Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm The PERT collection Item 2.6 on the agenda 29 /04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm Legal basis Data since the reference period 1999 are derived from micro-data collected in the framework of Council Regulation (EC) 1172/98 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road. LINK TO THE REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL (CODIFIED VERSION) The figures are aggregated on the basis of sample surveys carried out by the reporting countries. METHODOLOGIES USED IN SURVEYS OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN MEMBER STATES AND CANDIDATE COUNTRIES The data cover i.a. tonnes, tonne-kilometres, vehicle-kilometres and numbers of journeys. 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm Legal basis Statistics produced on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 cover the road freight transport operations by heavy goods vehicles registered in the reporting countries Each reporting country reports all activities of a road motor vehicle inside and outside its national territory ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT METHODOLOGY Each reporting country may exclude from the scope of the regulation vehicles whose load capacity (LC) or Maximum permissible laden weight (MPLW) is lower than a certain limit ( current limit : LC = 3.5 tonnes ; MPLW = 6 tonnes 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

EXTRA-EEA vehicles on the EU territory Geographical coverage Reporting countries EU – 27 But MT EFTA But IS HR Report all activities performed by the vehicles during the survey Missing activities: EXTRA-EEA vehicles on the EU territory 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm Structure of PERT Commission Regulation (EC) 2163/2001 – Concerning the technical arrangements for data transmission for statistics on the carriage of goods by road LINK TO CR (EC) 2163/2001 A1 Vehicle-related variables (13) A2 Journey-related variables (21) A3 Goods-related variables (14) 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Structure of PERT Vehicle-related variables (* optional) Reporting country Data set identifier Year Quarter Questionnaire ID Possibility of using vehicle for combined transport * Age of the road motor vehicle Economic activity of the vehicle operator NACE 2.0 * Total vehicle kilometers during the survey - loaded Total vehicle kilometers during the survey – empty * Vehicle weighting factor Stratum identifier Number of link to A2 records Journey-related variables (* optional) Journey ID Axle configuration * MPLW LC Type of transport Type of journey Weight of goods Place of loading Place of unloading Distance travelled Tonnes Km during the journey Countries crossed in transit Place of loading on another mean of transport * Place of unloading on another mean of transport * Degree of loading of the vehicle (volume) * Number of link to A3 records Goods-related variables (* optional) Goods operation identifier Type of goods Classification of dangerous goods Type of cargo * 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Variable of interest for Road Traffic In Vehicle-related variables Age of the road motor vehicle (compulsory) Total vehicle kilometers – loaded (compulsory) Total vehicle kilometers – empty (optional) (Not reporting IT,RO,BE – partial reporting SI,FI,DE,SK) The reporting of the optional variables is available in CIRCA (data 2007-2008) AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONAL VARIABLES 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Variable of interest for Road Traffic In Journey-related variables Axle configuration (Optional) (Not reporting> IT , CH , HU, NL – partial reporting SI, NO) Maximum permissible laden weight (compulsory) Load capacity (compulsory) Distance travelled (compulsory) The reporting of the optional variables is available in CIRCA (data 2007-2008) AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONAL VARIABLES 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 29/04/2010 Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm