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Road Freight in Central America: Five Explanations to High Costs of Service Provision

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-13T19:50:07Z
dc.date.available2017-06-13T19:50:07Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractAn efficient system to transport goods domestically and internationally is a key element of the logistics chain. Road freight transport has a direct impact on poverty as it employs millions of people and generates a significant portion of Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, especially in low and middle-income countries. Trucking is the primary form of transportation for domestic, trans-border, and international cargo, in Central America. Road freight transport is now vital to production, distribution, and mobilization, driving economic, social, and environmental progress. In short, trucking is the backbone of economies around the world. In the past 20 years, the industry has advanced as technology has improved communication, management, productivity, including vehicle efficiency. Their objective in doing so is to expand markets, generate wealth on the basis of efficient specialization, introduce competition, and lower costs for production, distribution, services, and research and development. When road freight transport services are efficient, they support these objectives; when they are not they act as nontariff barriers to trade, creating delays, raising costs, worsening congestion and pollution. Such barriers prolong and destabilize delivery schedules, hinder 'just in time' inventory management and industrial processes, and impede the efficient combination of factors of production.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/558341468242387382/Road-freight-in-Central-America-five-explanations-to-high-costs-of-service-provision-background-paper
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27105
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27105
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAERODYNAMICS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONING
dc.subjectALUMINUM
dc.subjectAVERAGE SPEEDS
dc.subjectBAC
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSING
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subjectBORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBORDER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INCREASES
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOST PER VEHICLE
dc.subjectCOSTS PER VEHICLE
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEUROPEAN ROAD
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectFILTERS
dc.subjectFINANCING SOURCES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT SECTOR
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL COST
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL SAVINGS
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectIDLE TIME
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLONGER TRIPS
dc.subjectLORRY
dc.subjectLORRY PARKS
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectOXIDATION
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPEAK HOURS
dc.subjectPERSONAL SAVINGS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectPORTS OF ENTRY
dc.subjectPRICE OF FUEL
dc.subjectPRICE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGIN
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD TOLLS
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUND TRIP
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSATURATION
dc.subjectSHORT-SEA SHIPPING
dc.subjectSPEED
dc.subjectTIRES
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OF GOODS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTROUGH
dc.subjectTRUCK DRIVERS
dc.subjectTRUCKING
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectVEHICLE FLEET
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectVEHICLE PURCHASES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleRoad Freight in Central Americaen
dc.title.subtitleFive Explanations to High Costs of Service Provisionen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleRoad Freight in Central America
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:36:16.984408Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/558341468242387382/Road-freight-in-Central-America-five-explanations-to-high-costs-of-service-provision-background-paper
okr.guid558341468242387382
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17211080
okr.identifier.report75100
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/558341468242387382/pdf/751000WP0Road000Box374299B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.topicTransport::Logistics
okr.topicTransport::Roads & Highways
okr.unitEconomic Policy Sector (LCSPE)
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