Harmonizing heavy goods vehicle taxes in Europe: a British view

Fowkes, A S; Nash, Christopher; Tweddle, G

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“…Several studies (Teufel 1989;Hansson & Nilsson 1989;Fowkes et al 1992;Kageson 1993) have established that road freight transport does not cover its full social and environmental costs av, d indicated that taxes on lorries would have to increase substantially to recover these costs.…”

Section: Future Trendsmentioning

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Logistical restructuring and road freight traffic growth

McKinnon

Woodburn

1996

Transportation

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The forecasting of road freight traffic has relied heavily on the close correlation between GDP and road tonne-kilometers. It has not been rooted in an understanding of the causes of freight traffic growth. The research reported in this paper has investigated this process of traffic growth in two ways: first, by analysing official data on the production, consumption and movement of food and drink products, and second, by conducting a survey of the changing freight transport requirements of 88 large British-based manufacturers.The analysis of secondary data shows how, in the food and drink sector, the relationship between the real value of output and road vehicle-kms hinges on four key parameters: value density, handling factor, average length of haul and consignment size. An attempt is made to explain variations in these parameters.The survey of manufacturers suggests that the growth of lorry traffic is the net result of a complex interaction between factors operating at four levels of logistical management: strategic planning of logistical systems, choice of suppliers and distributors, scheduling of product flow and the management of transport resources. Changes in the frequency and scheduling of freight deliveries in response to tightening customer service requirements and just-in-time management appear to have become a more prevalent cause of freight traffic growth than the physical restructuring of logistical systems. Manufacturers anticipate that their road freight demand will broadly increase in line with sales and be largely unaffected by road transport cost increases at the levels currently proposed. The paper concludes by examining their likely reactions to a much sharper increase in the cost of road freight movement.

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Section: Future Trendsmentioning

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Logistical restructuring and road freight traffic growth

McKinnon

Woodburn

1996

Transportation

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“…The advent and spread of containerization facilitated large-scale shipment of general cargo over long distances and rather than focusing on modal competition, emphasis was now placed on how modes could best combine to produce, least-cost, leastdistance or least-time solutions. Despite this revolutionary change in transport techniques in the field, the literature was lagging behind with the emphasis still on modal choice (McKinnon 1989) road-rail competition (Fowkes et al 1989a(Fowkes et al , 1989b, intermodality (Hayuth 1987) and modal indifference (Baumol and Vinod 1970).…”

Section: Literature Review: Multimodal Transport Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Trade Corridor Performance: A Myanmar Case Study

Banomyong¹,

Fernandez²

2021

Journal of International Logistics and Trade

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The purpose of this paper is to assess the logistics performance of national trade corridors in Myanmar based on a theoretical portrayal of multimodal transport in logistics chains combined with the real-time operation of such chains. A cost-time-distance model was used as the core theoretical framework for the discussion. Empirical data related to cost, time and distance was obtained to evaluate national trade corridors in Myanmar. The study explored the performance of trade corridor in the pulses and beans sector from the largest sown and harvest areas to the main seaports in Myanmar. The pulses and beans sector was selected because the country is the 2nd highest exporter in the world and would benefit from improved access to its national seaports. Under the cost-time-distance model used, it was observed that physical infrastructure, institutional environment as well as limited capability of local providers hindered the overall performance of the trade corridors under study.

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“…In the past, like any other country in the world, Europe is also charged fuel taxes and some fixed taxes to recover expenditure on its highway system [2]. The aim of the introduction of Eurovignette in the EU was to recover construction, maintenance, repair and environmental costs on their road network.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It's a well-known fact that heavy vehicles do the greatest damage to pavements, not passenger vehicles [13] [42] [80]. As many studies have stated [2] [42] [81] [82] pavement damage is a function of many variables such as actual loads, distance travelled, number of axles, axle combination, space between axles, tire type and configuration, suspension type, load distribution among axles, speed and load capacity of the vehicle and pavement type (flexible or rigid). It was found that the relationship between axle loads and pavement damage is exponential [2] [42] [80] [83] [84] which pay more attention to HV.…”

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Road User Charging for Urban Freight Vehicles: A Systems Approach

Perera¹,

Thompson²

2020

JTTs

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Road user charging (RUC) has a long history as a mechanism to recover infrastructure maintenance and capital costs. The present RUC systems are facing issues such as transparency, cross-subsidization, environmental concerns and reducing revenue due to the likes of lessening fuel tax as vehicles become more efficient. Therefore, this paper reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the present RUC mechanisms implemented in the world with respect to stakeholder problems and demands of the freight industry and to describe the need for a more appropriate, practical and sustainable approach that can be used in the future. Finally, a model is proposed that is transparent and considers usage-based charging addressing most of the weaknesses highlighted in the models reviewed. Further, it considers externalities produced by heavy vehicles into account. The model has the potential to provide answers to key stakeholder issues and will lead to a sustainable freight transport system in the future. Encouraging fuel-efficient modes, optimization of loading, routing and logistics systems, and long term land use planning are a few of them.

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Harmonizing heavy goods vehicle taxes in Europe: a British view

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Logistical restructuring and road freight traffic growth

Logistical restructuring and road freight traffic growth

Evaluating Trade Corridor Performance: A Myanmar Case Study

Road User Charging for Urban Freight Vehicles: A Systems Approach

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