The Dutch road transport sector is characterised by a high degree of specialisation among its companies: logistics, containers, multimodal transport. This choice of specialisation enables it to maintain an international activity representing half of the total activity of the sector. Dutch companies also stand out for their high productivity, with an average of around 50 hours of overtime per month for drivers on Dutch contracts assigned to international assignments. This trend remains largely unchanged from 2016, when the CNR conducted its previous study on this sector.

An important development to note is the increase in the total cost of drivers by an average of +3.1% per annum between 2016 and 2019, with a total cost of €67,574 per annum in 2019. The new 2017-2019 collective labour agreement (CAO) introduces an increase in the legal minimum (basic gross salary, overtime, travel allowances) but also a new classification for Dutch drivers with the addition of an extra grade. The driver position is not the only one to have experienced inflation since 2016. Toll charges have increased by +31.1% compared to 2016, mainly due to a general increase in tolls across Europe and Belgium's switch to a kilometre-based tax. Vehicle ownership costs have also been affected, rising by +22.5% compared to 2016.

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