Carriage of goods by lorry

Carrying capacity

Carrying capacity is the difference between the maximum permissible weight of the vehicle and the sum of the unladen weight of the vehicle and the weight of driver (75 kg).

Total weight of the vehicle

The maximum permissible weight of the vehicle included people and goods.

National road goods transport

Transport of goods with both loading and unloading in Norway.

International road gods transport

Transport between Norway and another country, loaded or unloaded.

Includes cross-trade (transport between two other countries) and cabotage (transport within another country).

Cabotage

Place of loading and unloading of goods in the same country outside the declaring country.

Cross-trade

Place of loading and place of unloading of goods in two different countries outside the

declaring country.

Transport for own account

Transport of own goods on own account.

Transport for hire or reward

The carriage for remuneration of persons or goods on behalf of third parties.

Vehicle-kilometres

Driven kilometres with and without load.

Tonnage carried

Gross weight of the transported goods, packaging included.

Does not include the weight of container or swap body.

Goods transport performance

The transport work which is performed when a vehicle carries a certain amount of goods over a definite distance.

The weight of the goods in one transport operation multiplied by the transport distance of the operation. Is measured by the unit tonne kilometre.

Rate of empty kilometres

The percentage share of unloaded vehicle-kilometres.

Commodity

Type of commodity defined according to the EU's standard goods classification for transport statistics. Up to the 4th quarter of 2007 the NST/R nomenclature was used. The NST 2007 nomenclature was introduced as from the 1st quarter of 2008. The nomenclatures are described in the Database for standard classifications.

Volume goods

The weight of the cargo is less than the vehicle's carrying capacity when the cargo-hold's volume is fully utilised.

Imports of goods

Imports cover goods declared by customs, directly or through a warehouse. Single items with a value of less than NOK 1.000 are not included in the statistics.

Exports of goods

Exports of goods are mainly based on customs declarations. Single items with a value of less than NOK 1.000 and some specific movements of goods, such as goods for repair, are not included in the statistics.

CTSE: The goods are grouped in accordance with the Commodity Classification for Transport Statistics in Europe (CSTE). This standard was used in the statistics on the carriage of goods by lorry across the national border up to and including the 4th quarter of 2017.

NST 2007: EU’s statistical nomenclature for transported goods: Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics. The standard has been used in the survey of lorries since the 1st quarter of 2008 and in the statistics on the carriage of goods by lorry across the national border since the 1st quarter of 2018.

NST/R: Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised. This standard was used in the survey of lorries up to and including the 4th quarter of 2007.

In the statistics on the carriage of goods by lorry across the national border, gross weight in tonnes is used.

ISO 3166: Country codes.

NUTS 3: Regional codes for the EU and Norway. In Norway, NUTS 3 corresponds to county.

In the statistics on the carriage of goods by lorry across the national border, imports (country of origin and country of despatch) and exports (country of destination) are broken down into EU/EFTA countries, selected European countries, other EU/EFTA countries and other countries outside the EU/EFTA. The lorry’s country of registration is specified where this is a country in Europe. For other lorries, the world region is specified.