Transport, truck, 16 to 40t, customisable {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
This truck is parametrised to allow the truck tare and truck load to be varied which dramtically effect the efficiency per tonne km. Included processes:Transport road and vehicle infrastructure vehicle operation including allowance for backhaul. Remark:Inventory is based on freight task which is the combined impacts of a freight movement based on measurement of the net distance multiplied by the net mass moved. Average load (28t) with backhaul of 1.2 (truck is empty 40% of the time). Inventory is an average of urban and rural transport. Geography: Refers to an average production in the Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
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- Transport
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- Last updated
- 19 Jul 2025
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- Transport, truck, 16 to 40t, customisable {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 19 Jul 2025
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- Tags
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- Sources
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Australian Transport Facts 2011, Data tables./2011/Adam Pekol Consulting Pty Ltd
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport, truck, 16 to 40t, customisable {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.9264618452382166 | t*km | Inventory is scaled to 1 MJ of fuel use |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel {RoW}| market for diesel | Cut-off, U | 0.021929824561403508 | kg | Based on 1.MJ (lower heating value) of fuel input to engine |
| Lorry, 28 metric ton {RoW}| market for lorry, 28 metric ton | Cut-off, U | 0.000000008112244897959185 | Item(s) | (3,1,1,2,1,na); from ecoinvent |
| Maintenance, lorry 28 metric ton {GLO}| market for maintenance, lorry 28 metric ton | Cut-off, U | 0.000000008112244897959185 | Item(s) | (3,1,1,2,1,na); from ecoinvent |
| Road maintenance {RoW}| market for road maintenance | Cut-off, U | 0.00000512045918367347 | m*a | (3,1,1,1,1,na);from ecoinvent |
| Road {GLO}| market for road | Cut-off, U | 0.0000613265306122449 | m*a | (3,1,1,1,1,na);from ecoinvent |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000111 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Acrolein | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0000000432 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Ammonia | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000303 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Arsenic, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.00000000000219 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Benzaldehyde | Emissions to air | — | 0.0000000334 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Benzene | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000171 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Butane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000366 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Cadmium (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000191 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Cadmium (II) | Emissions to water | — | 0.000000862 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Cadmium (II) | Emissions to soil | — | 0.000000862 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Carbon dioxide, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0686 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Carbon monoxide, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000109 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Chromium (VI) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00000000000131 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Estimated value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Estimated using the underlying assumption that 0.2% of the emitted Cr is emitted as Cr(IV). Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value for Cr. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Chromium, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000657 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Chromium, ion | Emissions to water | — | 0.00000775 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Chromium, ion | Emissions to soil | — | 0.00000775 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Copper, ion | Emissions to soil | — | 0.0000129 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Copper, ion | Emissions to water | — | 0.0000129 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Copper, ion | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000464 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Dinitrogen monoxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000395 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Ethane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000000732 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Formaldehyde | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000205 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Heptane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000732 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Lead (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.00000000114 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Lead (II) | Emissions to soil | — | 0.00000431 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Lead (II) | Emissions to water | — | 0.00000431 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Mercury (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000116 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Methane, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000006 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds | Emissions to air | — | 0.00000198 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010) and emissions inventory guidebook (EMEP/EEA, 2013). Unspecified NMVOC's represent NMVOC's for which no elementary exchange exists in the ecoinvent database. Total NMVOC's are given by the HBEFA database with the split being provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. |
| Nickel (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.000000000193 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Nickel (II) | Emissions to water | — | 0.00000688 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Nickel (II) | Emissions to soil | — | 0.00000688 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Nitrogen oxides | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000194 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000171 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. PAH's per kg fuel use provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. |
| Particulate Matter, < 2.5 um | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0000021 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Pentane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000146 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Propane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000244 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Selenium IV | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000000219 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| Styrene | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0000000137 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Sulfur dioxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000337 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010). |
| Toluene | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.000000000244 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| Zinc (II) | Emissions to soil | — | 0.000695001 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Zinc (II) | Emissions to water | — | 0.000695001 | g | Data based on ecoinvent emissions but adjusted for fuel use |
| Zinc (II) | Emissions to air | — | 0.0000000381 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. Fuel dependant emissions - heavy metal in fuel. Literature value. EMEP/EEA (2013) Tab. 3-100. |
| m-Xylene | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0000000239 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
| o-Xylene | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.00000000976 | kg | (2,2,4,1,1,na) Literature value. The NMVOC split is provided by the EMEP/EEA (2013) guidebook. All elementary NMVOC exchanges available in the ecoinvent database and quantified in the EMEP/EEA guidebook are provided. Total NMVOC's derived from HBEFA database (Keller, 2010).. |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fuel_use_ABSPerKm | 0.551 | — | (2,1,3,1,1,na) Litres per km fuel use. ABS - average of vehicle class - adjust if you want a new benchmark for average fuel use but you need to update the load and tare parameters below at the same time. |
| Truck_Load | 28.0 | — | Load on the truck when its transporting freight (ie not accounting backhaul) |
| Load_assumptionABSAve | 28.0 | — | Value assumed in ABS benchmark per km fuel use listed above - if fuel use per km benchmark is updated this should be change to the assumption in the updated benchmark. For example if you update you average truck and its average fuel use - you also need to know the average load assumption and enter it here. |
| TruckTareABS_Benchmark | 15.0 | — | Value assumed in ABS benchmark per km fuel use listed above - if fuel use per km benchmark is updated this should be change to the assumption in the updated benchmark. For example if you update you average truck and its average fuel use - you also need to know the average truck tare assumption and enter it here. |
| EDV_Diesel | 38.3952 | ed_diesel*D_diesel | — |
| MJper_TKM_from_Freight_Load_Calc | 1.0793752653061226 | Fuelperkm/Average_load_ov*EDV_diesel | MJ of fuel used per tonne km. |
| D_diesel | 0.842 | — | kg/l ADO physical density |
| Fuelperkm | 0.551 | Fuel_use_pred*AveragefuelMult | Fuel per km after modern efficiency adjustment |
| AveragefuelMult | 0.9769503546099293 | fuel_use_ABSPerKm/Fuel_use_pred_BechmarktoAverage | Adjust from 1998 fuel equation to modern fuel effiency - assuming curve stays the same for change in load effect of fuel. |
| Fuel_use_pred_BechmarktoAverage | 0.564 | (1+(0.02*(TruckTareABS_Benchmark+(Load_assumptionABSAve*Fr_Truck_LoadassumptionABSAve))))/3 | Used to adjust benchmark orginal fuel use in regression equation. |
| Truck_tare | 15.0 | — | Tonnes - truck mass unloaded |
| Average_load_ov | 19.599999999999998 | Truck_load*Fr_truck_Loaded | — |
| ED_diesel | 45.6 | — | MJ/kg LHV |
| Fr_Truck_LoadassumptionABSAve | 0.7 | — | Value assumed in ABS benchmark per km fuel use listed above - if fuel use per km benchmark is updated this should be change to the assumption in the updated benchmark. For example if you update you average truck and its average fuel use - you also need to know the average time truck is loaded assumption and enter it here. |
| Fuel_use_pred | 0.564 | (1+(0.02*(Truck_tare+Average_load_ov)))/3 | Litres of diesel use per km according to regression equation. Houghton, N. and J. McRobert (1998). Towards a Methodology for comparative resource consumption : modal implications for the freight task; Research Report ARR318. Melbourne, Australian Road Research Board. |
| Fr_Truck_loaded | 0.7 | — | Fraction of time in which the truck is loaded |