Abstract
This paper describes the Combi-Road container transport system. This high-capacity system uses specifically designed tracks which can be constructed as separate roads or as extra lanes alongside existing motorways. The containers are pulled on semi-trailers by unmanned automatically controlled electric vehicles. The Combi-Road project started in January 1994. The initial test phase has been completed by the end of 1996. The main issue in the Combi-Road follow-up phase is the broadening of the logistical concept from maritime containers to continental unitised cargo transported between origin-destination points in the Netherlands.