Development of competition in the market for international carriage of goods by roadin the Russian Federation
In the article, the development of intragroup and intergroup competition in the market forinternational carriage of goods by road in the Russian Federation is considered. The authors definethe system of access to the market for cargoes of Russian and international road carriers, includingon an unlicenced basis, on the basis of bilateral licences and on the basis of ECMT multilaterallicences. The current level of competition in the Russian market for international road transportis estimated. The main competitiveness indicators of Russian and foreign international roadcarriers in the Russian market are given. The authors outline the reasons for low competitivenessof Russian road transport companies, evaluate the trends and prospects for improving the fleet oftrucks involved in international carriage of goods by road. The authors provide suggestions andrecommendations to improve the performance of domestic carriers, as well as the developmentof transport policy measures aimed at increasing the efficiency of international trade and transitof goods.