This page has been automatically translated. Please refer to the page in French if needed.
Support measure
Higher fuel prices: exceptional support for transport companies
Publié le 22 avril 2026 - Entreprendre Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Due to the increase in fuel prices, the decree of 17 April introduces exceptional aid for road transport companies.
Exceptional aid, capped at €60,000 by company, is being developed for transportation companies to respond to rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.
Who is eligible for this aid on fuel prices?
This aid concerns road transport companies established in France and employing less than 1,000 employees.
These companies must have as their main activity the public transport of goods or collective passenger transport or the sanitary transport (excluding taxi).
The vehicles eligible for aid are vehicles belonging to the category M2 or M3, ambulances and the light medical vehicles and the vehicles belonging to the category N or M1.
These vehicles must be at 1er March 2026:
- ownership of or leased by the aided company (in the context of a long-term lease or leasing contract);
- operated for public road transport by the company receiving the aid;
- in accordance with the requirements of the technical inspection regulations.
Please note
Companies with unpaid tax or social security debts at 31 December 2024 are not eligible for aid.
Unless these debts:
- have been paid;
- are covered by a settlement plan;
- are less than or equal to €1,500.
What is the amount of aid granted?
The amount of money awarded varies from one company to another. This amount is equal to the total revenue, by vehicle category, of the number of vehicles operated by the company.
Category of vehicles | Unit amount of aid |
|---|---|
Coaches | €250 |
Ambulances, Light medical vehicles (LSVs), Light vehicles with less than 10 seats for collective passenger transport | €70 |
Carrier vehicles for the carriage of goods by road with a total permissible laden weight (PTAC) of 3,5 tons or less | €70 |
Carrier vehicles for the carriage of goods by road with a total permissible laden weight (PTAC) exceeding 3,5 tons and not exceeding 7,5 tons | €100 |
Carrier vehicles for the carriage of goods by road with a total permissible laden weight (PTAC) exceeding 7,5 tons and below 26 tons | €250 |
Carrier vehicles for the carriage of goods by road with a total permissible laden weight (PTAC) of 26 tons or more | €400 |
Tractor vehicles for road transport | €500 |
Which companies can benefit from aid of less than EUR 5 000?
Are eligible for aid less than €5,000 companies who have obtained from the European Union a period within which they may recover social security contributions and family allowances within which they may pay their social security contributions.
How can I benefit from aid exceeding EUR 5 000?
Companies eligible for aid exceeding €5,000 are those whose “gross operating surplus to turnover” ratio is less than or equal to 5% over the last two accounting years ended before March 31, 2026.
Where to ask for this help?
The request for this aid will be made to theService and Payment Agency via a platform that will be opened very soon.