Lars-Göran Löwenadler
Safety director, Volvo Truck Corporation
Lars-Goran Lowenadler holds a masters degree in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Technology and joined the Volvo Group 1973. Since 2002 he has been the safety director of Volvo Trucks and is responsible for the strategic planning of safety-related products, as well as supervising the development process and the outcome of safety projects. In 2004 he was personally nominated as one of 12 members of the European Commission’s Group of Experts on Accident Investigations in Transport. He is chairing the board of STM (Swedish Industrial Group for Applied Mathematics) and Volvo Trucks Safety Council, and is a member of many groups and networks in the area of road safety.

Creating a safe commercial road transport sector – a challenge for industry as well as society
The growth in the European road sector has been significant and a transfer to other transport modes is not an option. Different means are required to increase the capacity of the transport system, like allowing for larger vehicle combinations, up to 60 tons GVW. However, fatal accidents or severe injuries must not simply be accepted. This is a huge challenge, which has to be approached by all stakeholders together: road authorities, transport industry, legislators and the road users.