A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF DEMAND FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN CANADA: AN APPLICATION OF THE TRANSLOG COST FUNCTION

A rail-truck freight transport demand model is derived, consistent with the economic theory of mode choice in the price-speed-reliability space. The model is estimated from the cross-sectional data of Canadian inter-regional freight flows, separately for each of eight selected commodity groups. Parameter estimates are used to measure price and quality elasticities of demand and elasticity of rail-truck substitution. An attempt is also made to identify the range of distance over which effective inter-modal competition exists.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport

  Queen's University
  Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Oum, T H
• Publication Date: 1978-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Econometric models; Forecasting; Freight service; Freight traffic; Intermodal services; Mathematical models; Modal split; Motor carriers; Quality of service; Rates; Traffic forecasting
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00188642
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport
• Report/Paper Numbers: CIGGT Rpt 78-14 Res Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1979 12:00AM