Bulgaria, Latvia, and Lithuania rank first in the EU in 2011 by the rise road freight transport, measured in metric ton per kilometer (tkm).

The data was released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

Data from Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute, NSI, shows that in 2011 the road freight transport in tkm was 530 554 while in tons it was 135 276. The average run for international transport was 1 000 km and 50 km for the domestic one.

Overall, European road freight transport declined in 2011 in terms of tkm after a slight recovery in 2010, reflecting the economic climate, according to Eurostat.

Transport for all distance classes was below the 2007 level. European road freight transport under 300 km decreased by 9% between 2007 and 2011. Poland achieved growth in all distance classes in 2011, while Bulgaria saw growth in all but the very shortest distances, less than 50 km. A strong rise is observed in shorter distance movements of transport equipment.

However, there was a small rise in tonnage terms. Cabotage bucked the trend by growing strongly in 2011, while national, international and cross trade transport declined.

Italy is the country that registered the most significant decline.

Household and office removals transport rose sharply in 2011. Construction industry related products were the major group in tonnage terms, while food dominates transport in tkm.

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