Towards fair and efficient charging for heavy goods vehicles

• Published in: 12th IEE International Conference on Road Transport Information & Control - RTIC 2004 pp. 231 - 236
• Main Authors: Dodoo, N.A, Thorpe, N
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Stevenage IEE 2004
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Buildings. Public works; Exact sciences and technology; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Road construction. Pavements. Maintenance; Road transportation and traffic; Road-traffic system control; Surfacing; Traffic engineering computing; Transportation infrastructure; Transportation planning, management and economics; road traffic; traffic information systems; traffic control; heavy goods vehicles; road track cost allocation methods; HGV charging systems; operating environment; Requirement; International conference; Test; Pavement; System description; System design; Road traffic; Taxation; Freight transportation; Damaging; Heavy truck

In this paper, we have investigated the important factors affecting pavement damage caused by HGVs and how current road track cost allocation methods and HGV charging systems do not, at present, satisfy fully the EC's requirements for a fair, efficient and equitable means of charging for road u...