1991-92 Commercial Vehicle Survey
Name of Collection
1991-92 Commercial Vehicle Survey
Contact
Client Services Manager
Transport Data Centre (TDC)
NSW Department of Transport
PO Box 1620
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Telephone: Sydney 02 9268 2858
Facsimile: Sydney 02 9268 2853
Email: tdcdata@transport.nsw.gov.au
Internet: http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au
Purpose
To gain a better understanding of the distribution of freight and commercial traffic in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region (GSMR).
Description
The collection was a 12-month sample survey of 10,000 non-privately registered vehicles in the GSMR and was conducted in respect of 1991-92. It collected vehicle and travel details for the sampled commercial vehicles over a nominated 24-hour period.
Data were expanded (weighted) to represent the total number of commercial vehicles registered in the TDC Study Area. Data were collected by mail questionnaire.
Data Detail
Vehicle details:
- Vehicle type;
- Body type;
- Use of trailer; and
- State of registration.
Trip details:
- Travel day;
- Origin/destination SLA;
- Start/arrival time;
- Travel time;
- Distance;
- Speed;
- Commodity;
- Weight of load; and
- Whether goods were delivered or picked up.
Geographic Coverage
GSMR (Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Wollongong, Blue Mountains).
Frequency of Data Availability
Data are only available in respect of 1991-92. A new Commercial Transport Study is being developed to provide better estimates of freight travel in Sydney.
Historical Data
Data are available for 1991-92.
Products and Services
Publications
Availability of Commercial Transport Data in NSW (TDC Report 96/1)
An Introduction to TDC's Commercial Vehicle Survey (Issues Paper 96/1)
Commercial Vehicle Movements in the Sydney Region (TDC Report 94/11)
Other
Customised data requests available in hardcopy (tables, graphs, mapped) or electronically (text, database, spreadsheet format). Data can be provided on CD-ROM, floppy disk, or by email.
Example of Information Available
http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au
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