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Domestic road freight activity

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Description

Data about domestic road freight activity, including goods lifted and distance hauled. These statistics are accredited official statistics.

Policy areas
Transport
Update cadence
Annual
Subject area
Transport Statistics
Publisher
Department for Transport
Published
27 May 2026
Data files
File Type Size
Goods moved, goods lifted and vehicle kilometres ods —
Average length of haul by commodity ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by commodity ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by commodity and length of haul ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by commodity and type and weight of vehicle ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by commodity and mode of working ods —
Average length of haul by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Goods lifted and moved by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Vehicle kilometres by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Average annual goods lifted and goods moved by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Average annual vehicle kilometres (loaded, empty and total) by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by type and weight of vehicle and length of haul ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by mode of working ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by length of haul and mode of working ods —
Goods lifted, goods moved and vehicle kilometres by type and weight of vehicle and mode of working ods —
Vehicle kilometres (loaded, empty and total) by type and weight of vehicle and mode of working ods —
Dangerous goods lifted and dangerous goods moved by dangerous goods class ods —
Goods lifted, goods moved and loaded vehicle kilometres by mode of appearance ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by type and weight of vehicle and mode of appearance ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by region and country of origin ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by region and country of origin and destination ods —
Goods lifted and goods moved by International Territorial Level (ITL) 2 region of origin and destination ods —
Percentage empty running and loading factor by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Empty running by mode of working, business type and vehicle type ods —
Percentage of vehicles working during survey week and reasons for not working by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Survey response rates ods —
Sample sizes and sampling errors by type and weight of vehicle ods —
Summary of goods lifted and goods moved domestically by GB and NI-registered HGVs ods —
Summary of goods lifted and goods moved internationally by GB and NI-registered HGVs ods —
Inter-modal number of journeys, goods lifted and goods moved ods —
Inter-modal number of journeys and goods lifted by origin and destination ods —
Inter-modal road freight goods lifted by commodity ods —
Inter-modal road freight goods lifted by method of transportation ods —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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