{"id":37651,"date":"2026-02-24T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/uncategorized\/freight-transport-road-grows-faster-than-rail\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:46:33","slug":"freight-transport-road-grows-faster-than-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/en\/logistics\/freight-transport-road-grows-faster-than-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight transport, road grows faster than rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRIESTE \u2013 <\/strong>In 2024 <strong>land freight transport in Italy<\/strong> <strong>exceeds 1.2 billion tonnes<\/strong>. Road further strengthens its dominant position, while rail remains broadly stable and consolidates its role in cross-border flows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the latest data, out of 1,205.1 million tonnes moved by land, <strong>92.1% travels by road and 7.9% by rail<\/strong>. Also in terms of tonne-kilometres\u2014the indicator that measures distance travelled\u2014<strong>trucks account for 86.9% of the total<\/strong>. Rail freight carried 94.6 million tonnes for 22.9 billion tonne-kilometres. Domestic traffic accounts for 35.7 million tonnes and 12.3 billion tonne-kilometres. Compared with 2023, the figure is stable. The road dynamic is different. Italian hauliers operating heavy vehicles transported <strong>1,110.5 million tonnes for 152.7 billion tonne-kilometres<\/strong>, up 5.2% year on year. Domestic traffic remains overwhelmingly prevalent: 1,084.2 million tonnes and 136.1 billion tonne-kilometres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The split between domestic and international highlights a structural difference between the two modes. In domestic transport, 96.8% of goods move by road. For rail, by contrast, domestic traffic represents only 37.7% of total tonnes: the larger share is linked to international flows. The gap has widened over the past decade. <strong>Between 2014 and 2024 road freight grew by 29.6% in tonne-kilometres<\/strong>, rising from 117.8 to 152.7 billion. Over the same period rail increased by 13.8%, from 20.2 to 22.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the European comparison, <strong>Italy maintains a strong position in rail freight, with 6.1% of EU27 tonne-kilometres<\/strong>, slightly up on 2023. The country ranks fourth after Germany, Poland and France. The figure is also significant in light of infrastructure density: 5.6 kilometres of railway line per 100 square kilometres, versus 10.8 in Germany and 6.3 in Poland. In road transport, Italian carriers cover 8.2% of overall European performance, placing fifth after Poland, Germany, Spain and France. The geography of flows confirms the centrality of the North, <strong>which accounts for 56.4% of national GDP and generates around 82% of rail-borne goods and 68.2% of road-borne goods<\/strong>. The industrial and logistics centre of gravity remains anchored along the Po Valley axis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the industrial side, the rail freight market appears more structured than in the past: <strong>freight operators increased from 16 in 2004 to 24 in 2024<\/strong>. In road transport, progressive outsourcing continues. Only 13.2% of tonnes are carried on an own-account basis, while 87% is entrusted to third-party (for-hire) operators. On long-distance hauls over 300 kilometres, own-account transport falls to 1.8%. <strong>From a commodity standpoint, rail shows a strong concentration on intermodal.<\/strong> Goods classified in group 19, which includes containers and swap bodies, represent 59% of tonnes and 49% of tonne-kilometres by rail. Road is more diversified: food, beverages and tobacco account for 18% of tonnes moved, followed by municipal waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIESTE \u2013 In 2024 land freight transport in Italy exceeds 1.2 billion tonnes. 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