Tentative recovery follows market stagnation but risks remain - use Ti's market report to stay ahead of road freight market shifts. European Road Freight Transport 2025 provides trusted market forecast data, competitive analysis & strategic insights.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
- European Road Freight growth stagnant in 2024 – 0% market growth.
- Tentative signs of recovery – Ti projects the market will grow 1.1% in real terms in 2025.
- The medium-term outlook for European road freight is stronger.
- Operating margins of the top 5 players held up in 2024 despite the flat market.
- The past year has seen significant consolidation at the top of the road freight market, but the market remains highly fragmented and competitive.
- Risks remain as labour shortages persist & regulatory demands increase.
- AI is becoming increasingly used within the road freight market.
- Automotive & e-commerce performance will play an important role in overall market recovery.
- Market sizing, growth rates and forecasts: 2024, 2025 & 2025-2029 CAGR forecasts, split by country, domestic & international segments.
- Coverage of digitilisation trends and developments including 16 case studies of live applications.
- In depth European Road Freight Transport Provider Profiles.
- Strategic comparison of M&A activity within the market.
- Analysis of the key factors influencing demand, growth, opportunities, and challenges within the market.
- Competitive landscape analysis: comparison of leading road freight providers.
- 1.1 INTRODUCTION 9
- 1.2 EUROPEAN ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET SIZE & GROWTH 11
- 1.2.1 European Road Freight Transport Market Size & Growth 2024 11
- 1.2.2 European Road Freight Transport Market Size & Growth 2025 (F)
- 1.2.3 European Road Freight Transport Market Size & Growth 2029 (F) 13
- 1.3 SUMMARY OF MARKET CONDITIONS 15
- 1.3.1 Demand side factors
- 1.4 TOTAL EUROPEAN ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET SIZE & GROWTH BY COUNTRY
- 1.4.1 Total European Road Freight Transport Market Size by Country – 2024
- 1.4.2 Total European Road Freight Transport Market Size by Country – 2025 (F
- 1.4.3 Total European Road Freight Transport Market Size by Country – 2029 (F)
- 1.4.4 Domestic European road freight market size and growth
- 1.4.4.1 Domestic European road freight market size and growth – 2024
- 1.4.4.2 Domestic 2025 and 2029 CAGR forecasts
- 1.4.5 International European road freight market size and growth
- 1.4.5.1 International European Road freight market 2024 (Real and Nominal)
- 1.4.5.2 International European Road freight market 2024 By Country
- 1.4.5.3 International European Road freight market size and growth 2025 and 2029 (Real)
- 2. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE - COMPARISON OF EUROPEAN ROAD FREIGHT PROVIDERS
- 2.1 FINANCIAL COMPARISON - TOP 20
- 2.1.1 Revenue comparison
- 2.1.2 Profit and Margin comparison
- 2.2 COMPARISON OF M&A ACTIVITY IN THE EUROPEAN ROAD FREIGHT MARKET
- 2.2.1 European Road Freight M&A activity across sectors
- 2.2.2 European Road Freight M&A activity across regions
- 2.3 EMPLOYEES AND FLEET COMPARISON
- 2.3.1 Employees
- 2.3.2 Fleet 4
- 2.4 OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS IN THE EUROPEAN ROAD
- 2.5 COMPARISON OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND PERFORMANCE
- 2.5.1 Comparison of Sustainability Initiatives and Performance 2024
- 2.5.2 Comparison of Targets
- 2.5.3 Comparison of Performance
- 3. Trends and Developments in European Road Freight Digitalisation
- 3.1European Road Freight Digitalisation 2025
- 3.2 AI in European Road Freight 2025
- 3.3 Digital Road Freight Market Map 2025
- 3.4 Digital Road Freight Profiles 2025
- 3.4.1 FREIGHT EXCHANGES
- 3.4.2 DIGITAL FORWARDERS
- 3.4.3 TRADITIONAL FORWARDERS
- 3.4.4 TMS
- 3.4.5 VISIBILITY PLATFORMS
- 3.4.6 TMS – Start-ups 92
- 3.5 M&A in Digital European Road Freight 2025
- 4. European Road Freight Transport Provider Profiles
- 4.1 CEVA Logistics
- 4.1.1 Background
- 4.1.2 Finances
- 4.1.3 Operations
- 4.1.4 Acquisitions
- 4.1.5 Technology
- 4.1.6 Sustainability
- 4.1.7 Outlook
- 4.2 DACHSER
- 4.2.1 Background
- 4.2.2 Finances
- 4.2.3 Operations
- 4.2.4 M&As
- 4.2.5 Technology
- 4.2.6 Sustainability
- 4.2.7 Outlook
- 4.3 DHL Group
- 4.3.1 Background
- 4.3.2 Finances
- 4.3.3 Operations
- 4.3.4 Technology
- 4.3.5 Sustainability
- 4.3.6 Outlook
- 4.4 DSV A/S
- 4.4.1 Background
- 4.4.2 Finances
- 4.4.3 Operations
- 4.4.4 Investments or Acquisitions
- 4.4.5 Technology
- 4.4.6 Sustainability
- 4.4.7 Outlook
- 4.5 FedEx
- 4.5.1 Background
- 4.5.2 Finances
- 4.5.3 Operations
- 4.5.4 Technology
- 4.5.5 Sustainability
- 4.6 GEODIS
- 4.6.1 Background
- 4.6.2 Finances
- 4.6.3 Operations
- 4.6.4 Technology
- 4.6.5 Sustainability
- 4.6.6 Outlook
- 4.7 KUEHNE+NAGEL
- 4.7.1 Background
- 4.7.2 Finances
- 4.7.3 Operations
- 4.7.4 Technology
- 4.7.5 Sustainability
- 4.7.6 Outlook
- 4.8 LKW WALTER
- 4.8.1 Background
- 4.8.2 Finances
- 4.8.3 Operations
- 4.8.4 Technology
- 4.8.5 Sustainability
- 4.8.6 Outlook
- 4.9 RHENUS GROUP
- 4.9.1 Background
- 4.9.2 Finances
- 4.9.3 Operations
- 4.9.4 Acquisitions
- 4.9.5 Technology
- 4.9.6 Sustainability
- 4.9.7 Outlook
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