1. Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm
The PERT collection
Item 2.6 on the agenda
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Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. EXTRA-EEA vehicles on the EU territory
Geographical coverage
Reporting countries
EU – 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
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5. 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)
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6. 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 *
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7. 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 )
AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONAL VARIABLES
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Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm

8. 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 )
AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONAL VARIABLES
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9. Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm
THANK YOU
FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
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Task Force on the measurement of road traffic volumes in VKm