{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Dual Mode Freight Vehicles","description":"A dual-mode freight vehicle is a truck equipped with retractable railway wheel sets that allow it to operate on both public roads and railway tracks without any reload operation at the road-rail interface. Unlike conventional piggyback services – where semi-trailers are placed on flatcars – the vehicle itself travels the full route as a single unit, switching modes at designated transition points. This eliminates transshipment stops and the associated handling time and cost. Pilot programmes acr","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/dual-mode-freight-vehicles","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T21:05:26.554809","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-mode_vehicle","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/dual-mode-freight-vehicles","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Dual Mode Freight Vehicles · A dual-mode freight vehicle is a truck equipped with retractable railway wheel sets that allow it to operate on both public roads and railway tracks without any reload operation at the road-rail interface. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-mode_vehicle"}