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Road freight transport driver fatique test: A pilot study

Poliak Miloš, Beňuš Ján, Hajduk Iwona Ewa, Demirci Ebru, Nica Elvira

Archiwum Motoryzacji

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2023

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Vol. 101, nr 3

67--85

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Road freight transport is one of the main modes of transporting goods in the European Union. This reality puts pressure on carriers to make every transport of goods fast, safe, cheap, and efficient. Based on these requirements, lorry drivers are often forced by their employers to break the current social legislation in the European Union and the rules of the road. Compared to the current social legislation in force in different parts of the world, the European Union rules on driving times, breaks and rest periods for drivers engaged in road haulage and passenger transport are the strictest. An important factor and reason of serious and fatal traffic accidents, extensive damage to goods or property in road freight transport is a driver. This article presents three different types of experiments that were carried out, and the results may help to improve the current situation. The main aim of this study was to verify whether the actual regulations are safe and suitable and compare the results of daily work of professional drivers in two different measurements. Last measurement was conducted with using Eye-tacking technology, which aimed to verify impact of experiences on the reaction times of drivers. The authors believe that the results of individual measurements can contribute to increasing safety in road freight transport with preparing future extended studies and proposing the possible changes of current regulation.

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Measuring sustainable added value: A study on airline companies

Öztürk Gökçen, Tetik Aybike Esra, Demirci Ebru

Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics

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2022

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Vol. 7, No. 1

23--35

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It is critical to develop a picture of the airlines’ economic and social characteristics to comprehend the growth potential of air transportation. In this context, sustainable reporting is a type of information report that emerges from the enterprises' economic, environmental, and social activities. Especially in recent years, airlines have preferred sustainable reporting to monitor the sustainability levels of their economic, environmental and social performances and to gain a competitive advantage. In this regard, sustainability reports disclose accurate, understandable, and sufficient information, particularly about environmental issues. Despite a boundless amount of literature on airline business models, there is a lack of studies related to the sustainable practices of airlines. One of the academic methods used to measure sustainability performance is the sustainable value-added approach, which provides for the opportunity cost. The project tries to explain the sustainable value-added method in measuring the sustainability performance and also to calculate the sustainable value-added of the first ten airlines in rankings estimated by the IATA report in 2020. This paper examines sustainable value-added results among the top ten airlines. A newly recent approach will be employed, using a content analysis of ten airlines’ documentation including sustainability and annual reports.

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Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 - review of the adopted changes on 15 July 2020

Benus Jan, Demirci Ebru

Archiwum Motoryzacji

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2020

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Vol. 90, nr 4

59--73

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The social legislation is a current and political issue in the field of road freight transport. Working conditions for drivers in the EU (including Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland) are governed by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006. Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 - known as the Driving Time Regulation - lays down rules on driving times, breaks and rest periods for drivers of lorries and buses to improve working conditions and road safety. A number of new amendments to this regulation were adopted on 15 July 2020. The aim of this paper is to present the most important changes adopted compared to the previous version of the Regulation. The paper deals with the adopted changes in the following areas: weekly rest periods, secure parking areas, vehicles which are transported by ferry or train and exceeding driving time which may jeopardize road safety. The main purpose of this paper is to summarize and inform researchers, practitioners and all interested parties about the adopted changes in the Regulation, as well as the transport companies responsible for planning and scheduling the working time of drivers and also for preventing unpleasant experiences resulting from possible compliance with the conditions of the Regulation. The adopted changes in Regulation are also illustrated in the figures and table to better understand the differences.