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14 – 18 March 200414 – 18 March 2004
South AfricaSouth Africa
Misty Hills Country Hotel Misty Hills Country Hotel & Conference Centre, & Conference Centre,
GautengGauteng
““Loads, Roads and the Loads, Roads and the Information Highway”Information Highway”
Major Areas of Focus
• Heavy goods vehicles• Vehicle-road interaction• Impact of heavy vehicles on
roads and bridges
Areas of Focus• Vehicle technology – CTI, advanced suspensions
and vehicles for the future• Vehicle size and weights limits – safety effects,
design, simulation, and performance measures• Heavy vehicle safety – stability, crash-
worthiness, accident data analysis• Dynamic wheel loads and ride quality• Intelligent Vehicle and Transport Systems• Effects of heavy vehicles on pavements and
bridges • Monitoring and enforcement technologies• Economic and operational issues• Policy formulation – vehicle performance based
criteria
Areas of Focus
• Economics of the road transport system using an aging infrastructure
• Managing the infrastructure for improving transport productivity
• Regulatory developments• Road geometry, traffic management and policies
for heavy vehicles• Cooperative international programs – OECD,
International Organisation for Standardisation, etc
• Long-term vision for highway vehicles and support infrastructure
• Long-term vision rail and rail freight infrastructure
Organising Committee
• Paul Nordengen (Chairman)• Geoff Ackermann (SANRAL)• Jim Campbell (IRTE)• Barney Curtis (RFA/FESARTA)• Steve Kekwick (CSIR Transportek)• William Mashishi (NDoT)• Mac Steynberg (Gautrans)• Braam Viviers (NAAMSA/Toyota SA)• Cilla Taylor (Conference Planner)
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