Valuing Freight Transport Time using Transport Demand Modelling: A Bibliographical Review

María Feo-Valero, Leandro García-Menéndez and Rodrigo Garrido-Hidalgo

Transport Reviews, 2011, vol. 31, issue 5, 625-651

Abstract: The value of time for freight transport is of major importance in infrastructure-related cost–benefit analysis and yet its study has been largely neglected when compared with its passenger counterpart. In fact, one of the attributes that could decide the profitability of a project is how much can be saved if freight vehicles use new infrastructure. Despite being the primary benefit of most investments in transport infrastructure, researchers have not yet reached agreement over either the size or the nature of the values of time that should be used when evaluating projects. This article provides a review of the estimation of freight value of time through transport demand modelling and extant empirical evidence on this topic. Similarly, the bibliographic review of studies undertaken has allowed us to pinpoint the most critical issues when modelling freight transport demand and the position of various research teams regarding these aspects. Such issues include identifying the decision-maker, heterogeneity in the transport flows and transport attributes considered by decision-makers.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2011.564330

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