Over 540m tons of cargo transported nationwide in 11 months: Official
The director of the freight transportation office at the Roads Maintenance and Transportation Organization announced that more than 545 million tons of cargo were transported via the country’s road network over the past 11 months (March 20, 2024-Feb. 18, 2025), marking a 4% increase compared to the same period last year.
According to ILNA, Mehrdad Hamdollahi highlighted the operation of 82 active freight terminals and transport hubs across the country, stating that from the beginning of the year (March 20, 2024) until the end of Bahman (February 18), 545.4 million tons of goods were transported through the national road network.
He noted that during this period, 21 million tons of essential goods were moved from the country’s ports and distributed to various destinations via road transport.
The official added that over the 11-month period, a total of 104 million tons of agricultural, livestock, and food products, as well as more than 182.8 million tons of construction and mineral goods, were transported across the country’s transportation routes.
Hamdollahi emphasized that currently, more than 460,000 freight vehicles with an average age of over 18 years are operational in the road transport sector.
He also pointed out that to support this sector, over 565,000 drivers and 5,561 companies and institutions are actively engaged in freight transportation across the country’s provinces.
The official added that 243,573 pickup trucks with an average operational lifespan of over 13 years are licensed by the Roads Maintenance and Transportation Organization and are currently active in cargo transportation.