The Czech road freight

The Czech road haulage sector is increasingly adopting the standards found in neighbouring Western European countries.

In terms of pay, the previous minimum wage scale based on 8 different levels of professional responsibility was abolished in 2024. It has been replaced by a new scale composed of 4 grades linked to employees’ educational qualifications. Meanwhile, Czechia remains one of the only countries in Eastern Europe with a collective agreement in the road haulage sector.

On the tax front, several changes  affecting the road haulage sector have been introduced: a 2% increase in corporation tax, a 40% reduction in the axle tax, and a rise in toll charges.

As regards infrastructure, significant investment will be required to link the domestic network up with the motorway networks of neighbouring countries. An ambitious network improvement project supported by the European Union is currently underway.

In terms of costs in the RFT sector, wages are rising sharply due to labour market tensions compounded by the departure of hundreds of Ukrainian drivers. The cost of a driver has risen by 44% since the last survey in 2019.

All in all, the per-kilometre cost in the Czech sector stands at 1.21€, up by more than 30% in just a few years.