Road Tolls: How will it affect the modal split? A study of the effects of the new German Road Toll on transports to and from Sweden

Abstract

Transportation is an important and vital mechanism of today’s business machinery. It has slowly, and overtime, developed and now encompasses several different modes and means of actually physically moving people and goods over longer or shorter distances. In today’s world the road transportation industry is the largest one, and it is growing with a tremendous rate every year. This growth is rapidly creating problems with maintenance, congestion and environmental impact.