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THE FUTUrE OF InTElIgEnT TrAnSPOrTIntelligent transport systems play an increasingly important role in our daily activities. Jour-neys became faster, safer and more convenient due to innovative traffic management systems and mobility services. In general, contributing to the efficient use of existing transport infras-tructure, Its are a powerful tool to optimize transport operations and improve our mobility.

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Next year the freight carriers and shippers to meet new requirements in the customs sys-tem associated with the provision of data about the goods and the tIr carnet electronic data submission. the idea was inspired by the 2001 september 11 attacks in the United states. then it was start-ed to think about how to reduce the risk of haz-ardous materials, weapons in transported cargo. specialists say that existed information procedures

CArrIErS WIll BE HElPEd By An ElECTrOnIC CUSTOmSThe electronic customs project initiated by the European Commission aims to replace paper format customs procedures with EU wide electronic ones, thus creating a more efficient and modern customs environment. The projects dual objective is to enhance security at the EUs external borders and to facilitate trade. It should therefore benefit both businesses and citizens.

were not effective. the goods are delivered, unload-ed, and then the information is provided to customs. It must be made within one day after the goods arrive. the new procedure will be slightly different. Informa-tion on containers destined for long sea voyages will be submitted 24 hours before load, other goods 4 hours before loading,- specialist of customs office says. specialist, when asked whether entrepreneurs have enough experience to provide the need-

ed information, notes that use of It will not be a problem for carriers, as they have all com-petence and the ability to issue information. the chief inspector of customs department of the transit procedures arvydas Kavaliauskas points out that the electronic data must be provided by all car-riers (the eU and third countries) or their represent-atives, who are transporting cargo on international routes with tIr carnet.

IrU seminar on rotterdam rules in november 2010 will explore the potential impact on and challeng-es to be faced by the road transport Industry.Geneva - the IrU seminar on the rotterdam rules: potential effects on and challenges to be faced by the road transport Industry to be held in Geneva, switzerland, on 3 november 2010, will focus on the effects of the Un convention on contracts for the International carriage of Goods Wholly or partly by sea (rotterdam rules) and the projected eU single transport docu-ment on the road transport sector, particularly in relation to the use of cMr consignment note. the IrU seminar will bring together legal ex-perts from IrU member associations, members of the IrU legal assistance network, lawyers, as well as transport operators, forwarders, shippers, insurers, academics, logistics and authority rep-resentatives to discuss the implementation and other contractual conditions of these various contractual rules, as they may have significant consequences on the standard liability for inter-national road freight transport operations.

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INTELLIgENT TRaNSpoRT SySTEmS (ITS) pLay aN INCREaSINgLy ImpoRTaNT RoLE IN oUR daILy aCTIVITIES.

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Intelligent transport systems (Its) play an increas-ingly important role in our daily activities. Journeys became faster, safer and more convenient due to in-novative traffic management systems and mobility services. In general, contributing to the efficient use of existing transport infrastructure, Its are a pow-erful tool to optimize transport operations and im-prove our mobility. not surprisingly, countries across europe are actively deploying Its services to support their transport infrastructure investments. Its are among top priorities of the eU transport policy agen-da, with the european Its action plan and, more re-

THE FUTUrE OF InTEllIgEnT TrAnSPOrT The introduction of intellectual transport systems and services (ITS) into the public and private transport sectors is closely connected with the development of multimodality in transport system, particularly, in towns and their suburbs.

cently, the proposal of Its directive. the aim is to provide continuity of Its services to en-able seamless mobility throughout the continent.In lithuania there is a number of modern systems installed in conjunction with the centralized traf-fic control system. one of them Motion system is designed to optimize the traffic in real time. system monitors traffic flows, also have the ability to make decisions and manage the traffic light sig-nals, gives a priority to public transport. special transmitters will be installed in 650 pub-lic vehicles. all operations will be carried out in the

central traffic control computer and would take just a few seconds. other centralized traffic con-trol and regulation system the Integrated vid-eo surveillance system, which consists of 53 vid-eo cameras. this system performs several func-tions at once: provides an opportunity for pro-fessionals to respond more quickly to incidents, changing traffic conditions, operators are able to monitor traffic on the streets, record the incidents. It is estimated that when the system will be fully in-stalled, the number of car accidents will reduce by 13 percent, fuel consumption about 11 percent.

The IrU web-based application for process-ing tIr pre-declarations is now available free of charge at eU external borders to help international transport operators meet the eU requirements to send tIr information elec-tronically in advance to any eU customs office of departure/entry. Geneva further to the launch of the IrU tIr electronic pre-declaration system, in both lat-via and lithuania, it is now possible for all tIr carnet holders to process their tIr data in ad-vance and free-of-charge, via the internet, from 11 eU countries located along the east-ern border (Bulgaria, czech republic, estonia, finland, hungary, latvia, lithuania, poland, romania, slovakia and slovenia).IrU head of tIr department, Marek retels-ki, said, this is a major achievement to

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E-ticket project is important for the whole lith-uania it would be the first national project of electronic services enabling to create multifunc-tional identification microprocessor cards in the future. non-contact card, which initially will serve as an electronic public transport ticket, could be-come a citizens (or e-city) card in the future.

E-TICkET SySTEm FOr CITIESThree largest cities of Lithuania Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipda are making preparations for introduction of public transport electronic ticket (e-ticket) system.

according to the speakers, in particular fast devel-opment of electronic services is observed recent-ly in the world. e-ticket system was installed in ma-jority of the largest cities of the world. When imple-menting the e-ticket project in lithuania, worlds trends and experience of other countries will be taken into consideration.

the centralized traffic control system is already in-stalled in vilnius. according to system creators, the system has no analogues in europe. the Ministry of transport is already boasting that unless the system is not fully installed, some re-sults can be seen in some sections traffic speed in-creased by 50 percent, and the overall public trans-port speed increased by about 20 percent. the sys-tem is also being installed in Kaunas and Klaipeda.centralized traffic management and control system consists of: traffic lights centralized coordination, urban traffic system monitoring, data collection of traffic detection and treatment, driver information management, public transport prioritization and management of the speed measurement system.currently, approached the end of the first phase, during which an electronic passenger information system and traffic control systems and electron-ic card were installed. this phase cost about vilnius 11.7 million ltl for vilnius city.there are 72 bus routes (numbered from 1 to 87) and 20 trolleybus routes (numbered from 1 to 20) in vilnius. e-tickets, which are also integrated into the vilnius city card, are valid on public transport.

From this autumn in the lithuanian capital vil-nius public transport will be equipped with surveillance cameras. after the installation of vid-eo cameras, the drivers will be supported with the call button, and buses will be visible at the police station or the General assistance center.cameras capture 360 degrees panoramas. spe-cialist can see if the tickets are market, even num-bers of bills passenger pays the driver for a ticket. the installation of one camera will cost around 730 - 1000 euros. Monthly maintenance would cost 8-10 euros. there are 500 buses and trolley-buses in lithuania capital.

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Pikas software is highly anticipated in ci-ties, which have all kinds of urban public transport: metro, city trains, buses, trolley-buses, trams, micro buses. software provides the possi-bility to timetable miscellaneous schedules of pu-blic transport and to coordinate one with another along with necessary intervals. It provides graphic versions of each route and, when applying anima-ted simulation, one can plan the traffic according to the existing and newly timetabled schedules. the pIKas software, closely integrated into the da-tabases of the city digital map, provides the possi-

ImPrOvIng PUBlIC TrAnSPOrT There are number of systems for improving public transport. one of the examples software pikas, created by Lithuanian company merakas Ltd, which is developing solutions in public transport field since 1982.

bility to create new or modify existing traffic timeta-bles very effectively - especially in the event of any changes occurring in the traffic system. this is done by having pinpoint accuracy data provided in the digital map.In 1992 this software was used to redevelop the public transport system in tallin. Udo ots, head of passenger division tallinn city Government, says, that pikas has facilitated co-ordination of trolley-bus traffic and contributed to significant improve-ment of services provided to passengers. In 2001 the most updated version of this software has been

acquired by public transport companies in tallinn that are using common ticketing system. In 2002, following the request by public transport Unit, pi-kas software was used to develop comprehensi-ve database of traffic schedules for all three types of public transport means: trams, trolleybuses and buses. the database is also related to urban digital map, says Udo ots.pikas software also has earned its solid market share in riga, the largest city of the Baltic states, once its developers have been awarded a contract during the international tender announced by riga duma in 2001. to our mind, this type of compu-ter software version will help to address many traf-fic planning, co-ordination and management (by using Gps) problems, explain olita sproe, Inter-national project director of riga city council traffic department.only in 1999 pikas software has been introduced in vilnius city and it contributed significantly to so-lution of many traffic planning problems. Within a three year period traffic scheduling has undergone cardinal changes: pikas has been successfully used for estimation of passenger flows, permeability of crossroads and streets and for co-ordination or traf-fic. thanks to pikas software, the municipal budget within a three years time was able to save 1,2 mil. Usd. In terms of cost - effectiveness, this is a very impressive figure against the software price.

A mathematical model of a crash test dum-my that represents an average woman can for the first time enable the automotive industry to design road safety solutions that are suited for both men and women.But the creation of a mathematical model that will answer the question of how the fema-le body moves in a crash situation costs mo-ney. astrid linder, who is running this research project at vtI, has therefore, together with the swedish automotive industry, submitted an application to eU for MseK 35 over four years.the application is also backed by companies, research institutes and universities in Ger-many, the netherlands, austria,switzerland, france, spain and the UK. We have no data on how women move in a crash, and this must be changed, says astrid. We have now got saab and volvo to participa-te in the project. chalmers University and folk-sam have been involved for some time.

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EaCh TRaNSpoRT CompaNy had To haVE a SpECIaL dEVICE ThaT woULd ENabLE ThE CompaNy To REad ThE daTa gaThEREd by ITS dIgITaL TaChogRaphS aNd dRIVER CaRdS, SaVE IT aNd KEEp IT oN fILE foR aT LEaST a yEaR wITh oThER CompaNy doCUmENTS.

The most complicated process, reading the data, requires a lot of time. recently, the national road transport Inspectorate encountered more transgres-sions committed not by the drivers themselves, but by transport companies staff in charge of the data from tachograph records. lithuania state road and transport Inspectorate un-der the Ministry of transport and communication is responsible for functioning and safety of the digital ta-chograph system. last year 100 vehicles were checked and 21 violations of working time regulations were found. some drivers drive longer than necessary and the rest less than it is

THE PAInS OF rECOrdIng A TACHOgrAPHS dATAfor over a decade now, each transport company had to have a special device that would enable the company to read the data gathered by its digital tachographs and driver cards, save it and keep it on file for at least a year with other company documents.

With such a device, the inspector or company repre-sentative can easily collect and register drivers card details and obtains detailed information about the work and rest time violations.digital tachograph system is being implemented in all the european Union and aetr countries. digital tachograph replaces analogous tachographs used in transport vehicles, drivers of which should maintain the register of driving and rest. digital tachograph uses identification cards instead of registration shee-ts. Identification cards store identity of cardholders, in-formation on driving and rest periods and other. In or-der to assure that a driver holds only one valid driving card, all the countries that have implemented the digi-tal tachograph system share information about issued cards through tachonet system.

required. It is also common for not record all necessa-ry documents.there are three public authorities in lithuania, which check truck drivers work and rest regime. all tree bo-dies can punish the carriers; however, it is not a sim-ple process. the most complicated part of it is to col-lect and register all necessary information. data scan from one truck usually takes up to 5 minutes. If the-re are 100 trucks, the work becomes almost slavish. that is why lithuania was first state to commer-cialize compact scanners and software, capa-ble of scanning and processing the data required by the law of digital tachographs and driver cards.

ThE gENERaL SECRETaRy of LINaVa, ThE LIThUaNIaN NaTIoNaL Road CaRRIERS aSSoCIaTIoN, vAldAS gIlyS: ThERE aRE ThREE pUbLIC aUThoRITIES IN LIThUaNIa, whICh ChECK TRUCK dRIVERS woRK aNd REST REgImE. aLL TREE bodIES CaN pUNISh ThE CaRRIERS; howEVER, IT IS NoT a SImpLE pRoCESS.

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The number of cargo and heavy truck thefts has fallen down in recent years but such cases still occur. the cargo is usually picked up at the location of departure but is lost somewhere during trans-portation, and so one needs to search for it.When asked about most popular schemes of cargo damage and theft, rimantas sedleviius, General

IT HElPS THEFT PrEvEnTIOnThe drop in car thefts can be seen this year. This can be related to the fact that cars with built-in security systems are more frequently used.

Manager of fillix, says that small thefts are most commonadhesive tapes are cut, the goods are extracted and another adhesive tape is applied. se-dleviius adds, In such cases the insurer must prove the insured event occurred during shipping.cargo or heavy truck thefts usually happen in par-king lots where drivers take a rest. preventive me-

asures are also being implementedshipping ma-nagers are instructed of how and where the vehicle should be parked and how cargo safety should be ensured. there is no way that the police would ins-tall video cameras everywhere. drivers understand they are themselves responsible for the safety of their truck and cargo and so they park their vehicles in lighted places and close to petrol stations.It is no secret that due to financial difficulties some carriers attempt to manipulate the situation when they report their heavy truck as missing. a securi-ty company employee explains, a lot of trucks re-main idle; no orders, no profit so some try it on. Mo-bile thieves are busy as they patrol on highways and lurk for unattended heavy trucks. then they cut the tilt, take away the cargo or damage it and slip away.Gintautas ramaslauskas, director of the depar-tment of freight transportation at the lithuanian national road carriers association linava, says that cargos owned by lithuanian companies are usually stolen in south europe. he claims that the boom of cargo thefts occurred in lithuania about five years ago. We started collaborating with the criminal po-lice and several gangs of criminals were detected. the situation currently has stabilised.

Road transport today carries on averagemore than 90 percent of goods in value and more than 80 percent in inland freight vo-lume. It takes the collaborative efforts of 29 companies from 18 countries to have a cup of coffee at a caf in Geneva.

Roadtransportcarriesmorethan6,000bil-lion tonne-kilometres of goods per year in the eU, Usa, cIs, china and Japan.

Road transport is efficient: highly flexibleand reliable, it accounts for 73.7 percent of tonnage transported in the eU and 69 per-cent in the Usa.

In modern economies, 85 percent of roadfreight tonnage is carried over distances of 150 km or less, for which there is no econo-mically viable alternative, and less than 1 percent is carried over 1,000 km.

Roadtransportofgoodsisamajorjobcrea-tor. It provides jobs to 6.5 million people in the eU alone.

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RenaUlt trucks improvements include fuel saving system available with the optidriver 2 transmission called optifuel. When in top gear on the level or easy gradients the system allows the en-gine to lug down to 1000rpm and instead of shifting down to accelerate back to cruising speed, the engi-ne management system will over fuel the engine to

SAvIng CAmPAIgnmanufacturers of trucks responded to the difficulties experienced by carriers by offering a world of most various technical improvements in the new makes of the trucks. Lower expenses on fuels are great help to the carriers of Europe, whereas carriers of the East would most probably disapprove of such improvements.

increase power by 40hp and torque by 200nm with the same result. renault says the system produces performance comparable with an engine produ-cing over 500hp and can reduce fuel consumption in some circumstances by up to 4-7 percent. eve-ry percentage point reduction in fuel consumption results in an annual cost saving per truck of around

500 eUr.the daf lf, cf and Xf have been developed to pro-vide maximum durability and reliability, optimum driver comfort and, in particular, low operational costs. saving fuel is actually mainly a question of the dri-ver paying attention. a wrongly-adjusted spoiler can use up to 10 percent more fuel; a tyre pressu-re that is 20 percent too low increases consumption by 2.5 percent. these are examples that are used during daf ecodrive driver training sessions, which are available in various countries and help partici-pants achieve a structural fuel saving of 3 to 5 per-cent. and the fact that drivers learn to anticipate better in traffic not only helps to save fuel but also reduces wear and tear on tyres and brakes.the primary cost item in international transport is the drivers salary at almost 42 percent. truck pro-ducers can only influence this to a limited degree of course; however, if they are satisfied, they will work more efficiently and sick leave will be lower. opti-mum ergonomics enable drivers to focus fully on driving, and the models with a sleeper cab provide a bed that is at least as good as the one they have at home. the ex-factory speed limit for trucks in europe is set at 89 km/hr. this doesnt mean that drivers al-ways have to travel at that speed, especially not at a time when the supply of transport exceeds de-mand, and the economic conditions call for far-re-aching cost measures. If drivers do not go above 85 km/hr, fuel consumption can be reduced by 7 percent. and sticking to a maximum of 80 km/hr one large transport operator is already doing this can save around 6 percent extra. daf dealers can do this in around 15 minutes using the davIe wor-kshop computer.

Anticipating the United nations cop15 cli-mate change conference in copenha-gen, the IrU General assembly adopted the IrU 30 by 30 resolution, a proactive industry approach that sets ambitious targets to redu-ce road transports co2 emissions by 30 per-cent by 2030.after achieving a commendable reduction in toxic emissions of up to 98 percent over the last 20 years, the road transport industry has now taken up a new challenge to effectively contribute to ambitious co2 reduction targe-ts. With this resolution, the road transport in-dustry publicly commits to provide better and cleaner rather than more road transport, and to concretely decouple road transport from its environmental impact.

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RESEaRCh CoNdUCTEd by goodyEaR LaST yEaR INTo TyRE pRESSURES foR TRUCKS ShowEd ThaT ThEy aRE oN aVERagE 16 pERCENT Too Low IN 68 pERCENT of TRUCK CombINaTIoNS. If ThE pRESSURE foR a CombINaTIoN IS Too Low, IT CaN RESULT IN a 2.5 pERCENT INCREaSE IN fUEL CoNSUmpTIoN.

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Having registered a strong impact, the ecall de-vice automatically dial the european universal emergency telephone number 112 and informs the emergency service centre personnel about the acti-vated airbags, impact strength, and Gps coordina-tes of the vehicle. one can also dial the number by pressing a button. In both cases information is sent both automatically and via voice connection with the emergency centre. an emergency centre speci-alist makes a decision in 3 to 5 minutes about what services should be called in, the police, fire fighters, or ambulance. all of them receive preliminary infor-mation on their way to the crash site so they can do their job more effectively and quicker.With the aim of implementing a relevant and effective system, attempts are being made to deve-lop a standardised ecall procedure in all the coun-

EU On ITS WAy TO AUTOmATEd EmErgEnCy CAllThere are increasing numbers of advocates who support the idea of installing automated emergency call systems in vehicles. The initiative of the European Commission under the name of eCall is intended to increase road safety. The integrated system should be available in all European countries and save as many as 2,500 lives each year.

tries. one of the major obstacles for these activi-ties is different infrastructure in the member states. there are differences only in the competence of the emergency centre employees but also in their num-bers. there are thousands of them in Germany, tens in finland, and only several in some countries.the commitment to implement the system has been expressed by 25 european countries, inclu-ding Iceland, norway and switzerland as non-eU members. european car manufacturers as well as mobile phone operators have shown their appro-val.on 4 May, in the ceremony in Brussels, the ecall memorandum of understanding has been signed by five more member states Belgium, denmark, luxembourg, Malta, and romania.the ecall memorandum of understanding has not

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The public road administration of norway is about to complete the research and deve-lopment project concerning the driver warning system. the installed rfId equipment will enable the on-board computer to recognize road mar-king lines and get other information as well as warn the driver.

rFId WIll HElP drIvErSa large part of road accidents are related to lea-ving the lane or going off the roadway. the im-plementation of such traditional tools as guar-drails that reduce the number of car accidents is not always effective, as the majority of roads in norway are narrow and extremely winding. the project worth of 130,000 eUr is planned to un-dergo a seven-month testing. Initially, it was de-cided to build a five-kilometre test section close to the norwegian town of trondheim.the technology based on the rfId principle wor-ks as a digital data exchange between the vehicle and road surface. rfId sensors are installed in the pavement at the depth of 15cm and they trans-mit information to the receiver in a vehicle by ra-dio waves. Information from the sensors is picked by the car aerial.It is possible to encode information in the sen-sors that may not only contain data about road dividing strips but also about dangerous zones

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been signed by Ireland, United Kingdom, latvia, and france yet. according to the spokespersons of the commission, there will be a proposal to adopt new special legislation that would oblige the eU member states to join the system.

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History of the Projecton 15 april 2005, the state enterprise Klaipeda state seaport authority in conjunction with Information society development committee under the Govern-ment of the republic of lithuania and the public en-terprise central project Management agency under the Ministry of finance entered into an agreement on assistance for the project development and Im-plementation of Information system for freights and Goods transported through the port of Klaipeda (KI-pIs). this was the first assistance agreement under the eU structural funds signed in the area of electro-

kIPIS FrEIgHT And gOOdS InFOrmATIOn SySTEm FOr THE SEAPOrTIn July 2008 the freight and goods Information System KIpIS started to operate at the port of Klaipeda.The system is designed for communication and processing of information on the freight movement and traffic via the port of Klaipeda.

nic services development in the country.the purpose of the project is to develop and imple-ment the fright and goods movement information system, which would enable the companies and agen-cies operating within the territory of the port to sha-re electronic data when carrying out the freight trans-portation via the port procedures. essentially, the aim is to replace huge amounts of paperwork that follows or is related with freight processing and handling and to facilitate the very procedures of freight processing. It is expected that kipis will strongly accelerate the freight movement via the seaport of Klaipeda and en-hance its attractiveness and competitiveness.

Functions of kiPisIn order that the system meets the requirements of the port companies to the fullest extent, the concept of KIpIs was developed in close cooperation with the companies and associations operating at the port and the state authorities responsible for inspection of freights and ships. the system will be available for a wide range of users, including freight forwarding and shipping agency companies, stevedoring com-panies, lithuanian railways, the lithuanian customs department, the Border and transport state veteri-nary service, the state plant protection service, Klai-peda public health centre, the Border Guard units of the state Border Guard department. the freight and goods information system will be included in the integrated port information system. sIs (ship In-formation system) and apvtKs (port gate technical control system for vehicles and pedestrians) are alre-ady in operation at the port.furthermore, KIpIs is in-tegrated with the customs information systems. It is intended that the system KrovInYs (carGo) now under development in the lithuanian railways com-pany will also have interface ensuring efficient sha-ring and exchange of data with the system KIpIs.

lITHUAnIAn COmPAnIES JOInEd EUrOPEAn InTErmOdAl ASSOCIATIOn

Lithuanian railways and other lithuanian companies have joined the european In-termodal association (eIa) for associate mem-bership rights. the eIa acts as an independent international organization promoting sustai-nable intermodal mobility in europe, using the latest rail, water, road and air transport solu-tions. the eIa is the only european In-termodal neutral organization that is open to all modes of transport. association currently has over 90 members (members of the association list at-tached) in which Germany, austria, slo-venia, serbia, polzug Intermodal, Klaipda, amster-dam, antwerp, duisburg, rotterdam and other ports as well as various transport and logistics involved in the company. the eIa also encoura-ges its members to develop interest in the new intermodal concepts and technologies for a better definition of intermodal service and in-creasing product quality levels.

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munications faster, safer, and more reliable than be-fore, said laisvydas rudzianskas, GsM-r project manager, lithuania railways. Using nortels GsM-r technology, this project will help increase railway efficiency and safety by pro-viding reliable and secure communications among railway operational staff, including conductors, dis-patchers, train engineers and station controllers. GsM-r is also part of the european rail traffic Ma-nagement system (ertMs) standard that combines GsM-r for voice communication and european train control system (etcs) for signaling systems. ertMs carries the signaling information directly to the train conductor and operates traffic crossroad signals, enabling faster train speeds and higher traffic densi-ty while maintaining a high level of safety.

lITHUAnIAn rAIlWAyS InnOvATIOnS WITH gSm-r PrOJECTLithuania Railways has made Lithuanias first gSm-R call with Nortel gSm-R technology on the Vilnius and Kaunas route which is one of Lithuanias busiest rail lines. The gSm-R call took place on June 11, 2009 and marks the official start of the field pilot phase of the LitRail gSm-R project that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. The installation of a category II system of si-gnaling lights for precision approach and

landing at vilnius International airport (vIa) has been completed and the system has been acknowledged as suitable for use.on implementation of the procedures of this cate-gory, flight safety will be enhanced and the dura-tion of aircraft idle time due to poor weather con-ditions will be reduced.Until recently, the airport had a category I precision approach and landing system. this means that the height when aircraft captains took the decision to land or terminate the approach to land at the airport was 60 me-ters and the horizontal runway visibility was 550 metres. With the category II system, the decision-taking height is reduced to 30 meters, and hori-zontal visibility is reduced to 350 metres.experts from the International civil aviation organisation (Icao) will also have to present their conclusions regarding the compliance of the installations at the airport with category II requirements. Jsc siemens, which won a public tender to become contractor of this work, has supplemented the current signalling system of vilnius airport with approach and landing area lights; approxima-tely 250 additional lights were installed. the va-lue of the runway work project is ltl 4.86 million. runways at airports can be equipped according to three different categories of precision appro-ach and landing systems.

UPgrAdE OF rUnWAy AT vIlnIUS AIrPOrT COmPlETEd

ThE dEpLoymENT INCLUdES ImpLEmENTaTIoN of a gSm-R RadIo CommUNICaTIoN SySTEm aLoNg 1,560 KILomETERS (appRoxImaTELy 88 pERCENT of ThE CoUNTRyS RaIL NETwoRK) of LIThUaNIaS RaIL RoUTES.

The multi-million euros countrywide GsM-r contract was signed december 2007 betwe-en litrail and the nortel/Belam consortium. the deployment includes implementation of a GsM-r radio communication system along 1,560 kilo-meters (approximately 88 percent of the coun-trys rail network) of lithuanias rail routes. this

is the first GsM-r project in the Baltic region and it will enable litrail to comply with europe-an commission (ec) railway standards and provi-de high-speed, dependable communications to help make railways in lithuania faster and safer. the launch of the new GsM-r system shows that li-trail is at the forefront of helping to make rail com-

gENERaL dIRECToR of LIThUaNIaN RaILwayS, STASyS dAIlydkA: "LIThUaNIa IS ThE fIRST of ThE baLTIC CoUNTRIES To dEpLoy a gSm-R SoLUTIoN."

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Road casualties in the european Union associa-ted with direct alcohol abuse are being registe-red each year. lithuanian carriers frequently com-plain about their financial security due to drun-ken drivers. sometimes it is the question of a single accident or insured event to make the company go bankrupt. It is the carrier that is required to pay to other road traffic participants for the lost cargo, da-maged truck, or other kinds of loss.therefore the novelty on the market system alco-lock may become one of the key solutions. In or-der to make driving safer and reduce the number of casualties on the roads, volvo trucks developed a breathalyser-lock. this optional gadget will prevent

TrUCk STArT UP By BrEATHAlySEr Onlyalcolock system prevents the engine from starting unless the driver blows into the breathalyser, and it will be offered for sale in new trucks throughout Europe this year.

the engine from starting unless the driver does an exhalation test.the breathalyser-lock is packed with advanced technologies, ensuring high quality and accuracy. It has a start inhibitor and data-recording function. to start the engine, the driver at first must do an exhalation test by blowing into the manual devi-ce mouthpiece for as long as five seconds. If the al-cohol level does not exceed the statutory limit, the screen reads start the engine. otherwise the messa-ge Blocked and engine Will not start appears on the screen. the gadget can be installed in the new vol-vo trucks fM, fh and fh16 while at factory as well as in the volvo trucks on the road.

aCCoRdINg To ThE EU STaTISTICaL daTa, aLCohoL REmaINS oNE of ThE pRINCIpaL CaUSES of Road CaSUaLTIES.

The technological progress is constantly repla-cing daily things we are accustomed to but there are car parts in transport industry, the appearance of which has not changed much in the course of time.

TrUCkS UndErgO FUrTHEr CHAngESthe modern horn Bosch was launched in 1921 and it was the first horn to produce sound by the principle of overtones. creativity is limited by the vehicle horn volume, as the sound level must be adjusted to 107 decibels.

Windscreen wipers were invented by Mary an-derson from america and were patented in 1903. electricity-powered wipers were developed only in the 1920s. the disappearance of windscreen wipers can be accelerated by coating the winds-creen with nanoparticles.

pneumatic tires were invented in 1895 to replace solid-rubber wheels. In order to make the wheels withstand the weight of the truck, their resistan-ce was increased since 1921. radial tires came into use in 1970s by separating the outer layers of the tire. the search for alternative materials is under way.

IrU, together with the International transport forum (Itf), today signed a cooperation agree-ment with the eU funded laBel project to sti-

lABEl, IrU And ITF SIgn COOPErATIOn AgrEEmEnT On TrUCk PArkIng ArEASmulate the development of truck parking areas (tpas) offering sufficient levels of security and comfort. all partners will be encouraged to enter tpas lo-cation and available services into transpark, a web-based application jointly developed by the IrU and Itf to help drivers / operators to identify and locate safe parking areas best suited for their needs along their routes.

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The trucks run smoothly and have more power, says dave Williamson, recycling operations Manager for the ecology center, and the particulate emissions are almost nonexistent. You can say goodbye to that black cloud of sooty smoke spewing from the exhaust pipe. Biodiesel runs directly through diesel engines without any

lITHUAnIAnS WIll PrOdUCE ElECTrIC BUSESbefore the end of this year Lithuanian transport equipment manufacturer and trader JSC ziemgalos automobiliai is planning to manufacture electric buses running on Lithium 200 ah batteries, enabling a charged bus to drive up to 200 km.

This new type electric bus will be manufactu-red with newest technologies; it is safe and eco-friendly. electric buses will reduce the costs of petrol and maintenance approximately 5 ti-mes. Jsc Ziemgalos automobiliai is collaborating with one of the most experienced manufacturers of

Hybrid share to increase to 7,4 percent by 2015. hybrid vehicles should witness a he-althy increase in sales by 2015 according to a new pike research forecast. the biggest growth market will be china, but america will still have the largest hybrid fleet with a significant uptick in hybrid sUv and truck sales expected.Worldwide, hybrids will make up 3,7 percent of the global fleet of light duty vehicles,

rECyClIng TrUCkS nOW FUElEd By rECyClEd vEgETABlE OIl conversions and can be mixed with petroleum based diesel fuels. What most excites us about Biodiesel is that it si-multaneously reduces air pollution and our de-pendence on fossil fuels, and without the toxic side effects of other clean air efforts like the addi-tion of MtBe to gasoline.the most commonly used alternative fuels are petroleum based or blended with petroleum. though their use may reduce the amount of pe-troleum consumed it still results in continued pe-troleum exploration and drilling. alternatively, Biodiesel is an agricultural product, which, even before it is used in the food industry, has less en-vironmental impact than petroleum extraction and processing. although large-scale corporate farming is heavily dependent on petroleum for mechanization, irrigation, and chemical inputs, the vast majority of energy used to produce ve-getable oil is solar. Bulk Biodiesel costs are 150 percent that of diesel.

BIg JUmP In HyBrId PICkUP TrUCk PrOdUCTIOn FOrECAST

electric buses Gt Bus and has already started crea-ting the prototype, following the regulations of the eU, to later be manufactured in lithuania. though popular in china, Us and south Korea, electric buses are not yet on the peak in europe. It estimated that for electric buses 100 miles ride costs about 10 eUr.

ELECTRIC-powEREd pUbLIC VEhICLES aRE NoT NEw foR ThE woRLd, howEVER NoT foR EURopE.

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More than one in every four heavy trucks sold in sweden is now factory-fitted with an alcolock. alcohol is the direct cause of roughly 30 per-cent of all fatal road accidents. one effective way of countering this problem is to fit alco-locks, which prevent the vehicle from being started by a driver who is over the legal blo-od alcohol limit. volvo trucks has been offering a factory-fitted alcolock since 2005, and is still the only truck manufacturer to do so. Interest among custo-mers has gradually increased. Many large and mid-sized haulage firms now have a policy of equipping their trucks with alcolocks.

SOPHISTICATEd AErOdynAmICS Minus 25 percent co2 thanks to sophistica-ted aerodynamics: Man concept s a radi-cal departure from usual truck design. a drastic re-duction of fuel consumption and co2 emission by diesel trucks is possible and can be implemented in a short space of time. this is conclusively demons-

Intelligent traffic assistant systems may si-gnificantly reduce the risk of traffic jams and accidents. the integrated lateral control auto-matically keeps the truck in a defined target position within its lane. this is done by having a camera film the course of travel as well as the position of the truck. deviations from the target position are avoided or reduced to an acceptable minimum by means of continuous steering intervention.digital maps enable the trucks target position within the lane to be adjusted for thenext corner. there is also a radar system to de-tect trucks coming the other way: the target position of the vehicle is then moved towards the outer edge of the lane.

ACCIdEnTS CAn BE PrEvEnTEd

This company is the first manufacturer in the world to use Bio-dMe (di-Methyl-ether) as a ve-hicle fuel. With fuel distributor preems inauguration today of a dMe filling station in stockholm, the first five volvo dMe trucks in commercial operation are now taking to swedens roads. Bio-dMe is highly in-

vOlvO TrUCkS In UnIqUE

BIO-dmE FUEl PrOJECT

teresting as a biofuel since it produces no less than 95 per cent lower emissions of carbon dioxide com-pared with diesel. In the eU the assessment is that Bio-dMe could the-oretically replace half of todays diesel usage for he-avy commercial transportation by 2030.

trated by a design study being shown for the first time at the Iaa 2010 in hanover.thanks solely to its aerodynamic form, the Man concept s with an appropriately modified trai-ler uses up to 25 percent less fuel than a compa-rable, conventional 40-tonne semitrailer tractor.

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