Direct user fees based options are gaining further momentum all across the United States
and particularly in the state of TX. The success of such ventures or projects requires a clear …

Metropolitan toll roads are a popular source of non-traditional funded highway investment,
targeting automobile users. Toll rates have been traditionally derived from traffic and …

In this research, interviews and survey data were used to understand better the truckers' use
of toll roads. On the basis of interviews with industry representatives, shipping companies …

Freight carriers' behavior greatly varies given the number of parties involved in the process
from the origin end to the destination end and the heterogeneity of commodities …

As the use of toll roads increase to finance new road infrastructure or add capacity to
existing road infrastructure, the question of who use and do not use toll roads becomes …

This report presents the findings of a study to determine the value that shippers, trucking
companies, and truck drivers seek from toll roads. To execute this research, a profile of the …

Road infrastructure is a key component of any region's transportation system. It allows
unprecedented levels of mobility, accessibility, and economic growth. In the US, the largest …

Reliable traffic and revenue (T&R) forecasts are critical to the success of toll proposals.
However, a number of studies by the bond rating agencies—specifically Standard & Poor's …

Road pricing is an important travel demand management strategy and its effects on
transportation system has been widely investigated. Toll elasticity has been derived in the …

Many freight models have considered only travel time as the path building criterion, but truck
drivers are sensitive to both time and cost when choosing routes. In addition, a key variable …