Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport

Peter Widhalm; Julia Buchegger; Bin Hu

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_80

Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport

Peter Widhalm (Author and Speaker)
, Julia Buchegger
, Bin Hu

Integrated Energy Systems

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Abstract

Detailed data regarding the types and quantities of goods transported, both regionally and internationally, plays a pivotal role in developing sustainable freight transport strategies. However, such data is currently lacking. This paper presents a method based on Iterative Proportional Fitting for creating comprehensive Origin-Destination (OD) matrices representing European road freight transport flows. The approach integrates publicly available statistical data on freight transport, including international transport flows between countries, the total volumes of goods loaded and unloaded in all NUTS 3 regions, the distribution of transport distances and the shares of different types of cargo. The proposed methodology addresses data inconsistencies and missing information. The resulting demand matrices provide detailed insights into the volumes and types of freight exchanged via road transport between NUTS-3 regions throughout Europe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition
Editors	Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
Pages	563–568
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-95284-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_80
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2025
Event	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024 https://www.traconference.eu/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F658

Conference

Conference	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024
Abbreviated title	TRA 2024
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	15/04/24 → 18/04/24
Internet address	https://www.traconference.eu/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Research Field

Transport Optimisation and Energy Logistics

Keywords

Road freight transport
Transport demand
Iterative Proportional Fitting

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Widhalm, P., Buchegger, J., & Hu, B. (2025). Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition (pp. 563–568). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_80

Widhalm, Peter ; Buchegger, Julia ; Hu, Bin. / Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. editor / Ciaran McNally ; Páraic Carroll ; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor ; Bidisha Ghosh ; Marina Efthymiou ; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. 2025. pp. 563–568 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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Widhalm, P, Buchegger, J & Hu, B 2025, Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport. in C McNally, P Carroll, B Martinez-Pastor, B Ghosh, M Efthymiou & N Valantasis-Kanellos (eds), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. Lecture Notes in Mobility, vol. Part F658, pp. 563–568, Transport Research Arena TRA 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 15/04/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_80

Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport. / Widhalm, Peter (Author and Speaker); Buchegger, Julia; Hu, Bin.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. ed. / Ciaran McNally; Páraic Carroll; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor; Bidisha Ghosh; Marina Efthymiou; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. 2025. p. 563–568 (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Proceedings › Conference Proceedings with Oral Presentation › peer-review

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Widhalm P, Buchegger J, Hu B. Estimating a Detailed Trans-European Origin-Destination Matrix of Road Freight Transport. In McNally C, Carroll P, Martinez-Pastor B, Ghosh B, Efthymiou M, Valantasis-Kanellos N, editors, Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. 2025. p. 563–568. (Lecture Notes in Mobility). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_80

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