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  • Data about heavy good vehicle driver vacancies, produced by the Department for Transport. These statistics are badged as official statistics.

  • Data about the road freight domestic activity, produced by the Department for Transport. These statistics are accredited official statistics.

  • Evidence to support DfT's understanding of road freight within the UK.

  • Road freight activity of UK registered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) operating in the UK, between April 2023 to March 2024.

  • Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.

  • An index sheet of all road freight statistical tables.

  • Data about the international road freight activity, produced by the Department for Transport. These statistics are accredited official statistics.

  • Road freight transported by Great Britain and UK registered heavy goods vehicles (HGV). It also includes statistics on HGV driver vacancies in the UK.

  • Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.

  • Data about the roll-on, roll-off international road freight activity travelling to Europe and Ireland, produced by Department for Transport.

  • Number of trips made by powered vehicles and unaccompanied trailers on each route to Europe for 2023.

  • Report into the road freight industry's perspective on government measures to reduce the shortage of HGV drivers.

  • Road freight transported by Great Britain and UK registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). It also includes statistics on HGV driver vacancies in the UK.

  • Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.

  • Road freight activity of Great Britain registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) operating in the UK, between July 2022 to June 2023.

  • Data about domestic and international freight transport, produced by Department for Transport.

  • Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.

  • Heavy goods vehicle driver vacancies statistics on the number of businesses reporting vacancies, the impact on deliveries and financial incentives.

  • This rapid evidence assessment works to understand the range of barriers and enablers to recruitment and retention of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.

  • The Northern Ireland Quarterly Ports Traffic publication provides provisional statistics on freight traffic through Northern Ireland major ports.