About the industry
Contents
- Freight – the big picture
- Underinvestment relative to tax taken
- The UK economy’s reliance on road freight
- Freight as an employer and vital business sector
- Road freight cost drivers
- Reliability and resilience of the UK road network
- International comparison of road networks
- Increasing presence of foreign trucks on UK roads
- Delivering goods safely
- Delivering goods with fewer emissions
- Ports as essential freight gateways
- The contribution of rail freight
- The rapid growth in air freight
- Glossary of terms
lgv = large goods vehicle over 3.5 tonne gvw
sgv = small goods vehicle at or below 3.5 tonne gvw
