Direct and cross elasticities for freight distribution access charges: Empirical evidence by vehicle class, vehicle kilometres and tonne vehicle kilometres

David Hensher, Andrew Collins, John Rose () and Nariida C. Smith

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2013, vol. 56, issue C, 1-21

Abstract: This paper uses data collected in Australia in 2010–2011 on alternative access charge regimes for freight transport, obtained from a stated choice experiment, which is used in estimation of mixed logit models calibrated on vehicle market shares, to derive matrices of direct and cross access charging elasticities that represent the relationship between an access charge (defined by combinations of distance, mass, and location), vehicle class choice, total kilometres, and tonne–kilometres carried in the vehicle class segments. The elasticities can be used to estimate the response of heavy vehicle operators (and shippers) to price signals under the different access charging schemes.

Keywords: Freight direct and cross elasticities; Access charges; Vehicle class; Vehicle kilometres; Tonne vehicle kilometres; Stated choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.03.002

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