This makes it the third largest sector in the Romanian economy, after retail and the manufacturing industry.
Companies operating in transport and logistics account for 6% of Romanian businesses compared with 4.5% at the onset of the global financial crisis.
With a total turnover of RON49.8 billion in 2008, transport and logistics companies were overtaken at that time by constructions, energy producers and financial and insurance brokerage firms.
In the past year, transport and logistics companies hired nearly 10,000 people, reaching over 353,000 employees, Trade Registry data showed.
The total turnover of all businesses in Romania grew nearly 20% between 2008 and 2016.