Explortal Logistics: Pressemitteilung: EU road freight transport up by 0.9% in 2025
Pressemitteilung: EU road freight transport up by 0.9% in 2025 / In 2025, the total volume of road freight transport in the EU reached 1 886 billion tonne-kilometres, up by 0.9% compared with the previous year. The total weight of transported goods amounted to 13.3 billion tonnes, up by 1.8% compared with 2024. Poland recorded the highest volume of road freight transport, with 381.0 billion tonne-kilometres, or 20.2% of the EU total. Germany came second with 277.4 billion (14.7%), ahead of Spain (272.6 billion; 14.5%), France (172.9 billion; 9.2%) and Italy (161.7 billion; 8.6%). Together, these 5 countries accounted for 67.1% of the total EU road freight tonne-kilometres. The overall distribution of EU road freight transport activity, measured in tonne-kilometres, remained broadly stable in 2025. Most freight was transported nationally (62.2%), while international transport accounted for 24.4%, cross trade for 10.7% and cabotage for the remaining 2.7%. National transport increased by 2.2% compared with 2024, international transport rose slightly (+0.3%), while cross-trade and cabotage declined by 3.7% and 3.0%, respectively. (....)