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tkm

tkm

9.9
A measure of moving one tonne of goods one kilometre
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Calculating emissions per tkm helps assess the environmental impact of different transport methods.

Examples

  • The logistics report included a year-on-year comparison of tkm for rail and road freight.

  • The company transported 2,000 tkm of goods last month across several regions.

  • The shipment covered 500 tkm.

  • We need to calculate the total tkms for this month.

  • The company transported 2,000 tkm of goods last month across several regions.

  • Calculating emissions per tkm helps assess the environmental impact of different transport methods.

  • The logistics report included a year-on-year comparison of tkm for rail and road freight.

Synonyms

tonne-kilometer
vstkm
  • Specialized
6.5

A measure of transport equal to moving 1000 kilograms of goods one kilometer

means the same but is written as a short abbreviation

Surface Forms

tkm singular
tkms plural

Etymology

The word tkm comes from the term tonne-kilometre, where the t means 'tonne', a 1,000 kg weight, and km means 'kilometre', 1,000 metres. So a tkm counts moving one 'tonne' of goods one 'kilometre', which is why it is used to measure freight transport.