With the same lorries, the same European laws on driving, working and rest times, the same international market, the same currency, better-paid drivers in the West and closer Western competitors, Germany is succeeding where France is declining. The study “Le TRM en Allemagne” (Road Transport in Germany), carried out on behalf of the CNR by Laurent Guihéry, a lecturer and researcher at the Transport Economics Laboratory and a specialist on Germany, explains this success.