Application of Modern Monitoring Measures in Lithuanian Dangerous Cargo Transportation

Abstract

Lithuanian territory carrying thousands of tons of dangerous materials within the country and international routes. In case of hazardous and accident situations, the transport control and assistance services do not have much information - they lack knowledge of the nature and characteristics of the dangerous goods being transported, as well as their impact and risk. The paper presents the technologies used to monitor dangerous goods for locating a cargo area, presenting status parameters and other necessary information. It examines the main tools and products used for monitoring dangerous goods in Lithuania, as well as their most important functions. A survey was carried out to identify the most important monitoring tools and the most important functions of the monitoring of dangerous goods by road. Estimated Kendal’s match factors when there are no related ratings. Research has shown that the most important monitoring functions are real-time cargo handling, fast transfer of necessary information to drivers, real-time recording of cargo condition (changes, temperature).