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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