Transport Carrier Costing

Covering cost structures and cost problems as well as costing methodologies, this book aims to enhance understanding of the economics of all types of transportation--freight and passenger, by truck, rail, bus and air. Beginning with an overview of transportation costing from the perspective of the carrier, user and government, the author goes on to present the necessary information for evaluating costing methodologies. He then examines various regulatory and individual-carrier costing methodologies, and finally discusses the important new standalone-costing methodology. In providing a single source for all these topics, this book will be of great value to transport academicians and practitioners in industry and government in their analysis of issues such as pricing, investment, deregulation and privatization.