Abstract
Keywords: transport efficiency, preventive safety, sustainability,
It is known that in the coming years, due to the economic growth that will bring more mobility, the EU will have to face an on-going increase of transportation demand of goods (+38%) and passengers (+24%) [1].
The big challenge for the whole on-road transportation system, in the future, will be therefore to provide the best performances in terms of capacity, safety and sustainability [2]: heavy duty vehicles will play an important role in improving and optimizing such issues. That will be possible through dedicated and focused developments, in order to implement new solutions and systems, enabling a more efficient and accepted use of heavy trucks for road transportation of goods.
The article describes the activity carried out by Iveco in the study and development of an optimized transport concept, starting from the latest proposals of transport solutions. The goal of this concept is to realize a vehicle that could, on one side, improve the load capacity in terms of volume and weight, guaranteeing, on the other side, an increased level of safety.