DEMAND FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION: A MICRO APPROACH

The paper describes a theory of transport demand from the viewpoint of the classical theory of the firm. A demand function for transport is developed not only with respect to transport rate, but also with respect to transport time, loss and damage rates, packing costs, etc. Thus some transport quality variables are shown to enter the theory easily and yield intuitively plausible results. The model also yields a decision rule for transport mode selection in industries facing fixed market prices.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Allen, W B
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-14
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Costs; Demand; Economics; Freight service; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Loss and damage; Management; Mathematical models; Microanalysis; Mode choice; Packaging; Quality of service; Rates; Traffic managers; Transportation; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight rates; Industrial management; Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165154
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM