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Transport Elasticities Database
This resource contains a set of tables measuring demand, time, price, and service elasticities for all modes of passenger and freight transport -
Progress in Australian Regions Yearbook 2018
The Progress in Australian Regions–Yearbook is a statistical resource that measures progress in a region against social, economic, environmental and governance indicators. The... -
An Assessment of Tasmania's Interstate Transport Problems
This study attempts a quantitative assessment of Tasmania's transport disabilities relative to the other States and covers interstate shipping to Tasmania, together with closely... -
Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme: A 'Landbridge' Approach to the Estimat...
In order to provide information to assist with the continuing administration of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme TFES, the Minister for Transport directed the BTE to... -
Horticulture Sector Report
This publication contains analyses of data related to performance of domestic and international horticultural product (i.e., fruits and vegetables) supply chains. This study is... -
Trends in Trucks and Traffic
Increasingly in Australia, trucking is an essential feature of economic activity, with road being the only mode possible for much freight traffic (eg in cities), and with rail... -
Adequacy of transport Infrastructure: Rail
This Working Paper is the second in a series of Working Papers which disseminates the results of a large research project into the adequacy of Australia's transport... -
National Formal Rest Areas
Regular stops and the opportunity for rest breaks are essential for safe driving, and formal rest areas are provided to help drivers manage fatigue and comply with driving hours... -
Freight Transport to North West Australia, 1975–1990
The rapid development of mining in the Pilbara region of north west Australia has already increased the transport task in the region and is expected to increase it much more. In... -
Australian Transport Statistics 2006
Australian Transport Statistics provides an easy introduction to a diverse range of transport statistics. Topics include employment, GDP, passenger and freight movements, trade,... -
Australian rail freight performance indicators 2005–06
In 2002, the ATC approved a set of six targets and indicators to measure improvements over time in performance of the interstate rail track. Early reports against the indicators... -
Coastal Freight in Australia 1998–99
The paper provides information on coastal freight movements between Australian ports. It covers cargoes loaded and discharged at Australian ports during 1998–99. -
Freight vehicle congestion in Australia’s five major cities – 2022
This publication is the fourth in an annual series that uses vehicle telematics data to provide measures of traffic congestion for freight vehicles for selected routes across... -
Estimates of Freight Travelling to and from Sydney along the Hume and Pacific...
This Paper presents the final results from a BTE survey of trucks passing through checking stations located on the Hume and Pacific Highways in NSW at Marulan and Berowra... -
Road and Rail Freight: Competitors or Complements?
Up until the early 1960s, railways dominated all but the shortest land-based freight task. Since then, vast improvements in road vehicle productivity and road infrastructure... -
Filling a gap in rail data: an investigation of the Gheringhap Loop train sig...
This paper analyses train sightings data collected at Gheringhap, Victoria, located on the Melbourne to Adelaide main line. These sightings provide an independent source of... -
Survey of Trucking Operations 1982–83: Methodology and Results
Early in 1984 the Bureau of Transport Economics carried out a survey of trucking operations, primarily to assist the National Road Freight Industry Inquiry in its data... -
Interstate Freight on States Roads
Paper given to the 29th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 27–29 September 2006, Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. Authors: David Gargett, Afzal Hossain and David... -
Australian road freight estimates: 2016 update
The Information Sheet provides revised estimates of road freight by State, capital city and rest-of-state. The long-term trend in growth has been substantial, interrupted only... -
Air transport service trends in regional Australia (2011 update)
Air transport services in regional Australia.