Scenario of Freight Transportation by Trucks at Modasa Region

Freight Transportation is very important for development of nation. Generally Freight Transportation on highway is carried out by trucks. Modasa region is dominated by truck transport since many years. Mostly trucks of Modasa region move on Mumbai to Delhi route. Around more than 1000 trucks of Modasa region are moving on the important national freight corridor. Cordon count Survey has been carried out for obtaining the details of external to internal, internal to external and external to external truck trips proportion. Also, roadside interview survey has been carried out at toll plaza of Modasa on Shamlaji approach road to obtain the data of external to external truck trips passing through Modasa which are owned by the truck owners of other than Modasa region. From the collected data, origins to destinations matrices have been developed. Truck trips are assigned on the routes, desire line diagram of truck trips is prepared and truck trip classification is also carried out according to commodity type.