The fastest and most cost-effective method of reducing the environmental impact of transport is to make it more efficient.
If a certain quantity of goods or a given number of people can be transported using fewer vehicles than at present, the total quantity of emissions will be reduced while the transport operators will also benefit from greater efficiencies.
Helping traffic to flow smoothly
The environmental impact of this source will be reduced even further if conditions enabling traffic to flow more smoothly can be created. In this context, bigger vehicle combinations offer one effective solution, intelligent transport systems another.
Dynafleet and ITS4mobility
For example, our Dynafleet transport information system has enabled haulers to improve the utilisation of their existing payload capacity by up to 10%.
ITS4mobility is another transport management and information system which is helping to streamline public transport in our towns and cities. Volvo also contributes its expertise to the development of public transport systems in cities.
AutoOil predictions
AutoOil II predictions show that the emissions from road transports will decrease substantially during the coming 20 years.