GATE 2021 AR – Question 31

Urban Land Use and Transportation · Aggregate and disaggregate transport demand models and forecasting · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Freight flows are converted to truck flows using which factor?

Volume factor
Weight factor
Payload factor
Distance-load factor

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Correct answer: (C) Payload factor

Explanation

Divide freight tonnage by the effective payload carried per truck to estimate truck movements. Thus the payload factor, C, supplies the conversion. Distance affects vehicle-kilometres, but not this basic conversion from quantity carried to number of vehicles.

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