What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate the presence of economies of scale in the Indian trucking industry and the bus industry in India, the UK, and the US.

February 28, 2026

Economies of Scale

Key Points

To investigate the presence of economies of scale in the Indian trucking industry and the bus industry in India, the UK, and the US.
Analyzed transportation data across different distance ranges.
Compared findings between trucking and bus industries in India, the US, and the UK.
Indian trucking industry shows economies of scale for distances less than 1,000 kilometers.
No economies of scale detected in the bus industry across India, the US, and the UK.

Abstract

The author finds that the Indian trucking industry enjoys economies of scale for distances below 1,000 kilometres. In the United States, as in the UK and India, there is no evidence of economies of scales in the bus industry.

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RK Koshal (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a2878e0a974eb0d3c03607 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3828/jtep.1972.6.2.147