the freight transport market | France

1.1 Market definition and presentation

The transport of goods can be defined as the movement, from one point to another, of goods of any kind, whether by land, sea or air.

The European market has been growing for a few years, as over the period 2011-2019, the freight transport market had a compound annual growth rate of 2%

In France, the transport market was also growing until the arrival of the global pandemic, which undermined all market players. Most of the activity is captured by the road transport companies (89% in 2019) The sector is highly competitive, with a minority of companies accounting for a large proportion of the sector's turnover. However, the sector is highly competitive and a minority of companies account for a large part of the sector's turnover.

These companies are also under increasing pressure to evolve, particularly with regard to their local transport activities. The evolution of e-commerce, points of collection and the search for clean goods transport solutions within cities could definitely transform the business.

The constraints are also regulatory, with fuel taxes remaining high and reducing the margins of companies.

The trend is therefore towards the adoption of cleaner and more optimized solutions . The different forms of LTL ( Less than Truckload This means that the truck is not fully loaded or that sometimes several loads of several types are included in the truck) are growing strongly, as they allow the optimization of flows and river transport should continue to grow in the years to come, particularly in France.