Road Freight in Central America : Five Explanations to High Costs of Service Provision

An efficient system to transport goods domestically and internationally is a key element of the logistics chain. Road freight transport has a direct impact on poverty as it employs millions of people and generates a significant portion of Gross Dom...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AERODYNAMICS AIR AIR CONDITIONING ALUMINUM AVERAGE SPEEDS BAC BANK LOANS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE BORDER MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE CARGO COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION INCREASES COST EFFECTIVENESS COST OF TRANSPORT COST PER VEHICLE COSTS PER VEHICLE DIESEL DRIVING ECONOMIC PROGRESS EMISSION EMISSION RATES EMPLOYMENT EUROPEAN ROAD EXPORT GROWTH FILTERS FINANCING SOURCES FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT SECTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL PRICES FUEL SAVINGS FUELS GDP GENERATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH TRANSPORT IDLE TIME INCOME INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INFLATION INLAND WATERWAY INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LABOR COSTS LOADING LONGER TRIPS LORRY LORRY PARKS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES OXIDATION PASSENGERS PEAK HOURS PERSONAL SAVINGS POLLUTION PORTS PORTS OF ENTRY PRICE OF FUEL PRICE SENSITIVITY PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGIN QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAIL REDUCTION IN FUEL CONSUMPTION ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TOLLS ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES ROADS ROUND TRIP ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SATURATION SHORT-SEA SHIPPING SPEED TIRES TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICY TRAFFIC TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL TIME TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRIPS TROUGH TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCKING TRUCKS VARIABLE COSTS VEHICLE VEHICLE EFFICIENCY VEHICLE FLEET VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLE PURCHASES VEHICLES WAITING TIME WEALTH WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/558341468242387382/Road-freight-in-Central-America-five-explanations-to-high-costs-of-service-provision-background-paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27105

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Road Freight in Central America : Five Explanations to High Costs of Service Provision

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