BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. Around 6.56 million tons of cargo were transported through Iran by trucks during the five months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through August 22, 2025), Javad Hedayati, director general of the organization's Transit and International Transport Office at Iran’s Road and Freight Transport Organization, told reporters, Trend reports.
Hedayati noted that this cargo was carried by about 297,000 trucks. He added that 2,578 companies operate in the country’s international freight sector, while 64 companies work in international passenger transport.
The official also said that more than 40,000 trucks are currently active in Iran, with an average age of 12 years, and the country has over 51,000 professional drivers.
He further noted that 26 terminals operate across 12 provinces to handle freight and passenger transport between Iran and neighboring countries.
Currently, Iran has 2,793 kilometers of operational expressways and 45,170 kilometers of highways and main roads.
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