The negative effects of the pandemic on the road transportation industry, were compounded by the EU Mobility Package. Companies will therefore have to organize their schedules in such a way that the drivers working on international routes can return home a regular intervals, such as every three to four weeks.
The transportation industry had previously seen ten years of uninterrupted growth, going from RON18.5 billion in 2008, according to the Trade Register, to RON50.2 billion in 2019, generated by 38,400 companies.
The number of employees went up from 98,900 in 2008 to 151,200 in 2019.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)