Transport Statistics: Road Freight Statistics 2023

Product Description

This publication contains three statistical reports relating to road freight operations by GB- or UK-registered HGVs.

Domestic road freight statistics, United Kingdom: 2023
This statistical release summarises the latest statistics on the domestic activity of GB-registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) operating in the UK during 2023. It also summarises the activity of Northern Ireland (NI)-registered HGVs operating in the UK and in the island of Ireland during 2023.
It covers the amount and type of goods carried, as well as their origin and destination and the distance they travelled. The information is derived from surveys of businesses that operate road goods vehicles.

International road freight statistics, United Kingdom: 2023
This statistical release summarises the latest statistics on the activity of UK-registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) operating internationally during 2023.
The information is derived from surveys of businesses that operate road goods vehicles. It covers the amount and type of goods carried by UK-registered HGVs, as well as their origin and destination and the distance they travelled.
The report also summarises the latest information the Traffic Commissioners from Great Britain on goods vehicle operator licences, and from Eurostat on cabotage and foreign-registered HGVs travelling to and from the UK.

Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: 2023
This statistical release summarises the number of trips made by road goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain (GB) to Europe. The release also provides information on whether the road goods vehicles were powered vehicles or unaccompanied trailers, and which country they were registered in. The information is collected from ferry operators and Eurotunnel each quarter, using the Roll-on-Roll-off survey (also called ’RoRo’). This covers all ferry routes from GB to Europe, including the Channel tunnel.
Please note that domestic routes within the UK and routes to Northern Ireland have been excluded from the main findings of this release.