Modular, Autonomous, and Adaptive Freight Systems (MAAFS) ‎For Next-Generation Road Freight Transport

  • Authors

    • Ashu Nayak Assistant Professor, Department of CS & IT, Kalinga University, Raipur, India
    • Kapesh Subhash Raghatate Research Scholar, Department of CS & IT, Kalinga University, Raipur, India‎
    • Manvi Pant Assistant Professor, New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/s8bn8w33

    Received date: May 2, 2025

    Accepted date: May 29, 2025

    Published date: July 8, 2025

  • Modular Trailer Units; Swarm Intelligence; Energy Harvesting; Freight Management; Autonomous Convoys

  • Abstract

    The present requirement for efficient road-based freight operations alongside sustainability and flexibility demands next-generation solutions ‎to handle existing operational difficulties, environmental stressors, and economic performance barriers. This paper envisions the next-generation solution of MAAFS that entails the following: The modular design of trailer units exists alongside swarm-intelligent vehicles that ‎incorporate energy-harvesting systems through which freight control operates in real-time virtually. Trailer equipment featuring transport ‎functions boosts intermodal functionality as well as improves control over shipment management. Real-time vehicle interaction supports ‎both safety improvements and fuel consumption reduction through compassionate swarm intelligence autonomous convoy systems, assessed ‎by licensed authorities and the government. Solar panels utilizing movement dynamics and braking systems with regenerative capabilities ‎and equipment integration of hydrogen hybrid technology boost range extension while reducing exterior power requirements. The vehicle ‎achieves safety goals with its smart sensors and intelligent suspensions through enhanced cargo load-handling capabilities and intelligent ‎load distribution and surface reaction features. A cloud-based freight management system that uses AI helps fleets operate more efficiently ‎and achieve significant cost and time savings through predictive maintenance functions. The use of the MAAFS approach is expected ‎to bring the following benefits, thus extending the chance for reformation of the road freight transport sector: CO2 emissions reduction, ‎efficiency improvement, cost decrease, and safety improvement. This paper introduces MAAFS's conceptual design while proposing practical ‎applications based on recent research findings and focusing on future work directions for global supply chains that need dynamic upgrades‎.

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    Nayak, A. ., Raghatate , K. S. ., & Pant , M. . (2025). Modular, Autonomous, and Adaptive Freight Systems (MAAFS) ‎For Next-Generation Road Freight Transport. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(SI-1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.14419/s8bn8w33