Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Cargo transportation was carried out by 7,872 Turkish trucks from Turkey to Russia in January-August 2019, which is 14 percent less compared to the same period in 2018, Turkey's International Transporters Association (UND) told Trend.
"Russia accounts for 0.96 percent of the total cargo transportation from Turkey by trucks for the reporting period," the association said.
It was noted that cargo transportation was carried out by 3,677 Turkish trucks from Russia in January-August 2019, which is 80 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
In January-August 2019, 818,704 Turkish trucks transported cargo abroad, which is 5 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
“In January-August 2019, the share of cargo transported from Turkey by Turkish trucks accounted for 77.76 percent of the total volume of cargo transshipment by road transport,” said the report.
In January-August 2019, 234,109 foreign trucks transported cargo across Turkey, which is 3 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
“In January-August 2019, the share of cargo transportation from Turkey by foreign trucks amounted to 22.24 percent,” the UND said.
In January-August 2019, 268,134 Turkish trucks transported cargo from foreign countries.
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