Report

Are Trucks Taking Their Toll? II

March 30, 2016

T&E commissioned a study to monetise the external costs of trucks and to determine whether truck users are now covering a larger share of their external costs than in 2009 – when the first Are Trucks Taking Their Toll? report was published. The report finds that while there has been progress, a lot remains to be done.

Trucks in Europe are responsible for external costs of €143 billion annually, only 30% of which are covered through taxes and tolls. These negative effects (or “externalities”) include climate changing CO₂ emissions, air pollution, congestion, noise, road damage and traffic casualties. The report is available to download in two parts below.

T&E also publishes two briefings. The first summarises the study and presents recommendations for the EU to revise its Eurovignette Directive to allow for CO₂-differentiated trucks tolls and phase out time-based vignettes. The second briefing analyses the Belgian example of a successful distance-based toll for trucks.

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