Domestic road freight statistics: April 2025 to March 2026
Road freight transported by UK registered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the UK between April 2025 to March 2026, including HGV driver vacancies statistics.
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Headline figures
Statistics on the domestic road freight activity of GB-registered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) operating in the United Kingdom ending March 2026
In the 12-month period ending March 2026:
- 1.56 billion tonnes of goods were lifted by GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
- 164 billion tonne kilometres of goods were moved by GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
- 19.0 billion kilometres were travelled GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
Statistics on heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver vacancies in the United Kingdom ending March 2026
- The proportion of HGV businesses reporting HGV driver vacancies remained similar at 25% (616 out of 2,424 businesses) in quarter 1 2026, compared to 26% (580 out of 2,242 businesses) in quarter 4 2025.
- The top three most common reasons for vacancies remained the same in quarter 1 2026 as in quarter 4 2025. These were ‘existing drivers leaving industry’, ‘better pay or benefits elsewhere’ and ‘driver retirement’, each reported by around a third of businesses.
- The proportion of HGV businesses reporting increasing wages of their HGV drivers in the preceding three months was (11%, 266 out of 2,424 businesses) in quarter 1 2026, which was comparable to the proportion seen in quarter 4 2025 (11%, 249 out of 2,242 businesses).
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