Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system

This study evaluated fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for 13 typical log trucks in operating conditions in Finland. The effects of season, transportation distance, mass, vehicle and road properties, and weather conditions on fuel consumption for driving were analyzed and modeled. The average fuel...

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Main Authors: Perttu Anttila, Tuomas Nummelin, Kari Väätäinen, Juha Laitila, Jari Ala-Ilomäki, Antti Kilpeläinen
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001312
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author Perttu Anttila
Tuomas Nummelin
Kari Väätäinen
Juha Laitila
Jari Ala-Ilomäki
Antti Kilpeläinen
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Kari Väätäinen
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description This study evaluated fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for 13 typical log trucks in operating conditions in Finland. The effects of season, transportation distance, mass, vehicle and road properties, and weather conditions on fuel consumption for driving were analyzed and modeled. The average fuel consumption and CO2 emission of the 76-t trucks when driving with a load was 0.013 l(t·km)−1 and 30.856 g(t·km)−1 respectively. The consumptions and emissions for the 68- and 76-tonners were found to be at the same level per tonne kilometer due to the overload of the former. The highest consumptions were measured in January (on average 57.5 l(100 km)−1), and the lowest in July (on average 48.7 l(100 km)−1). Machine learning was applied to predict fuel consumption with the above-mentioned factors for 73,686 road segments. Based on the developed models, driving speed was the most influential explanatory variable, in addition to road gradient, pavement, and sinuosity. Engine power and truck mass had minor importance. Wind effect was the only significant weather variable. The “big data” approach, as used in this study, enables the collection of a vast amount of data on very varying conditions in log transportation. However, higher resolution data than the fleet management system data used in this study will be needed to construct more accurate models.
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spelling doaj.art-917746e6060c44518e0fc86b65e9163e2022-12-22T03:20:02ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822022-09-0115100671Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management systemPerttu Anttila0Tuomas Nummelin1Kari Väätäinen2Juha Laitila3Jari Ala-Ilomäki4Antti Kilpeläinen5Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland; Corresponding author.Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, FinlandSchool of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Yliopistokatu 7, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandThis study evaluated fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for 13 typical log trucks in operating conditions in Finland. The effects of season, transportation distance, mass, vehicle and road properties, and weather conditions on fuel consumption for driving were analyzed and modeled. The average fuel consumption and CO2 emission of the 76-t trucks when driving with a load was 0.013 l(t·km)−1 and 30.856 g(t·km)−1 respectively. The consumptions and emissions for the 68- and 76-tonners were found to be at the same level per tonne kilometer due to the overload of the former. The highest consumptions were measured in January (on average 57.5 l(100 km)−1), and the lowest in July (on average 48.7 l(100 km)−1). Machine learning was applied to predict fuel consumption with the above-mentioned factors for 73,686 road segments. Based on the developed models, driving speed was the most influential explanatory variable, in addition to road gradient, pavement, and sinuosity. Engine power and truck mass had minor importance. Wind effect was the only significant weather variable. The “big data” approach, as used in this study, enables the collection of a vast amount of data on very varying conditions in log transportation. However, higher resolution data than the fleet management system data used in this study will be needed to construct more accurate models.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001312Log truckFuel economyGreenhouse gas emissionsCAN busMachine learning
spellingShingle Perttu Anttila
Tuomas Nummelin
Kari Väätäinen
Juha Laitila
Jari Ala-Ilomäki
Antti Kilpeläinen
Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Log truck
Fuel economy
Greenhouse gas emissions
CAN bus
Machine learning
title Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
title_full Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
title_fullStr Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
title_full_unstemmed Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
title_short Effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
title_sort effect of vehicle properties and driving environment on fuel consumption and co2 emissions of timber trucking based on data from fleet management system
topic Log truck
Fuel economy
Greenhouse gas emissions
CAN bus
Machine learning
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198222001312
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