The Department for Transport has published a set of accredited official statistics covering domestic road freight transported by UK‑registered heavy goods vehicles between July 2025 and June 2026. The release, titled Accredited official statistics: Domestic Road Freight Statistics: July 2025 to June 2026, is dated 30 September 2026.
The statistical bulletin covers the movement of road freight within the United Kingdom by vehicles registered in the UK and reports accompanying data on HGV driver vacancies. The Department for Transport supplied the material as the national record for the defined year to June 2026.
What the statistics cover
The publication presents data for the 12‑month period from July 2025 to June 2026. It is framed as accredited official statistics and therefore forms part of the Department for Transport’s regular statistical outputs.
Key elements identified in the release are limited to those described by the Department: road freight moved by UK‑registered heavy goods vehicles in the UK for the stated period, and statistics relating to vacancies for HGV drivers.
• Timeframe: July 2025 to June 2026.
• Scope: Road freight transported by UK‑registered HGVs within the UK.
• Additional content: HGV driver vacancies statistics.
Why the release matters
Official road freight statistics record activity on a sector that underpins distribution of goods by road. The Department for Transport published this set to document movements and labour supply indicators for the 12‑month period ending June 2026.
The accompanying vacancy data provides a labour market dimension to the freight figures, illustrating the Department’s intent to present transport activity alongside an indicator of driver availability. The combination of movement and vacancy information is offered as part of the Department’s accredited statistical series.
The report will be of interest to organisations monitoring freight flows, to those with operational responsibility for fleets and to analysts tracking labour supply in the road haulage sector. The Department’s presentation of the material as accredited official statistics indicates it forms part of the government’s established statistical record for the transport sector.
What readers will find in the document is the Department’s official account for the specified 12‑month period; the title and the date of publication are provided on the Department’s announcement. The statistics are described by the Department as a definitive record for the period running from July 2025 through to June 2026, and the item is dated 30 September 2026.
Those seeking the detailed tables and breakouts referenced in the bulletin should consult the Department for Transport’s announcement. The summary supplied with that announcement identifies only the broad subjects covered: road freight carried by UK‑registered heavy goods vehicles within the UK, and HGV driver vacancies for the same period.
In recent years, regular releases of road freight statistics have been used to support planning, policy and commercial decision making. This latest accredited release continues that series by documenting the scale and labour context of domestic HGV activity for a specified year to June 2026.
For readers and stakeholders requiring precise figures, disaggregations or methodological notes, the Department for Transport’s published material will be the primary reference point for the statistical content described in this announcement. The publication date provided by the Department is 30 September 2026.
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