Ivan Yates
Question:54 Mr. Yates asked the Taoiseach the proportion of road freight carried by (1) own account hauliers and (2) hauliers for hire or reward in each year from 1985 to date.
Written Answers. - Road Freight.
The available information relates to the proportion of road freight activity by vehicles used mainly (i) for own account carriage and (ii) for hire or reward. The following tables contain estimates derived from the road freight transport survey.
|
Tonnes Carried |
Tonne-Kilometres |
|||
|
Own Account |
Hire or Reward |
Own Account |
Hire or Reward |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
1985 |
74.5 |
25.6 |
55.5 |
44.5 |
|
1986 |
71.2 |
28.8 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
|
1987 |
70.5 |
29.5 |
49.6 |
50.4 |
|
1988* |
69.4 |
30.6 |
47.6 |
52.4 |
*The latest year for which data is available.