Comments on: Road trains carting rubbish across Melbourne https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Road trip to New South Wales - Waking up in Geelong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-859088 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:32:52 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-859088 […] the garbage train which transports Sydney’s waste to a giant landfill outside […]

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]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-546309 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:34:37 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-546309 In reply to Philip.

A look at how A-doubles ended up being made ‘safe’ for urban areas is here:

http://www.primemovermag.com.au/featured/article/can-the-a-double-change-the-trucking-industry

And how they have taken over Australian roads:

http://www.trailermag.com.au/news/article/a-double-a-pbs-success-story

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-546308 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:32:42 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-546308 In reply to Philip.

It’s interesting how PBS trucks are considered ‘safer’:

http://www.truck.net.au/advocacy/submissions/effectiveness-pbs-scheme

When the extra features such as underrun protection and upgraded braking system could easily be applied to ‘conventional’ trucks.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-546306 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:24:34 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-546306 In reply to Paul.

As for NSW’s approach to checking road vehicles, the Marulan weighbridges on the Hume sure are impressive:

https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1611/nsw-reveals-safety-station-secrets

When was the last time VicRoads opened any of their weighbridges in Victoria?

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-546305 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:20:29 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-546305 In reply to Paul.

There is the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme (MSIS) that aims to get containers away from trucks – but only applies to six rail services already running, and there isn’t anything to encourage new routes.

https://wongm.com/2015/09/subsidising-rail-freight-victoria/

]]> By: Philip https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-540841 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:41:15 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-540841 Freight keeps increasing because people consume more than they used to. And an increase in population will cause a disproportionate increase in freight initially, as their houses are built. After that, there should be less freight for them to actually live, but the construction takes a lot of movement of stuff.

And road freight is the easiest way to move things, partly due to the reasons very well explained above by Michael Angelico.

And PBS trucks are much safer than the alternative conventional trucks, so you will see many more of these 30 m A-doubles on roads that can accommodate them. They are especially suited to specific tasks where their payload can be anticipated.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/07/road-train-rubbish-cleanaway-opens-south-east-melbourne-transfer-station-ravenhall-tip/#comment-538852 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:31:27 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=10773#comment-538852 In reply to mich.

A move towards ‘just in time’ logistics where more frequent but smaller deliveries are made to anywhere and everywhere, plus the growth in online shopping orders?

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