The Ascent of the White Van Man: Causes and Consequences

This paper highlights recent trends in the activity of Light Goods Vehicles in Britain and identifies the main socio-economic drivers that underpin the growth of this type of vehicles. In 2010, Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) have reached the highest share of total road traffic in the past 50 years, underpinned by constant growth in van sales and in distance travelled throughout the 90s and 00s. Recent data also shows that vans have been more recession-proof than other vehicle types. The paper highlights the need for policy-makers and transport practitioners to explicitly account for LGVs, given the projected growth and their increasing importance in urban freight dynamics.

• Record URL:
  https://aetransport.org/past-etc-papers/conference-papers-2012
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used by permission of Association for European Transport.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association for European Transport (AET)

  1 Vernon Mews, Vernon Street, West Kensington
  London W14 0RL,    
• Authors:
  • Casullo, Lorenzo
  • Kohli, Serbjeet
• Conference:
  • European Transport Conference 2012
  • Location: Glasgow , Scotland
  • Date: 2012-10-8 to 2012-10-10
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: European Transport Conference 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Freight traffic; Freight traffic measurement; Policy, legislation and regulation; Socioeconomic factors; Vans
• Geographic Terms: Britain
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01542235
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 2014 11:26AM