IMPACT OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT DIRECTIVE: A SURVEY OF ROAD HAULIERS IN THE NETHERLANDS

The paper surveyed electronically the attitudes of road haulage firms registered in the Netherlands towards the Road Transport Directive (RTD) because of fears that temporary exemptions could induce more self employed drivers, threatening road safety and fair competition. The results indicated that limitations of night time working will incur externalities by concentrating operations on peak period, and network inefficiency will result from daytime congestion, vehicle omissions and accident risks, raising the direct and indirect costs of transportation.

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  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VGG-4DWVXSY-1/1/aa4d7c5dda665a33d7e88f4db8b2fae9
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• Authors:
  • Karis, B
  • Dinwoodie, J
• Publication Date: 2005-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 79-88
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Delivery service; Legislation; Night shifts; Operating costs; Regulatory constraints
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989553
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 14 2005 12:00AM