Estimating the full economic costs of truck incidents on urban freeways : final report. Prepared for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

This study addresses one aspect of the impact of truck- related freeway incidents, namely the economic costs of such incidents. Travelers'time has economic value, and congestion caused by truck- related incidents imposes economic costs on the community. The losses to society of this additional delay to individuals and commercial enterprises must be added to accident costs, increased vehicle operating costs, and clean- up costs to determine the full economic costs of truck- related incidents on urban freeways.