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The road transport market in Lebanon plays a crucial role in the country's economy and daily life, connecting cities, towns, and rural areas. However, it faces a range of challenges that impact its efficiency and development. This brief provides an overview of the operators' scale and the current state of the road transport market in Lebanon, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities it presents. The total number of operators in Lebanon is 11,466 ranging between registered trucks for local transportation and for export purposes.

 

Challenges Faced within this sector include the following:

  1. Inadequate Maintenance: The lack of consistent maintenance and repair has led to the deterioration of road infrastructure. Potholes, crumbling bridges, and inadequate road signage pose safety risks to drivers and pedestrians.

 

  1. Economic Factors: The country's economic challenges, including inflation and currency devaluation, impact vehicle prices and especially fuel costs.

 

  1. Absence of Public Transportation: The absence of an efficient and comprehensive public transportation system in Lebanon is a significant challenge and it has contributed to the current congestion, pollution, and inefficiencies in road transport.

 

It is important to highlight that until now, the current capacity meets domestic needs and the market's capacity to accommodate an arrival in demand from the humanitarian community especially since foreign operators (non-Lebanese) are not allowed to operate domestically in Lebanon however, they are allowed to deliver the imported goods at the agreed destination but to ensure to return empty. 

 

Transport Capacity Summary

Regions Covered

All Routes in Lebanon

 

Number of

Vehicles

Capacity per

Vehicle (MT)

Comments / Condition of Vehicles

Vehicle Type

Small Tanker

=< 3.5 MT

11

Tanker

>3.5 MT

1470

Bus

 

2001

Taxi

 

32825

Small Truck

=< 3.5 MT

489

Truck

>3.5 MT

7678

Small Fridge

<=3.5MT

18

Fridge

>3.5

30

Minibus

 

4078

Total Capacity

 

 

 

Source: http://www.transportation.gov.lb/ar/home

 

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