Anyone who thinks that more and more vans have hit the road in recent years is right. The number of delivery vans rose for the fifth year in a row in 2019.
Although it looks worrying for the future, the economy has been running at full speed in recent years. This was also noticeable in the increase in the number of delivery vans on Dutch roads. At the beginning of this year, there were no less than almost 940,000, compared to 815,000 five years earlier. Since that year, the amount of delivery vans has only increased. There were 2.7 percent more vans on the road last year than a year earlier, and 15 percent more than in 2015.
| Property | 2015 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Private | 94,450 | 82,860 |
| Construction industry | 217,070 | 255,850 |
| Wholesale and retail, repair of cars |
157,410 | 174,007 |
| Movable rental goods and other business services |
71,580 | 77,540 |
| Industry | 60,400 | 68,880 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 44,780 | 52,360 |
| Advice, research and other specialist business services |
36,740 | 44,080 |
Number of delivery vans per sector, provisional figures from Statistics Netherlands
The vast majority of these vans (over 255,000) are used in the construction sector, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. Almost a third of all vans belong to the construction industry. Wholesale and retail follow second place, with 174,000 vans (21 percent). Incidentally, most kilometers with vans (with distance) are traveled by people who work in transport and / or storage. In 2019, they traveled an average of more than 30,000 kilometers with the delivery van. On average, a little more than 18,000 kilometers were driven in 2019 with a van.
| Property | Km / year |
|---|---|
| Transport and storage | 30,660 |
| Specialist business services | 20,490 |
| Industry | 19,940 |
| Information and communication | 19,870 |
| Rental and other business services | 19,540 |
| All economic activities | 18,700 |
| Other services | 18,520 |
| Construction industry | 18,390 |
| Financial services | 18,340 |
| Water companies and waste management | 17,860 |
| Trade | 17,840 |
| Mineral extraction | 17,790 |
| Energy supply | 17,740 |
| Education | 17,000 |
| Culture, sports and recreation | 16,420 |
| Rental and trade of real estate | 15,710 |
| Health and welfare services | 15,650 |
| catering industry | 15,170 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 13,690 |
| Public administration and government services | 12,230 |
| Individuals | 11,690 |
Kilometers per year per sector, provisional figures from Statistics Netherlands