摘要：In this paper the authors used econometric tools and techniques that are conventionally used in the estimation of relationship between and impact of different variables and their application features in the literature of transport economics. The study made an attempt to empirically analyze the impact of the variables like average number of fast moving vehicles per day, average slow moving vehicles per day, drivers rest hours, average number of light/heavy vehicles ratio, number of population habitats on particular routes on the lead time of transportation (travel time from origin to destination) on selected 68 routes in India. The study is divided into three sections. Section 1 describes brief background of the road transport sector in India and reviews the literature on the topic. Section 2 made an attempt to show how the econometric techniques can be applied to estimate the impact of different variables on the lead-time of transportation. Section 3 highlights the results and derives some concrete solutions, which are helpful for policy implications and further research.
关键词：Transport network; lead-time of transportation; freight; infrastructure; India
