NACE 49.41: Freight transport by road

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 49.41. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4923.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 49.41 is "Freight transport by road". It sits in section H (TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE), then division 49 (Land transport and transport via pipelines), then group 49.4 (Freight transport by road and removal services). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 49.41 (Freight transport by road).

What the class includes

This class includes: - all freight transport operations by road: • logging haulage • livestock haulage • refrigerated haulage • heavy haulage • bulk haulage, including haulage in tanker trucks, including milk collection at farms • haulage of automobiles • transport of waste and waste materials, without collection or disposal - road transport of freight, on behalf of postal or courier units, without carrying out any other post or courier activities - road transport of objects between different units (e.g. buildings, storage units, on a fee or contract basis)

What it excludes

This class excludes: - log hauling within the forest, as part of logging operations, see 02.40 - distribution of water by trucks, see 36.00 - waste transport as an integrated part of waste collection activities, see 38.11, 38.12 - removal services, see 49.42 - operation of terminal facilities for handling freight, see 52.2 - crating and packing activities for transport, see 52.2 - moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic, see 52.24 - pickup of goods and grouping for shipping, see 52.25 - post and courier activities, see 53.10, 53.20 - transport by armoured car service activities, see 80.01

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
49.41	Freight transport by road	1

The label in 24 languages

bgТоварен автомобилен транспорт
csSilniční nákladní doprava
daVejgodstransport
deGüterbeförderung im Straßenverkehr
elΟδικές μεταφορές εμπορευμάτων
enFreight transport by road
esTransporte de mercancías por carretera
etKaubavedu maanteel
fiTieliikenteen tavarankuljetus
frTransport routier de fret
gaIompar lastais de bhóthar
hrCestovni prijevoz robe
huKözúti áruszállítás
itTrasporto di merci su strada
ltKrovininis kelių transportas
lvKravu autotransports
mtTrasport tal-merkanzija bit-triq
nlGoederenvervoer over de weg
plTransport drogowy towarów
ptTransportes rodoviários de mercadorias
roTransport rutier de mărfuri
skNákladná cestná doprava
slCestni tovorni prevoz
svVägtransport, godstrafik

Neighbouring classes

49.42 Removal services

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.