1) Road Transport of Volvo Trucks – Moving a 50-tonne house one kilometer in ten hours:
In road transport in Dubai by heavy Trucking, we have spectacular road transport. It involves a 50-ton house, an FH16, two large cranes, and a persistent work crew. A lot of preparation has been done by Conny the boss and his crew. The road transport has been closed, signs were taken down and several large girders have been placed underneath the house to prevent it from falling apart. And here we have the truck. A Volvo FH16. It is custom-built, with five axles: Two driven, two steerings, and one self-steering. Having already clocked up over92,000 kilometers in its lifetime this faithful truck is the perfect heavy hauler for the job. The trailer is one of a kind, custom-made with five dual lever suspension axles that are hydraulically controlled. This means that every wheel has its own independent suspension that keeps the load level at all times.
a) Road Transportation Door to Door Service in UAE:
Heavy winds could risk the whole operation. Off we go. The speed is slow. Really slow. With narrow road transport and with the risk of damaging the house they need to be gentle. So far, it’s been a pretty smooth ride. But then the crew find themselves in a tricky situation. A 90-degree turn. Time for the driver to show some of his maneuvering skills. Luckily they brought the guy with the chain saw. Just one more branch. Oh, and one more. Oh, come on! After some nerve-wracking hours, the team manages to reach the drop site. Now they only have one shot of putting the house on the fate of the house yet again lies in the hands of the crane operator. Together, the crew must fit the corners of the house by hand. How’s about that for teamwork? And there it is. One house that has traveled one kilometer in 10 hours. Not bad. Let’s hope the kids will enjoy their new day-care center.
2) Technology and integrated systems for road transportation:
The automotive industry, which is the electrified and connected vehicles. At the end of you will be able to describe the main aspects of the innovation process involving the electrification of vehicles and some example of the connectivity between the vehicle and the surrounding environment. According to several studies all around the world, the main trends for the future of mobility are autonomous, shared, connected, and electrified vehicles by the company. we will talk about the last two topics of road transport: electric and connected vehicles.
a) Road transport information in UAE:
Let’s start with vehicle electrification. The increasing need for zero-emission vehicles naturally evolved in vehicle electrification. The number of electric vehicles sold in the last years is abruptly increasing. Dubai market is the best example where we have an incredibly positive trend. This increase in a vehicle sold raised also the interest in funding the study of electric technology and its production. This leads to a massive reduction of the production costs as it can be noticed from this graph. It shows the price of the most expensive component in an electric truck: the battery pack. The cost of battery decreased with the same trend, in the opposite direction, of the selling trend. We can have different levels of electrification, depending also on the type of vehicles involved: light vehicles, passenger cars, heavy vehicles, and smart grids. The first level is one of the light vehicles: again China is the best example.
b) United Arab Emirates Road Transport Truck:
Road Transport Truck connected to the infrastructure receives info about the speed limits in real-time to show it to the drive or to adapt itself to the given prescription. Or consider that the vehicle receives the info about the traffic light while approaching the intersection. This can increase safety, increase the comfort of passengers, and minimize fuel consumption. Concluding, in this lesson you had an overview of two of the main trends in the automotive industry: electrification and connection. For the first topic, you saw examples of electric vehicles and their architecture and the possible infrastructure modifications to better exploit the electric vehicles’ advantages. For the second topic, you have seen some systems and information that can be shared among all the road users.