The “Malaysia transport costs” dataset: transportation distances, truck tonnages and costs in Ringgit Malaysia (MYR)

The “Malaysia transport costs” dataset contains transportation distances in km, truck categories by tonnage, cost of transportation per trip, cost per tonne and per km. These data was collected from Malaysian logistic companies. Distances vary from 28 to 527 km, Truck tonnage vary from 1 to 26 tonnes, and transportation costs vary from 140 to 4250 MYR per trip, and from 45 to 1150 MYR per tonne. These data come from the project “Industrial Coordination Demand and Supply of Rubberwood in Peninsula Malaysia” financed by the Malaysia Timber Council. The project was implemented by CIRAD and the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (FRIM), from 2011 to 2012.