Since the beginning of last year, more than 1,500 transport companies have disappeared from the market in Poland.

Omissions

• No single primary official source (e.g., GUS — Poland's Central Statistical Office) was found confirming the exact total number of transport company closures for the period January 2025 to June 2026. The verification relies on multiple independent secondary sources reporting partial data.
• The claim uses the broad term 'disappeared from the market' (zniknęło z rynku), which may encompass bankruptcies, deregistrations, voluntary closures, and restructuring — a wider category than formal bankruptcy filings alone. The available sources focus primarily on formal insolvency/bankruptcy proceedings.
• The MEP may be understating the magnitude: one source reported that approximately 3,000 transport companies closed down, suggesting the true figure could be roughly double the claimed minimum of 1,500.

Sources

• SecondaryRzeczpospolita (rp.pl)In Q2 2025, 445 companies filed for bankruptcy. This is the second highest quarterly result in recent years for the transport sector.
• SecondaryEurodebt.euThe Polish economy closed 2025 with a historically high number of bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings — a total of 5,549 cases — with the transport industry under particular pressure.
• SecondaryOrestrukturyzacji.plAs many as 3,000 transport companies closed down. A year earlier, 20% fewer carriers made this decision.