Average number of hours spent inactive or waiting (inclusive of turnaround and dwell time) by a vehicle or container during the reporting period.
Vehicle/Container Inactive Hours (OI1010)
- Reporting Format Decimal
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Vehicle/Container Inactive Hours (OI1010). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including source of data and specific transportation context.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the average number of hours a vehicle or container spends inactive or waiting (including turnaround and dwell time) during the reporting period.
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This metric indicates service quality and can be used to capture turnaround time for cargo and passenger vehicles; average waiting time for ships, busses, and trains, and other related measures. Organizations should footnote the specific and relevant context to which their report applies.
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This metric is often used by International Finance Institutions (IFIs) as part of transportation analysis.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.1
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Material change. Revisions to definition and usage guidance.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
New metric. Vehicle/Container Inactive Hours (OI1010) was developed via the IRIS+ Climate Change Mitigation Expert Subgroup.