Estimating truck operating costs for domestic trips – case studies from Greece

Eleftherios Sdoukopoulos (Avtor), Maria Boile (Avtor), Afroditi Anagnostopoulou (Avtor)

Povzetek

The transport sector represents a vital component of national economies and has significant impacts on productivity and social welfare. In 2012, the transport sector in Europe was estimated to account for 3.7% of the European Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 5.1% for employment. Road transport proves to be the predominant mode for moving goods within Europe holding a share of approximately 45.8% in 2012 (in ton-kms). In Greece, the share of road freight transport is significantly higher (98%) indicating the importance of this sector for the Greek economy. To this end and considering the existing needs of road freight transport operators in Greece, the objective of this research is to establish an analytical and documented basis for estimating the operating cost of a truck on specific urban or national freight transport routes. To achieve this goal, an extended literature review has been conducted resulting in the identification of the main components comprising the total truck operating cost, which were then updated and validated through a series of personal interviews with selected road freight transport professionals. An excel-based application tool was also developed in order to facilitate operating cost estimates for different cases, through selection of the proper values of the relevant parameters. The resulting tool was used to analyse four test cases, which demonstrate the tool’s usability and applicability. Results from this analysis have been also validated by industry experts and they reflect real-world transport scenarios.

Ključne besede

orodje za izračun stroškov;cestni tovorni promet;obratovalni stroški tovornjakov;cost calculation tool;road freight transport;truck operating costs;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2015
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UM FL - Fakulteta za logistiko
UDK:	005:656
COBISS:	134557443
ISSN:	2232-4968
Št. ogledov:	963
Št. prenosov:	175
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	orodje za izračun stroškov;cestni tovorni promet;stroški obratovanja tovornjakov;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Znanstveno delo
Strani:	str. 41-49
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ6
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ1
Čas izdaje:	Nov. 2015
DOI:	10.1515/jlst-2015-0010
ID:	10879762