About us
SRF International is a collaboration between independent research centres, in India, China, South Africa and UK: all focused on reducing the environmental impact of road freight transport. These four centres have a common mission and structure. Each has a world-leading team of researchers in engineering and logistics, working with industry and government partners. The four centres collaborate in their research: exchanging students and scholars; sharing tools and methods; data and ideas; problems and solutions: with joint webinars, workshops and publications.
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Established in 2013, The Centre For Sustainable Road Freight brings together multi-disciplinary teams of researchers and industry leaders to improve road freight efficiency and reduce its environmental impact. Our purpose is to research engineering and organizational solutions to make road freight economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
Smart Freight Vehicle and Green Logistics (SFVGL) was founded in 2017, with the aim of combining low-carbon vehicle technology and sustainable transportation research to achieve energy saving and emission reduction of both automobiles and road transportation.
The SRF-SA is collaboration between Wits University, Stellenbosch University, the CSIR, University of the Western Cape, and the Tshwane University of Technology. It performs fundamental and applied research into low carbon road freight including related issues such as road accident deaths, road wear and driver wellness and safety; including both vehicle engineering and logistical factors.
The SRF India group is a collaboration between The Centre for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM). Researchers from these two institutions have been investigating research topics that align with the overall vision of the global SRF group.
Welcome to the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight International
International Workshops
SRF International run a series of Annual Workshops on sustainable transport
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News
Catch up on all that is happening across the road freight and logistics sector, including latest SRF and industry news and sector highlights
Open letter from Scientists: Hydrogen cars risk derailing green credibility of Paris Olympics
Open letter from Scientists: Hydrogen cars risk derailing green credibility of Paris Olympics The Paris... The post Open letter from… Read more »Operators Unite to Give Logistics Sector a JOLT
May 2nd, 2024, London – Electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are to be trialled across... The post Operators Unite to… Read more »Parth Deshpande awarded Helios Prize
Cambridge Engineering PhD student Parth Deshpande has been awarded the 2023 Helios Prize for his... The post Parth Deshpande awarded… Read more »Article about SRF in IEEE ITS Magazine
Professor Xiaoxiang Na has published an article in the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine about... The post Article about SRF… Read more »Call for Evidence: Freight, Logistics and the Planning System
The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight recently responded to a ‘Call for Evidence’ from the... The post Call for Evidence:… Read more »Buses: Hydrogen or Electric?
Director of Climate Policy at Green Alliance, Helena Bennett and Director of SRF, David Cebon... The post Buses: Hydrogen or… Read more »Charging Ahead: Overcoming Infrastructure Challenges in Electrifying Road Freight
SRF Director, David Cebon is interviewed by Internet tech guru, Michael Barnard on ‘Redefining Energy... The post Charging Ahead: Overcoming… Read more »Data Analytics for a Better World: Podcast from Heriot-Watt University
Anna Ploszajski and Robbie Armstrong learn how seemingly intractable problems – from online delivery slots... The post Data Analytics for… Read more »Rishab Gandhi of Raman Roadways visits SRF Partners
Over the years, the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF) has established 3 partner research centres in... The post Rishab Gandhi of… Read more »