Transportation of raw forest products in northern Ontario by trucks

This paper describes key issues concerning the transportation of raw forest products in Northern Ontario, Canada. The issues are related to the need to minimize the cost of transporting raw forest products. The specific topics include the technology of logging trucks, the management of logging trucks on local roads, and strategies for reducing the cost of transporting raw forest products. Logging trucks are typically 8-axle single trailer trucks consisting of 3-axle tractor and 5-axle semitrailer equipped with two liftable axles. The strategies required to reduce the cost of transporting raw forest products include improvements to the network of roads used to transport raw forest products and improvements in the logging truck technology.