Understanding Transport Costs and Charges Phase Two

The Ministry of Transport is undertaking a study to update the knowledge of transport costs and charges. Phase One of the study is now complete.

Social and environmental costs:

• A literature review on valuation methodologies (PDF, 1.935KB) (completed)
• Externalities: methods for attributing costs between internal and external components (PDF, 234kb) (completed)

Costs of road safety:

• The social cost of road crashes and injuries (completed)
• Value of statistical life: a meta analysis (PDF, 1.06mb) (completed)
• Loss of output and productivity - to be advised

Costs and benefits of road vehicle technology:

• Costs and benefits of road vehicle technology (PDF, 1.12mb) (completed)

Costs of road congestion - to be advised

Costs of freight transport:

• Transport costs in freight logistics (PDF, 1mb)
• Legislation and freight transport (PDF, 1mb)
• 2011 Freight Charge Comparison Report (597kb) 
• Frequently asked questions about the costs of freight transport

If you would like any further information about this project, please contact Joanne Leung at the Ministry of Transport: j.leung@transport.govt.nz