THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS BY ROAD IN GREAT BRITAIN 1983

This report analyses the freight activity and vehicle kilometres done on public roads in the United Kingdom by goods vehicles greater than three and a half tonnes gross vehicle weight, and 1525 kgs unladen, registered in Great Britain. Freight activity is measured in terms of the product of the volume of goods lifted, and the distances over which they are transported. This latter measurement is the indicator which reflects economic activity within the road haulage industry. Prior to 1978 the estimates measure the freight activity and vehicle kilometres done on public roads in Great Britain, and not the United Kingdom. The estimates are derived from the continuing survey of road goods transport which, each week, collects journey details from a weekly sample of about 350 goods vehicles. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Statistics Transport and General Division, 2 Marsham Street
  London,   England  SW1P 3EB
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Commodities; Economics; Foreign; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Hydraulic jetting; Length; Numbers; Statistics; Ton miles; Travel; Trucking; Trucks; Vehicle miles of travel; Volumetric analysis; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles; Jetting; Position
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1322: Axle; 283: Freight; 741: Goods traffic; 698: Journey; 6488: Length; 9061: Location; 1236: Lorry; 6432: Number; 6555: Statistics; 293: Ton mile; 8119: United Kingdom; 292: Vehicle mile; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395080
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM