The trucking industry is key to the national economy. In terms of contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), motor transport contributes 6%, while industry generates 3%; while in jobs they add 2.5 million and 1.9 million, respectively.
The binomial producers of heavy vehicles and motor transport, in addition, allows promoting efficient logistics, through this mode of transport 56% of the national cargo and almost 70% of the commercial exchange with the main partner, the United States, are mobilized. In passage, by motor transport, 96% of the passengers, 27% of the students and 41% of the workers are mobilized.