Definition: Gross tonne-kilometre hauled

Transport

Unit of measurement representing the movement over a distance of one kilometre of one tonne of hauled vehicles (and railcars) and contents.

This definition is identical in the third and fourth version of the Transport Glossary. <a href="">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED</a> <a href=""><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf" target="_blank">Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics", 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003</a></a>