"There are also more trucks operating in Europe than there are in the United States, with 63 trucks per 1,000 people in the EU — compared to only 21 trucks per 1,000 people in the United States." [1]
The USA uses long distance rail freight far more than Europe, where the railways are full (i.e. at capacity) with passenger rail. That's in spite of much stricter controls on driving time.
(I think there's also a fair amount of water transport in Europe. When I moved house from England to Denmark, my belongings were transported on a ship across the North Sea.)
"There are also more trucks operating in Europe than there are in the United States, with 63 trucks per 1,000 people in the EU — compared to only 21 trucks per 1,000 people in the United States." [1]
The USA uses long distance rail freight far more than Europe, where the railways are full (i.e. at capacity) with passenger rail. That's in spite of much stricter controls on driving time.
(I think there's also a fair amount of water transport in Europe. When I moved house from England to Denmark, my belongings were transported on a ship across the North Sea.)
[1] https://www.theglobalist.com/america-and-europe-keep-on-truc...