Road Traffic

Brief description

• Basics of road traffic (individual traffic, passenger traffic, freight traffic). • Characteristics of road traffic • Trends and innovations in road transport • Status quo and future developments in road freight transport • Trucks (classes, driving and rest time regulations, toll systems, cabotage) • Introduction to vehicle costs and transport calculation • Basics of commercial road transport (esp. freight contract, freight documents)

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Kummer, S. (2010): Einführung in die Verkehrswirtschaft, facultas, 2.Auflage, Wien. Wittenbrink, P. (2012) Transportkostenmanagement im Straßengüterverkehr, Springer, 2. Auflage, Wiesbaden. Cerwenka, P./ Hauger, G./ Hörl, B./ Klamer, M. (2007): Handbuch der Verkehrssystemplanung, Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Wien.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, self-organized reading, discussion, reflection and discussion of case studies, exemplary Excel calculations

Assessment methods and criteria

• Final written exam (100%). • Content criteria: degree of problem identification and problem characterization, complexity of solutions in terms of technical and methodological competence. • Formal criteria: completeness of answers, linguistic differentiation, and independence of results presentation.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

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Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2026

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course students can • name characteristics of road transport and distinguish them from other modes of transport (1) and explain them from a transport economics point of view (2) • describe methods and instruments to support the management of transport companies in the field of road transport (1) and explain their possible applications (2) • explain basic competitive conditions, framework conditions and activities in road freight transport (2) • describe essential trends and innovations in road transport (1) and forecast possible effects (2) • present the fundamentals of commercial road transport (1) • name vehicle costs (1), break them down (1) and use them in a transport calculation (3)

Course code

0391-21-01-VZ-DE-17