This PhD aims at analysing the consequences of a reduction of travel time for freight transportation. We introduce two distinctions to analyse this question. First, we distinguish specific and generic goods. Each of this goods category features a distinctive relationship with travel time. Second, we distinguish travel operations and non-travel operations (warehousing, loading, unloading, etc.). It becomes then possible to analyse the consequences of a travel time modification for a simplified economy consisting of hauliers, producers and consumers. We complement this theorical analysis with two empirical applications : first, an hedonic pricing approach, second a random parameters logit. We also investigate how our analysis leads to reconsidering the value of time for freight transportation used un Cost Benefit Analysis.
The value of time in freight transportation