Structural Changes in the Polish Transport

Abstract

The aim of the publication is to analyze and assess changes that have
taken place in the Polish transport since the early 1990s. They involved the
transport industry in the field of its structure and ownership, leading to the
increase of the number of companies in every branch of transport as well as
the development of the private sector. They were also connected with the
role of transport in the Polish economy and the structure of haulage. Due to
a weaker dynamics of development than in other branches and the change of
the structure of the size of businesses, the employment in transport decreased
and its position measured as a share in the WDB weakened. The process of
integration and liberalization of the transport market, against predictions,
did not weaken the dynamics of Polish transport companies, especially those
involved in road transport. Road transport became the most important branch
of the business with a market share of 70% of the transport of goods. Road
transport companies also took full advantage of the possibilities arising from
the membership in the uniform market of the European Union.