Transport Carrier Costing (Transportation Studies)

Covering cost structures and cost problems as well as costing methodologies, this book enhances the understanding of the economics of all types of transportation -- truck, rail, bus and air. Beginning with an overview of transportation costing from the perspective of the carrier, user and government, the author presents information necessary for evaluating costing methodologies. He examines various regulatory and individual-carrier costing methodologies and stand-alone costing methodology. By providing a single source for all these topics, the book should be of great use to transport academicians and practitioners in industry and government in their analysis of issues such as pricing, investment, deregulation and privatization. Chapters cover an overview of transportation costing, production and cost theory of the transportation firm, statistical cost function, allocating shared costs, regulatory costing for railroads, regulatory costing for trucks, cost center costing for urban transit, resource costing, and stand-alone cost costing. 389 pages with index.