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This report includes the gathered information in a CEDR pre-study, with the objective to list the relevant safety, manoeuvrability, infrastructure and environment related criteria for longer and/or heavier vehicles. Furthermore, research areas that should be further investigated for development of a harmonized performance based standards for assessing longer and/or heavier vehicles access to a road network, are identified. ; Denna rapport innehåller samlad information från en CEDR förstudie med målet att lista relevanta säkerhets-, manövrerbarhets-, infrastruktur- och miljörelaterade kriterier för längre och/eller tyngre fordon. Dessutom identifieras forskningsområden som bör utredas ytterligare för att utveckla harmoniserade prestandabaserade kriterier för bedömning av längre och/eller tyngre fordons tillgång till ett vägnät. ; CEDR = Conference of European Directors of Roads

Project Performance Based Standards (PBS) for High Capacity Transports (HCT) in Sweden started at the end of 2013 to investigate applicability of PBS in Sweden. The purpose of the project is to propose a performance based regulation of HCT vehicles and their access to the road network; under a PBS approach to regulation, standards would specify the performance required from vehicle, rather than mandating how this level of performance should be achieved by putting limits on the vehicle length or weight. In this project, all the three domains of safety, infrastructure and environment will be addressed, but the focus is on safety for which extensive testing, simulations and analysis are planned. This report gathers the outcome of work packages 1 and 2 of the project, which is a review of the existing regulation in Sweden, PBS approaches in other countries and relevant literature and regulations. ; Projektet "Performance Based Standards for High Capacity Transports in Sweden" startade i slutet av 2013 för att undersöka möjligheterna att applicera prestandabaserade kriterier, eller Performance Based Standards (PBS), i Sverige. Vid prestandabaserade föreskrifter så specificeras kriterier eller standarder för en prestandanivå som ett fordon måste uppfylla, istället för att bestämma hur samma prestandanivå skulle uppnås genom att sätta gränser för fordonets längd eller vikt. Projektet kommer att beakta de tre domänerna säkerhet, infrastruktur och miljö, men fokus kommer att ligga på säkerhet och det planeras därför omfattande testning, simulering och analys. Denna rapport beskriver resultatet från projektets arbetspaket ett och två som omfattat en genomgång av nuvarande regelverk i Sverige, PBS-koncept i andra länder samt relevant litteratur och övriga regelverk.

15 th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicule Transport Technology : HVTT 15, ROTTERDAM, PAYS-BAS, 02-/10/2018 - 05/10/2018 ; In Europe, the regulation on weights and dimensions of trucks are complex : European rules are given by EC Directive 96/53/EC as modified by Directive (EU) 2015/719 [1]. These rules apply for international traffic, but countries can decide to add specific national rules. Moreover, these rules are often different from one country to another, due to policy choices and local history. More specifically, the impact of trucks on infrastructure has not always been the primary fact for defining these rules. But in other countries or other research domains, performance based standards (PBS) are used to determine what is allowed, in terms of performance. For example, vehicles may be allowed in terms of their induced damage on bridges (Bridge Formula, see [2]) or dynamic behavior (PBS as in Australia for example). In another context, materials and structures are now often defined in calls for tender in terms of performance (durability, resistance for example).In this context, the work package (WP) C (Fit for purpose road vehicles to influence modal choice) of CEDR project FALCON (Freight And Logistics in a multimodal CONtext) aims at developing Performance Based Standards [3]. For that, the first step is to create a state-of-the art of the European situation concerning vehicle policy and infrastructure. This paper summarizes this work: the first section gives insight on the European vehicle policy. The second section presents the infrastructure catalogue developed within the FALCON project. Finally, these infrastructure elements are characterized in terms of design criteria in Section 3.

15 th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicule Transport Technology : HVTT 15, ROTTERDAM, PAYS-BAS, 02-/10/2018 - 05/10/2018 ; In Europe, the regulation on weights and dimensions of trucks are complex : European rules are given by EC Directive 96/53/EC as modified by Directive (EU) 2015/719 [1]. These rules apply for international traffic, but countries can decide to add specific national rules. Moreover, these rules are often different from one country to another, due to policy choices and local history. More specifically, the impact of trucks on infrastructure has not always been the primary fact for defining these rules. But in other countries or other research domains, performance based standards (PBS) are used to determine what is allowed, in terms of performance. For example, vehicles may be allowed in terms of their induced damage on bridges (Bridge Formula, see [2]) or dynamic behavior (PBS as in Australia for example). In another context, materials and structures are now often defined in calls for tender in terms of performance (durability, resistance for example).In this context, the work package (WP) C (Fit for purpose road vehicles to influence modal choice) of CEDR project FALCON (Freight And Logistics in a multimodal CONtext) aims at developing Performance Based Standards [3]. For that, the first step is to create a state-of-the art of the European situation concerning vehicle policy and infrastructure. This paper summarizes this work: the first section gives insight on the European vehicle policy. The second section presents the infrastructure catalogue developed within the FALCON project. Finally, these infrastructure elements are characterized in terms of design criteria in Section 3.

In Europe, the regulation on weights and dimensions of trucks are complex : European rules are given by EC Directive 96/53/EC as modified by Directive (EU) 2015/719 [1]. These rules apply for international traffic, but countries can decide to add specific national rules. Moreover, these rules are often different from one country to another, due to policy choices and local history. More specifically, the impact of trucks on infrastructure has not always been the primary fact for defining these rules. But in other countries or other research domains, performance based standards (PBS) are used to determine what is allowed, in terms of performance. For example, vehicles may be allowed in terms of their induced damage on bridges (Bridge Formula, see [2]) or dynamic behavior (PBS as in Australia for example). In another context, materials and structures are now often defined in calls for tender in terms of performance (durability, resistance for example). In this context, the work package (WP) C (Fit for purpose road vehicles to influence modal choice) of CEDR project FALCON (Freight And Logistics in a multimodal CONtext) aims at developing Performance Based Standards [3]. For that, the first step is to create a state-of-the art of the European situation concerning vehicle policy and infrastructure. This paper summarizes this work: the first section gives insight on the European vehicle policy. The second section presents the infrastructure catalogue developed within the FALCON project. Finally, these infrastructure elements are characterized in terms of design criteria in Section 3.

15th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicule Transport Technology : HVTT 15, ROTTERDAM, PAYS-BAS, 02-/10/2018 - 05/10/2018 ; The FALCON project ('Freight and Logistics in a Multimodal Context') is a collaborative effort funded by the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), and has set out to address ambitious carbon emission reduction targets set by the European Commission. A primary goal of the project is to define a potential Performance-Based Standards (PBS) framework for cross-border road freight transport in Europe. First, a representative fleet of heavy vehicle combinations carrying modular loading units was formulated in collaboration with industry. The fleet was then simulated against a wide range of potential performance standards sourced from various countries. These findings together with expert opinion were then used to draft recommendations for a PBS framework for Europe.

15th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicule Transport Technology : HVTT 15, ROTTERDAM, PAYS-BAS, 02-/10/2018 - 05/10/2018 ; The FALCON project ('Freight and Logistics in a Multimodal Context') is a collaborative effort funded by the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), and has set out to address ambitious carbon emission reduction targets set by the European Commission. A primary goal of the project is to define a potential Performance-Based Standards (PBS) framework for cross-border road freight transport in Europe. First, a representative fleet of heavy vehicle combinations carrying modular loading units was formulated in collaboration with industry. The fleet was then simulated against a wide range of potential performance standards sourced from various countries. These findings together with expert opinion were then used to draft recommendations for a PBS framework for Europe.