Luc Bontemps

Gedelegeerd bestuurderAdministrateur déléguéFEBIAC

Commercial vehicles in a multimodal perspective

Luc Bontemps, FEBIAC

Transport mode used for: Supply of vehicle components & modules to assembly plants

Vehicles distributionto dealers

Truck 76% 62%Train 14% 23%Ship 9% 15%

Source: ACEA

Modal split of freight transport flows within the vehicles industry

• The vehicle industry, a major customer of rail services

• Current modal split is somewhat fragile:– Better rail services could shift 14% of goods flows to rail – Deterioration of services could move 30% away from rail

• Economic & transport growth in old and new EU 1990-2030:

• ‘Modal shift’ is difficult to achieve, as well as ‘decoupling’ of transport growth and economic growth

• Decoupling environmental impact of transport from economic growth is realistic and is happening !

1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030

EU-15 2,0% 2,4% 2,3% 2,2%New member states 1,7% 3,8% 3,6% 3,0%

EU-15 1,8% 1,5% 1,4% 1,2%New member states 0,2% 2,1% 2,8% 2,2%

EU-15 2,7% 2,3% 2,1% 1,9%New member states -1,7% 2,1% 2,7% 2,1%

Total growth

Δ 2005-2030

> + 80%

> + 50%

> + 70%

GDP

Passengers

Goods

Yearly transport growth and GDP-growth

Evolution of emissions of road traffic 1990 - 2030 (2005 = 100)

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COPMNOxCO2vkm

Comparison of total NOx-emissions between trucks and inland navigation 1990-2020

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heavy duty vehiclesinland navigation

Comparison of total PM-emissions between trucks and inland navigation 1990-2020

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heavy duty vehiclesinland navigation

• EU-policy trend: ‘Modal shift’ is out, ‘Co-modality’ is ‘in’

• This ‘Policy shift’ is not yet happening in Belgium

• Rail, water and road must be integrated, but each of them should be optimised as well, especially the road network

• Road investments = 1% of Belgian GDP or 4 times less than Netherland

• It will take many years before major infrastucture projects enter service

• In the meantime: no other option but getting the best out of existing road capacity

Eco-combi: transporting more with less trucks, less pollution, less congestion and without additional safety risks

Swap body 7.82 m

Semitrailer 13.6 m

Swap body 7.82 m

Euro Module System

Volvo Truck Corporation

At intermodal nodes, modules can be de/recoupled to small, medium and heavy trucks, and easily put on train/ship

Thanks for your attention !