Cost Structure of Highway Construction and Maintenance: How Should We Levy Taxes on Freight Vehicles?

Recently, government and logistics service providers have established advanced logistics systems that meet sophisticated and diversified demands of city logistics. It is necessary to introduce a principle of cost sharing among the infrastructure users in order to accomplish efficiency in logistics activities and to improve the environment. In this paper, the authors aim to estimate the cost structure and cost responsibility for each automobile type on highway investment. Based on the estimation results, the authors attempt to determine appropriate tax levels to be paid by highway users including freight vehicles from the perspective of social welfare. As a policy implication in city logistics, the authors describe the required adjustments that have to be undertaken to change the current automobile-related tax and charging policies.

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• Authors:
  • Misui, Yuki
  • Nemoto, Toshinori
• Conference:
  • Recent Advances in City Logistics. The 4th International Conference on City Logistics
  • Location: Langkawi , Malaysia
  • Date: 2005-7-12 to 2005-7-14
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 259-268
• Monograph Title: Recent Advances in City Logistics

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost engineering; Freight traffic; Highway user taxation; Infrastructure; Logistics; Road construction; Taxes; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Cost structures
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029909
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080447996
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 2006 8:06AM