1. WestTrans Freight Strategy Data Analysis
Geoff Clarke
16 Sept 2015

2. Introduction
AECOM is producing a Freight Strategy for the WestTrans region that aims to satisfy the following objectives:
Improving Road Safety
Improving Air Quality
Reducing Congestion
Increasing Business Efficiency
Supporting Economic Growth
Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities

3. Introduction

4. Improving Road Safety
There were 631 reported accidents involving freight vehicles in WestTrans in 2014 and these resulted in 800 casualties
There were 4 fatalities involving freight vehicles
Killed and Seriously Injured casualties are 6.6% of total casualties
STATS19

5. Improving Road Safety Previous Years Fatalities: 2010: 6 2011: 6
2012: 8
2013: 5
2014: 4

6. Number of Reported Bridge Strikes
Improving Road Safety
There were a total of 25 bridge strikes in the WestTrans area during the period April 2013-March 2014
This is an average of nearly one every fortnight
Bridge strikes can be costly to operators and there is an expansive (and potentially expensive) list of potential liabilities
ELR/
Structure Number
Location
Authority
Number of Reported Bridge Strikes
CAW/11
Acton Lane (B4492), Harlesden
London Borough of Ealing 6
MLN1/
Old Oak Common Lane, Acton
ANL/3 38.5
Old Oak Lane, Acton 4
LEC1/44
Headstone Drive, Harrow
London Borough of Harrow 2
NAJ2/1
Long Drive, Ruislip
London Borough of Hillingdon
HOU/7/31
St John's Road, Isleworth
London Borough of Hounslow 5
London
164
Network Rail

7. Improving Air Quality
Pollutant emissions (NO2 and PM10) from transport can lead to the declaration of Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs)
All 6 WestTrans Boroughs have declared AQMAs, all as a result of road transport. Road transport is the largest source of NOx in the UK.
Defra

8. Improving Air Quality
CO2 emissions come about as a result of burning fossil fuels such as petrol and diesel
Heavy duty vehicles (HGVs and buses) produce around a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport and transport is responsible for a quarter of all CO2 emissions in the UK
On a per tonne.km basis HGVs emit over 4 times the CO2 of trains and over 32 times the CO2 of shipping vessels
Mode
KG CO2 per tonne.km
HGVs
Trains
Shipping Vessels
Defra

9. Reducing Congestion
There were 464,000km driven by vans and HGVs in the WestTrans area in 2014
The number of km driven by HGVs has decreased by 6% over the past 10 years
The number of km driven by vans has increased by 20% over the same period
DfT

10. Reducing Congestion
There are 52,104 vans and 6,355 HGVs licensed in the WestTrans area in 2014
The number of licensed HGVs has decreased by 19% over the past 10 years
The number of licensed vans has increased by 9% over the same period
DfT

11. Reducing Congestion
General trend is HGV numbers are reducing but van numbers are increasing
Increasing numbers of vans will increase demand for road space:
The DfT forecasts that by 2040:
The number of van km driven will increase by up to115%
The number of HGV km driven will increase by up to 58%
Vehicle class
Vehicle type
PCU value
Maximum payload
(tonnes)
Number of vans required
Total van equivalent PCU
LGV
Large 3.5t Van 1
1.8
MGV
Rigid 12t HGV
1.5 7 4
HGV
Artic 44t
2.3
29.0 17
RR67 DMRB

12. Reducing Congestion
Google Maps
AM Peak
PM Peak

13. Increasing Business Efficiency
There are 1,180 licensed freight operators in WestTrans operating 6,355 HGVs
79% of operators have between 1 and 5 vehicles in their fleet
Just 9 operators have more than 100 freight vehicles in their fleet but these have 24% of all vehicles licensed in WestTrans
Office of Traffic Commissioner

14. Increasing Business Efficiency
There are 1,743 companies involved in freight and logistics (of which 1,157 are freight transport companies)
Not every company that moves freight is categorised as such, eg B&Q
Companies House

15. Increasing Business Efficiency

16. Increasing Business Efficiency
Boroughs do not record if a PCN is issued to a HGV or a van
Collected PCN data for contraventions 02 (loading or unloading when prohibited) and 25 (parking in a loading bay when not loading or unloading)
Information and targetted reviews could help to reduce the number of PCNs issued
Situation not helped by rules differing from one Borough to the next
Contravention 02
Location
Top 5 Locations
Total
Ealing
757
1,231
Harrow
5,250
7,333
Brent
2,444
5,176
Contravention 25
Location
Top 5 Locations
Total
Ealing
6,973
9,579
Harrow
3,624
4,615
Brent
716
1,568

17. Increasing Business Efficiency
One operator based in WestTrans received 1,539 PCNs in which cost them £98,000
Majority of PCNs received were for loading violations
PCNs Received in 2013
Loading PCNs
Moving PCNs
Total
Issued by WestTrans Boroughs
107 3
110
Total Issued
1,216
323
1,539
Violation
Number of PCNs Issued by WestTrans Boroughs
Parked or Loading/Unloading when Restricted 66
Stopped on a Restricted Bus Stop or Stand 12
Parked with One or More Wheels on or Over a Footpath 11
Parked in a Residents or Shared Parking Zone 7
Parked in a Loading Place without Loading 4
Top Five Total
100
Total PCNs
110

18. Increasing Business Efficiency
TfL undertook a survey on Acton High Street to understand the potential to retime deliveries
Most respondents said they could not retime deliveries to off peak traffic hours

19. Supporting Economic Growth
There are a number of key freight generators and attractors and potential developments in the WestTrans area. They are:
Heathrow airport
Brent Cross
Harrow and Wealdstone
Park Royal
White City
Westfield
Old Oak

20. Supporting Economic Growth
WestTrans is the location of 30% of industrial assigned land
Industrial land decreased by 12% over period
Despite being the location of 19% of commercial land, WestTrans has just 12% of the value
The overall value of WestTrans commercial land has increased by 29% over period
Area (‘000 SqM)
Retail
Office
Industrial
Other
Total
WestTrans
2,798
3,126
6,260
798
12,982
London
16,957
26,655
21,115
4,183
68,910
WestTrans %
17%
12%
30%
19%
VOA
Value (£m)
Retail
Office
Industrial
Other
Total
WestTrans
541
489
493 85
1,608
London
3,978
7,456
1,426
621
13,481
WestTrans %
14% 7%
35%
12%

21. Supporting Economic Growth
The Transport and Storage sector is a major employer in Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow
A quotient greater than 1 means that Transport and Storage employs a higher than average number of people
Hillingdon has a the highest quotient, probably due to Heathrow Airport
Borough
Transport and Storage
Employment Quotient
Brent
1.77
Ealing
1.65
Hammersmith & Fulham
0.50
Harrow
0.58
Hillingdon
6.25
Hounslow
2.53
Greater London
1.06
ONS

22. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities
There are a number of energy efficiency opportunities that freight and logistics can implement:
Alternative fuelled vehicles
Computerised Routing and Vehicle Scheduling Systems
Driver Training
Alternative modes to road transport
Aerodynamics
Telematics
More night deliveries

23. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities (alternative fuels)
There are currently 610 vans and 33 HGVs that are classed as ultra-low emission vehicles licensed in the London region
This is less than 1% of vans and HGVs
Low take up of ultra low emission vehicles in commercial vehicles is due to a number of reasons including:
Cost
Reduction in payload
Uncertainty
DfT

24. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Modal switch to rail)
There are 13 terminals in the WestTrans area
They typically handle aggregates, waste and oil products
Terminal
Borough
Commodity
Trains per Day
Neasden Stone Terminal
Brent
Aggregate 2
Willesden Freight Sidings
Nothing
Thorney Mill
Acton Yard and Stone Terminal
Ealing
Park Royal Stone Terminal 1
Willesden Rail Terminal
Waste
Old Oak Sidings
Hammersmith & Fulham
Hayes & Harlington
Hillingdon
Northolt Park Waste Transfer Facility
West Drayton Sidings
Brentford
Hounslow
West London Waste Terminal
Colnbrook
Heathrow
Petroleum
TOTAL 15
Network Rail

25. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Rail)
These trains transport the equivalent load of 1,078 lorries per day
Some of these terminals are under-utilised and Network Rail encourages operators who are interested to make contact

26. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities Modal switch to water
The Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) which runs through the WestTrans area
The flow identified in WestTrans is aggregates running between Denham in Buckinghamshire and West Drayton (less than 50 tonnes per day)
Potential for waste transfer onto water but there are barriers
URS/AECOM

27. Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Water)
There are 4 wharves on the River Thames in the WestTrans area and 3 are safeguarded from redevelopment:

28. Summary
WestTrans is a thriving area with much freight activity
There are some nationally significant freight hubs
KSI have come down in recent years but still occur
79% of operators have < 6 vehicles
Numbers of vans increasing as HGVs are decreasing
More freight jobs than average in 4 of 6 Boroughs
The majority of the area is in AQMAs
Take up of alternative fuelled vehicles is still low
There is scope for some modal switch
There are issues to be tackled but you tell us!

29. Thank You