Estimation of the marginal cost of road wear as a basis for charging freight vehicles

Tim C. Martin and Thorolf R. Thoresen

Research in Transportation Economics, 2015, vol. 49, issue C, 55-64

Abstract: In Australia one option for improved freight vehicle productivity, as part of major road reform, is increasing the allowable freight vehicle axle loads above current load limits and reduce the transport cost per tonne-km. This can also potentially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing the number of freight vehicle movements for a given freight task. Decisions regarding increased axle loads on the existing road infrastructure can be founded on the marginal cost of road wear as the basis of a price for increasing axle loads. These prices can provide a clear signal for targeting maintenance and rehabilitation funding and works provided the revenue raised by the price is directly linked to the funding.

Keywords: Heavy vehicle charging; Load wear costs; Marginal wear cost; Life-cycle costs; Freight productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D4 R42 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2015.04.006

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