Semi-trailer: trailer without a front axle, attached to the vehicle that tows it in such a way that part of the trailer, as well as part of its weight and load, rests on the tractor head.
Rigid vehicle or truck: vehicle for the transport of goods by road equipped with its own means of mechanical propulsion.
Trailer: road vehicle suitable for the transport of goods, designed to be hitched to a road motor vehicle.
* The data includes the set of tractor heads and rigid vehicles or trucks with a payload capacity greater than 3.5 tons and a maximum authorized weight greater than six tons that have been used for the transport of goods and registered in Spain. More information about the scope of the research and survey methodology is available.
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Road freight transport: operations by vehicle type Spain 2023
The statistics present the distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle. In this year, freight transport using rigid vehicles recorded a volume of operations exceeding ** million.
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Ministerio de Fomento (España). (September 27, 2024). Distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle (in thousands) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/
Ministerio de Fomento (España). "Distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle (in thousands)." Chart. September 27, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/
Ministerio de Fomento (España). (2024). Distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle (in thousands). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/
Ministerio de Fomento (España). "Distribution of Road Freight Transport Operations in Spain in 2023, by Type of Vehicle (in Thousands)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Sep 2024, /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/
Ministerio de Fomento (España), Distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle (in thousands) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Distribution of road freight transport operations in Spain in 2023, by type of vehicle (in thousands) [Graph], Ministerio de Fomento (España), September 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1633886/road-freight-transport-operations-by-vehicle-type-in-spain/
