{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Substitute transport (Ersatzverkehr)","description":"Because an inland vessel can carry only a fraction of its usual load due to low water levels, the remaining cargo is shifted to a truck at short notice – that truck is operating as substitute transport (Ersatzverkehr). Substitute transport refers to the temporary use of an alternative mode of transport when the originally intended mode is unavailable or only partially available due to external circumstances – low water, strikes, route closures, or technical failures. Unlike a permanent modal shi","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/substitute-transport-ersatzverkehr","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-08-11T11:09:29.435346","citation":"Frachtportal News: \"Niedrigwasser: Immer mehr Bundesländer lockern Lkw-Fahrverbote\"","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/substitute-transport-ersatzverkehr","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Substitute transport (Ersatzverkehr) · Because an inland vessel can carry only a fraction of its usual load due to low water levels, the remaining cargo is shifted to a truck at short notice – that truck is operating as substitute transport (Ersatzverkehr). · Quelle: Frachtportal News: \"Niedrigwasser: Immer mehr Bundesländer lockern Lkw-Fahrverbote\""}