Road Transport in the 
       People’s Republic of China
           
           
           
           
          Road Transport 
          in the People’s Republic of China 
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
                                  December 2009 
                                      Geneva 
                                                                           
                                   
                                                             
                                                                                                         CONTENTS 
                  Preface                                                                                             1 
                  Chapter One: General Introduction                                                                   2 
                  1.1 Comprehensive Transport System                                                                  4 
                  1.2 Highway Infrastructure                                                                          6 
                  1.3 Transport Capacity Development                                                                  9 
                  Chapter Two: Road Transport Activities                                                              14 
                  2.1 Road Passenger Transport                                                                        15 
                  2.2 Road Freight Transport                                                                          18 
                  2.3 Average Transport Distance                                                                      20 
                  2.4 Fuel Consumption                                                                                21 
                  2.5 Road Transport’s Contribution to the GDP                                                        22 
                  Chapter Three: The Legal System                                                                     24 
                  3.1 General Introduction                                                                            24 
                  3.2 Road Transport Ordinance (RTO)                                                                  25 
                  3.3 Key Regulations under RTO                                                                       26 
                  3.4 Criterion Documents                                                                             29 
                  3.5 Industrial Standards                                                                            32 
                  3.6 Vehicle Technical Regulations                                                                   35 
                  3.7 Effect of Market Management under the Regulations                                               38 
                  3.8 Fiscal Regulations                                                                              39 
                  3.9 Road Safety Regulations                                                                         39 
                  3.10 Staff Social Provisions                                                                        40 
                  Chapter Four: International Road Transport                                                          42 
                  4.1 International Road Transport Volume                                                             44 
                  4.2 International Road Transport Enterprises                                                        45 
                  4.3 International Road Transport Vehicles                                                           47 
                  4.4 International Vehicle Transport Agreements                                                      48 
                  4.5 Important Areas of International Road Transport                                                 48 
                  4.6 Measures adopted in International Road Transport                                                49 
                  4.7 Conventions and Multilateral Agreements Covering International Road Transport                   49 
                  4.8 Major Road Border Crossing Points                                                               55 
                  Chapter Five: Thematic Section One: Road Safety - International Comparison                          57 
                  5.1 Road Safety in 2008                                                                             58 
                  5.2 Main Characteristics of Road Safety                                                             59 
                  5.3 Measures Adopted to improve Road Safety                                                         60 
                  Chapter Six: Thematic Section Two: Sustainable Development                                          61 
                  Chapter Seven: Thematic Section Three: A Tough Year ahead for China’s Road Transport                63 
                  Chapter Eight: Thematic Section Four: A Short Description of the Logistics Industry                 67 
                  Chapter Nine: Perspectives in Brief                                                                 68 
                  References                                                                                          69