According to a survey among Chinese truck drivers, about 33 percent of truck drivers reported that they usually reached the load capacity, about eight percent higher than before the COVID-19 epidemic. About 35 percent of the truckers said that they were returned empty.
Load factor reported by truck drivers before and after coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in January 2020 and May 2020
The survey was conducted among:
26.2 percent of short-distance truck drivers and 73.8 percent of long-distance truck drivers.
About 89.6 percent of the respondents were self-employed, 8.1 percent of the respondents were employed by private truck owners and 2.3 percent of the respondents were employed by logistic enterprises.
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