CA-SKOpen licence
Road transportation services for specialized freight
0.774452kgCO₂e/CADGWP: AR6 (as published)
Published by OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) in OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11 (2025); last verified 2026-08-28.
About this factor
Publisher's description
Transportation of bulk liquids or gases by road. Covers transportation of bulk liquids and gases that must be temperature-controlled or pressurized. Transportation by road of goods that must be kept within given ranges of temperature and humidity, packed in boxes, crates, sacks, drums, or on hangers, hooks or pallets, and in intermodal containers. Transportation by road of goods n.e.c. Covers transportation of goods that are not packed, large items, and loose goods that are contained only by the vehicle in which they are carried. Rental or leasing of trucks and other motorized road vehicles, with operator or driver, for road transportation of specialized freight.
Included processes
Transportation of bulk liquids and gases by road; Transportation of climate-controlled boxed, palletized and other packed goods by road (including in intermodal containers); Transportation of automobiles and light-duty trucks by road; Transportation of live animals by road; Transportation of waste, without collection, by road; Transportation of dry bulk by road; Transportation of other goods by road; Rental of road transportation vehicles with operator, for specialized freight.
Values by year and methodology
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10 more year × methodology combinations, 2015–2025, 1 methodology. Free with an account.
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (2025). Road transportation services for specialized freight [emission factor]. OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG), OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-road_transportation-ca_sk-cad-cradle_to_gate-ed2d365c/