Driving personnel are the main operating cost item for French heavy goods vehicles. In May 2019, total salaries, social security contributions and travel expenses for drivers represented on average 35% of the cost price of an articulated lorry.

In this note, the CNR establishes «typical» driver profiles based on activity (long-distance or regional), company size and vehicle mileage. The results are presented in the form of technical data sheets detailing statistics on drivers' employment and remuneration conditions, as observed in the CNR Long Distance Articulated Vehicles 2018 and Regional Articulated Vehicles 2018 surveys.

This focus makes it possible, in particular, to carry out certain socio-economic assessments (impact of a wage agreement, new social regulations or international comparisons, etc.).