Modal Split of freight transport according to the territoriality principle (2008-2009) - Issue number 13/2012 - Products Statistics in Focus

Polish, German, Spanish and Dutch hauliers together were responsible for 50% of total international road transport performance on EU territory in 2009

The modal split of freight transport expresses the share taken by each transport mode in total inland transport. Data reported by EU Member States in the framework of statistical legal acts respect the territoriality principle for rail and inland waterway transport. Territorialising the international road freight performance data of 2009 has revealed that Polish hauliers are the most active in international road freight transport (19% of the EU total), ahead of German, Spanish and Dutch hauliers. Due to its central position in Europe, 25% of total international road transport in the EU was performed on German roads. By adjusting road for territoriality, it appears that compared to the non-adjusted data, the road share is reduced in a number of smaller and peripheral EU Member States, above all the Baltic countries.