Executive Summary
Foreword
Introduction
Rankings
Two Pillars
Safety
Fleet Management
City Snapshots
What This Means
Outlook
Methodology
Executive summary
Geotab analysed a full year of connected vehicle data across seven major European capitals to benchmark urban freight efficiency at scale. Cities were scored on two dimensions: how well traffic flows through the network and the operational waste (in fuel, emissions and time) that congestion creates. Berlin and Amsterdam form a clear efficiency tier, with strong performance across both dimensions. Dublin and Rome occupy the middle ground, each with distinct strengths. Paris, London and Madrid face the greatest challenges — but for very different reasons. Congestion management is the biggest differentiator between cities — not vehicle behaviour. And across the study, truck fleets consistently outperform passenger vehicle fleets — not because of different technology, but because of operational discipline: structured routing, scheduled delivery windows and freight-specific infrastructure. Combined, the study fleet burned over 1.5 million litres of fuel while stationary in 2025 — estimated cost of idle fuel waste across connected vehicles in the study, in 2025.
Overall ranking
144% 5 of 7 The efficiency gap between the best and worst performing cities.
Cities where truck fleets outperform passenger vehicle fleets.
Rank City
Overall Score (0-100)
1 Berlin
61
2 Amsterdam
59
3 Dublin
49
4 Rome
48
39% €2.6m Collective improvement possible if all cities matched Berlin’s efficiency.
5 Paris
37
Estimated cost of idle fuel waste across connected vehicles in the study, in 2025.
6 London
29
7 Madrid
25
European Urban Freight Efficiency Index
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