The effect of the road transport impact on the natural environment in poland and on the costs of road transport

The structure of the article will include the characteristics, particularly, of the Polish fleet of trucks involved in the transport of cargo. The volume of transport and haulage work of the goods carrying road transport in 2011, dominant in the branch structure of transport, was presented. The number of trucks and semi-trailer tractors registered in Poland, including the estimated number of vehicles with a maximum weight exceeding 3.5 Mg, was quoted. The numbers of commercial goods carrying companies (international and domestic) in Poland have been presented. The consumption of gasoline, diesel and liquid petroleum gas by the Polish fleet of trucks, special cars and buses in 2010 and the projected consumption of these energy sources and natural gas as well as electricity by the vehicles fleet by the 2030 has been estimated. The estimates of greenhouse gases emission and selected other pollutants from the engine exhaust systems of the said fleet, in the years 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030 have been presented. Characterized were, currently in force in Poland, environmental fees and their impact on the costs of road transport companies in Poland. The conclusions should be of particular interest to both TFL sector entities as well as those who are involved in creating transport and environmental policy in Poland.