Title: Rational road user charges for heavy trucks
Abstract: The paper discusses road cost recovery in Australia and New Zealand from heavy vehicles, and the changes introduced over the last 15 years. An outline is given of the changes in road user charges for heavy trucks proposed by the National Road Transport Commission in 1992. After consideration of new data for fuel use by six axle articulated trucks that show a wide variation in fuel use, and other factors, the paper recommends consideration be given to reviewing the proposed changes before their implementation. The possible changes include less reliance on fuel taxes and charges as a road pricing mechanism and higher annual charges for articulated trucks operating at high Gross Vehicle Mass limits in NSW and Victoria. (a) For the covering record of the conference, please refer to IRRD abstract number 849497.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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