open roof and platforms for transport heavy commodities.
Majority, 55% firms in Poland funds personal cars from personal money, reducing financial funds. Meantime in some countries of union about 80% of cars are from leasing – result from research. Corporate Vehicle Observatory is one from most import cars ant international analyses of fleet market, prepared each year by Arval – European firm administering fleet car.
From research result also, that 40% of polish firms gain cars from external sponsorship in from operative leasing. Among big companies, only 20% finance this shopping through operative leasing in comparison with Czech Republic, Germany and Portugal and also France and Italy. That structure of polish cars market result from domination micro and small firms among native enterprises, evaluate Arval representatives. For them, leasing is still not enough known.
Change of archaic financing structure of cars in Poland can bring good results for industries – said Janusz Kowalik, general director of Arval Poland.
Making use from favor ‘car fleet management’ is advantageous for each firm because allows make optimum costs and better finance managing and structure of industry.
In December, number of registration of new utilitarian vehicles in Europe has fallen about one fourth. In whole 2008 year sold 9% less this type of vehicles served European association of producer of cars ACEA. It is the biggest falling of demand form 1993. situation of vendors of delivery vehicles and trucks is worse than personal cars dealers.
Always whirled in economy first shows in segment of utilitarian cars – comments Marek Konieczny, partner managed Delaer Consulting Group. On most simplification: firms cut costs and then salaries and then are enforced for discharge. Only when worse happens to employees demand falls on personal cars – tlanslators.
Konieczny checks off that it act to two part. First symptoms of end of crisis will be growth orders on deliver cars and trucks. Only later revival perceive vendors of personal cars – forecast expert.
The worst situation is in case of deliver cars. In December in Europe was sold 26,3% cars less. In whole year market has been shrunk about 10,4% In Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia or Latvia decreases was higher than 30% On this background Poland surpassed not bad. In whole year sold almost 58 thousand deliver cars, 8% more than year ago. Nevertheless, next months of 2008 brought smaller dynamics of growth. In December in spite of sell-out and promotion, it has found only 3,4% purchasers cars already more than year earlier.
In case of biggest trucks, number of registration in Europe fall in December about 15% Due to good first mid-year to whole 2008 sale decrease 2,2%. Polish dealers noted in December decrease of 13,2%. Proper to remember that in 2007 sold 70% trucks more than year earlier.
Crisis appropriation also to segment of bus and coach. December was first in 2008 month where sale was less than year ago. In scale of year was yet increment of 12%.
In May of 2009 year from polish sale salons left 25329 new cars inform the Polish Automotive Industry Association, quoted by the portal Pb.pl.
It about 3,1% less in comparison to May 2008 and about 11,8% less than in last month.
As say Pb.pl, it is second of row month of decrease sale of cars after season increase in March.
Sale of cars within five months has totaled 142 thousand arts and was about 0,7% higher than in analogous period year ago. PZPM remember, that data concerning sale in polish salons do not mean that exactly so many cars poles have bought. According to “Rzeczpospolita”, clients behind from Poland have bought in May over 25% of all new cars.
In May, industrial production in China has been increased by 8,9% That’s 1,6% more than in April – - Reported on Friday the National Statistics Office.
Results in may proved to be better than forecasts of economists, who expect growth of less than 8%. NBS underlines that the May results are the best since October.
Even the largest companies (with annual income over 715 thousand. Dollars – PAP) recorded in May, 8-9% increase in production. Although it is about 7.1 less than in the analogous period year ago, and it is the result of 1,6%. better than in April this year.
NBS account good condition of automotive industry, which in May in relation year to year increase production by 29%. During the same period also increased the production of steel and coal, by 7,4% and 9,6 %.
Quoted by Chinese media Zhuang Jian with the Asian Development Bank believes that the situation of the economy in China is improving. In his opinion projected for this year 8% economic growth is achievable. Industrial production in Poland by the statistical Office of economy is improving. Give evidence of that have ever better economic performance in particular industries and regions.
As the NBS say, in May its economic condition improved 20 form 31 Chinese provinces. Rich province Guangdong in May has grow by 3,2% faster than in April. In May bigger production recorded until three-quarters from the nearly 40 industries.
Fuel tanks and fuel delivery components are largely outsourced by the OEMs. Traditionally the fuel tank was delivered separately, and the automakers assembled the pump, gauge/sensor, the filler neck, cap and delivery lines in-house.