34.5 meter long trucks - up to 40% less emissions

From December 1, 2023, 34.5-meter-long trucks are permitted, compared to the previous 25.25 meters, on designated road networks. The introduction of longer vehicles has been under investigation for almost 15 years, and 10 years ago, in 2012, the High Capacity Transport (HCT) program was launched at CLOSER. Since then, CLOSER has been the hub for research conducted within the program. Here, you can read some of the articles highlighting the importance of this!"

"The advantages of longer trucks are that it requires fewer trucks to transport the same amount of goods. According to our calculations, this means we can reduce emissions from heavy truck traffic by between 4 and 6 percent," says Sandra Nordahl, unit manager at Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration."

"We see significant both socio-economic gains as well as environmental benefits, such as reducing fuel consumption by at least 20 percent," says Thomas Asp in SVT Väst."

"It feels very good that after 15 years of research, we're taking the first and crucial step in implementing 34.5 meters, primarily considering the environmental and economic benefits involved," says Thomas Asp in both Tidningen proffs and in Industritorgets article.

However, to fully benefit, it's necessary for the vehicles to reach the terminal entirely, and in that aspect, municipalities play a crucial role as that part is almost always on municipal roads," argues Thomas Asp, project manager for the HCT project at CLOSER. 

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