When there’s shortages of products on the supermarket shelves, we all begin to panic. But have you ever really considered how they get there, except when a major geopolitical disruption has brought it to our attention?
Road transport carries around 80% of Europe’s inland freight and contributes approximately 3.75% to the EU27’s total GDP. But, according to the founder and CEO of the Transport Exchange Group (TEG), Lyall Cresswell, it’s still “probably the largest industry that you don't really know that much about.”
Lyall joined Angela Barnes in the studio for the latest episode of The Big Question to discuss the challenges facing the industry and the potential economic toll.
How important is road freight for the European economy?
The entire European freight and logistics market was valued at $1475.88bn (€1263.66bn) in 2025, with road freight contributing over €400 billion annually.
