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Abstract:
This study aims to examine the current state of the road freight transport sector in Benin, notably by evaluating the profitability of the Cotonou-Lome corridor. The methodological approach based on documentary research and field surveys facilitated by the cards plunge the study into the heart of a high-risk activity that was once profitable.
The analysis of the results shows the mandatory nature for today's carriers in view of the various complaints on their part and the change of activity of several carriers.
This study shows that goods transport on the Cotonou Hillacondji axis has a high flow and according to 67% of the population it is linked to the Dangote truck. It should be noted that nearly 15% of road infrastructure is still defective, 70% of the rolling stock is obsolete, the non-compliance with the rules of distribution of freight and 64% of the rate of freight exported to Togo. It is in the general interest of all to liberalize and energize the sector for its survival. However, the sector remains a high-interest rate market that this study aims to evolve simultaneously; institutions, procedures and techniques to provide truck incentives and greater profits to boost the economy.
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