In many landlocked developing countries, production and
consumption centres are located more than 800 kilometres
(km) away from the closest seaport (table 6.1), which translates
in two or more days’ travel time. Although extremely long
hauls ranging between 2,500 km and 6,000 km or shorter
distances of less than 500 km remain the exception, in all
cases the distance to the sea not only adds costs and travel
time, but also has consequences at the operational level:
long travel times imply fewer turnovers of a given vehicle over
a given period, often facing costly and long empty returns,
and, ultimately, entailing lesser return on investment for the
owner. Such a sequence dissuades investing in renovating
the vehicles and leads to low quality of services provided by
old, less reliable and less carbon-friendly equipment. In some
cases, discussed below, prevailing protectionist regulations
have had their share in defending the use of aging trucking
fleets. (Arvis et al., 2010; Kunaka et al., 2013).
In many landlocked developing countries, production and
consumption centres are located more than 800 kilometres
(km) away from the closest seaport (table 6.1), which translates
in two or more days’ travel time. Although extremely long
hauls ranging between 2,500 km and 6,000 km or shorter
distances of less than 500 km remain the exception, in all
cases the distance to the sea not only adds costs and travel
time, but also has consequences at the operational level:
long travel times imply fewer turnovers of a given vehicle over
a given period, often facing costly and long empty returns,
and, ultimately, entailing lesser return on investment for the
owner. Such a sequence dissuades investing in renovating
the vehicles and leads to low quality of services provided by
old, less reliable and less carbon-friendly equipment. In some
cases, discussed below, prevailing protectionist regulations
have had their share in defending the use of aging trucking
fleets. (Arvis et al., 2010; Kunaka et al., 2013).
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