Compared to 2014, the total weight of goods carried by Slovenian (+59%) and Bulgarian (+57%) lorries grew most rapidly. The weight of goods carried by Slovakian lorry drivers declined marginally (-5 percent). In the period 2006-2015 road transport from the Netherlands carried out by lorries registered in CEE countries soared by an average of 177 percent. Polish lorries occupied first place accounting for a 56 percent share of goods transport from the Netherlands in 2015, followed by Czech lorries with a share of 9 percent. Bulgarian and Slovenian lorries accounted for 5 and 2 percent respectively of goods transported by CEE countries.
Total weight of goods carried by road from the Netherlands
2006
2010
2014
2015
Total
106
92
95
95
of which trucks from
Netherlands
72
55
57
55
CEECs
6
11
15
18
Other countries
27
25
23
22
Total weight of goods carried by road from the Netherlands
2006
2010
2014
2015
Total
106
92
95
95
of which trucks from
Netherlands
72
55
57
55
CEECs
6
11
15
18
Other countries
27
25
23
22
Lorries from CEECs carry fewer goods to their own countries
Proportionally, hauliers from other European countries carry a lot of goods to their home countries, unlike hauliers from CEE countries who carry more goods from the Netherlands to countries outside Central and Eastern Europe. In 2006, 59 percent of goods were destined for the home market; by 2015 this share had been reduced by half.
The share carried by lorries from other European countries remained fairly stable at more than 80 percent during the period 2006-2015.
Share weight carried to home country
CEECs
Other countries
2006
59.3
84.2
2007
51
84.3
2008
47.9
85.4
2009
39
82.3
2010
40.8
83.1
2011
41.1
83.5
2012
40.8
83
2013
34.3
82.2
2014
36.4
82.5
2015
29.9
82.1
Share weight carried to home country
CEECs
Other countries
2006
59.3
84.2
2007
51
84.3
2008
47.9
85.4
2009
39
82.3
2010
40.8
83.1
2011
41.1
83.5
2012
40.8
83
2013
34.3
82.2
2014
36.4
82.5
2015
29.9
82.1
CEE transports mainly to countries around the Netherlands
Nine out of the ten nationalities most often involved in road transport to countries other than their own are from Central and Eastern Europe. Nearly three-quarters of all goods carried by lorries from CEE countries which were loaded in the Netherlands had destinations including Germany, Belgium and France. These countries are also the main destinations for Dutch hauliers (92%). On the other hand, lorries registered in France, Italy and Germany mostly carry goods from the Netherlands to their own country; 7 percent on average had a different destination.
Total weight carried by foreign trucks from the Netherlands to destination, 2015
Other destinations
To home country by truck
Bulgaria
2
98
Lithuania
16
84
Romania
16
84
Slovakia
19
81
Luxembourg
21
79
Estonia
26
74
Hungary
26
74
Latvia
30
70
Poland
33
67
Slovenia
44
56
Finland
46
54
Croatia
53
47
Portugal
54
46
Czech Republic
56
44
Austria
66
34
Spain
66
34
Denmark
68
32
Sweden
73
27
Belgium
78
22
Norway
79
21
Ireland
79
21
Great Britain
79
21
Switzerland
81
19
Germany
92
8
Italy
92
8
France
95
5
Total weight carried by foreign trucks from the Netherlands to destination, 2015
