Transport And Communications, 2026 (vol. 14), issue 1
Original contributions, Original article, Research article
Spatial Analysis of Road Safety Awareness and Traffic Accident Patterns in Urban Neighborhoods: A GIS-Based Study of Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
Augustine Eghuruamrakpo
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):1-12 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.1 
Road accident occurrences are a universal and worldwide phenomenon. This is so because accidents happen on all categories of roads, which include street roads, express roads, tared and untarred roads, among others. The study analyses accidents in the neighborhood roads, like the streets, minor link roads, or minor roads that link major areas together, and identifies road traffic accident locations to assess the road users’ safety awareness levels in the Ibadan metropolis. Data were sourced from the police traffic department. This data includes streets where accidents have occurred in the metropolis (2018-2023), and the type of vehicle involved....
Potential Effects of the 1 July 2026 Extension of Driving Time and Rest Period Rules to 2.5 – 3.5 t Vehicles in International Road Freight Transport
Krystyna Ledwig
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):13-18 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.2
This article analyses the potential effects of extending, from 1 July 2026, the obligation to use tachographs and to comply with regulations on driving time, breaks and rest periods to vehicles with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 2.5 t but not exceeding 3.5 t in international commercial road transport of goods. The aim of the study was to estimate the impact of these changes on the operation of enterprises in the transport, forwarding and logistics (TSL) sector. A mixed-method approach was applied, including a legal framework analysis, a comparison of transport time for two international routes under different vehicle categories and driver crew...
A New Operating Model for Single Wagonload Transport: From Train Formation to Integrated Customer Service
Miroslav Buc, Zdenka Bulková, Jozef Gašparík, Peter Ihnát
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):19-25 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.3
Single wagonload transport is one of the most complex production systems in rail freight transport. Its technological complexity results from the combination of local service, marshalling, shunting, long-distance haulage, and subsequent wagon distribution to final customers. The aim of this paper is to propose a technological framework for the revitalization of single wagonload transport in Slovakia, focusing on three key areas: time-organized train formation based on the overnight production cycle, the definition of a core network of train formation and service nodes, and the separate organization of the first and last mile. The paper builds on available...
Structural Patterns and Multi-Path Development of China’s Regional Digital Economy
Mengsi Li, György Iván Neszmélyi
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):26-37 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.4
This research is about the structural characteristics and regional differences of digital economy development in 31 provinces of China from 2014 to 2021. The entropy weight-TOPSIS technique is used to identify the main reasons for regional differences in the digital economy through a four-dimensional evaluation framework of 20 variables. The results show a significant structural variation across regions. The basic sources of regional differentiation are the volume of telecommunication services, the turnover of the technology market, and the revenue from the software business, although indicators of digital finance are relatively modest. The East region...
Digital and Technological Factors Influencing Consumer Behaviour in Telecommunications: A Scoping Review
Viktória Cvacho, Radovan Madleňák
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):38-42 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.5
The telecommunications industry is characterised by rapid digital transformation, technological innovation, and evolving consumer expectations. This scoping review aims to identify and map existing evidence on digital and technological factors influencing consumer behaviour in the telecommunications context. The review focuses on consumer decision-making, satisfaction, loyalty, customer experience, and usage intentions related to telecommunication services and emerging technologies. The search was conducted in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, and data were extracted using a predefined charting template. A total of 12 studies were included in...
Beyond Infrastructure Rehabilitation: Socioeconomic Determinants of Intercity Passenger Choice on Nigeria’s Narrow-Gauge Railway Service
Adeolu Odutayo Dina, Wahab Olamilekan Adelabu
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):43-50 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.6
The success of transport infrastructure development now transcends the traditional metrics of project completion and passenger volume. Contemporary transport discourse now emphasises the extent of infrastructure systems promoting a socially inclusive, equitable mobility that provides a broad-based accessibility across socioeconomic groups. Consequently, the effectiveness of Nigeria’s rehabilitated narrow gauge railway infrastructure must look beyond operational performance and economic returns, but by the degree to which the service is responsive to the mobility needs of diverse social groups in the country. This study examines the socioeconomic...
Proposal of a methodology for assessing the safety of public passenger transport stops
Matúš Kubica
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):51-56 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.7
This article focuses on developing a methodology for evaluating the safety of stops from the perspective of passengers outside the vehicle – those boarding, alighting, or approaching the stop. However, before that, it is necessary to analyze the current regulations that deal with this issue. The methodology consists of several steps: identifying the evaluated parameters, measuring them, creating a rating scale, and scoring the stops based on field data. It is then applied in a selected area of Bratislava, covering both urban (MHD) and regional (RAD) stops, in order to verify its universality for different types of stops. The results allow for...
Time-Dependent and Energy-Aware Routing in Urban Logistics
Peter Malacký
Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):57-61 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.8
This article examines time-dependent and energy-aware routing in urban logistics as a joint problem of routing, departure-time choice, speed-dependent energy use, and EV charging. It reviews Slovak and international literature, proposes a compact mathematical formulation, compares exact, heuristic, and adaptive solution approaches, and discusses empirical evidence from Slovak and international cases.