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94% of Scottish hauliers have 10 vehicles or fewer •
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540/0 have one vehicle • 30% have two to five vehicles • 5.7% of the Scottish workforce is employed in logistics • 137,000 people work in the sector, compared with 38,000 people in agriculture, 120,000 in finance and 120,000 in hotels and restaurants • 76% of Scottish road tonnage moves less than 100km and 89% of all Scottish road freight tonnage moves internally in Scotland. compared with 66% in other UK regions.
RHA Scottish director Phil Flanders hopes the inquiry will reveal the truth that the industry is in dire straits: "I hope it will show that hauliers are struggling and their customers won't pay increased costs; in addition, putting freight onto rail may seem like a good idea but is not always practical. We need the Scottish Executive to see the real story about what is happening to the industry and what can he done about it."