Cost analysis of transporting forest chips and forest industry by-products with large truck-trailers in Finland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Natural Resources Institute Finland, Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland;2. Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, 53851 Lappeenranta, Finland;1. Industrial Engineering Research Group, Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4;2. Value Maximization and Decision Support, FPInnovations, 2601 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4;1. Natural Resources Institute Finland, Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland;2. Natural Resources Institute Finland, Jokiniemenkuja 1, FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland;3. Natural Resources Institute Finland, Haapastensyrjäntie 34, FI-12600 Läyliäinen, Finland;4. National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, Qinghua Donglu 35, Haidian District, Beijing, China;1. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5, Canada;2. Rural Agri-Innovation Network, Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2G4, Canada;3. Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, 1 Airport Rd., Swift Current, SK S9H 3X2, Canada;4. Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada;5. Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Research and Analysis Directorate, Floor 4, Tower 7, 1341 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Laws mandating the physical dimensions of freight transport vehicles were changed in Finland and the new legislation enables higher gross weights as well as larger load capacities. The aim of this study was to examine truck transportation costs associated with forest chips and forest industry by-products as a function of transportation distance and procurement volume in order to determine the most cost-effective vehicle type for each assortment and find out how much the new vehicle types can improve the efficiency of wood biomass transportation. The transported assortments were whole-tree and logging residue chips produced at roadside landings, sawdust, and bark or sawmill wood chips from forest industries and ground stumps from terminals. The transportation costs were calculated as a function of permissible payload and transportation distance from the loading point to the end-use facility on the basis of existing driving speed models, productivity parameters, GIS data and hourly cost data. The results of this paper indicate that the new measures, technology and weight limits for heavy vehicles represent a significant cost reduction and efficiency improvement potential when transporting forest chips and forest industry by-products. The 69-tonne truck-trailer was a feasible choice when the payload was not limited by the bulk weight of the forest industry by-products. With heavier forest industry by-products, such as sawmill wood chips and bark, the 76-tonne truck-trailer was the most feasible choice. The results showed clearly that the transporting costs associated with using the new type truck-trailers were lower than those for conventional 60-tonne truck-trailers in all assortments. |
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| Keywords: | Transporting Truck-trailer Forest chips Bark Sawdust |
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