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"Long haul semi-trailer truck" index intends to observe the evolution of the costs of long haul road freight transport by means of semi-trailer trucks with GVW up to 44t during transport operations for hire or reward.
Long haul is referred to be domestic or international transport whose operating constraints make it impossible or uncertain for the driver to return home daily. This index remains valid for the costs of a rented vehicle, under identical operating conditions.
base 100 = December 2000.
The removals sector is one of the long-established sectors of road freight transport that the CNR has been studying since 1997.In 2023, the CNR carried out a new survey focusing on private removals and business relocations, carried out using 40–50 m³ diesel lorries and 20–30 m³ diesel light commercial vehicles. In this new edition […]
Surveys on Long-distance Articulated Trains and Regional Articulated Trains 2025 Road haulage of general cargo and logistics are complementary activities. Nearly 70 per cent of the hauliers surveyed in 2025 provide logistics services. Long-term storage (> 24 hours) is the most common operation, carried out by virtually all companies in […]