Datamonitor's Trucking in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the trucking industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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* Inform your business decisions

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* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The trucking sector value is defined as revenues generated from the transportation of goods and passengers by road. The main categories are freight (both in-house and out-sourced), passenger transportation (including taxi, bus and coach services) and vehicle rental and leasing. Market values are calculated in terms of the price paid by the end-user of the service, and include all relevant taxes and levies. All currency conversions have been made at constant 2006 average annual exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation 10
CHAPTER 4 Porters competitive analysis 11
4.1 Buying Power 11
4.2 Supplier Power 12
4.3 Impact of New Entrants 13
4.4 Impact of Substitutes 14
4.5 Impact of Rivalry 15
CHAPTER 5 Leading Companies 16
5.1 Ryder System, Inc. 16
5.2 Penske Corporation 19
5.3 United Parcel Service, Inc. 20
CHAPTER 6 Market Forecasts 23
6.1 Market Value Forecast 23
CHAPTER 7 Macroeconomic Indicators 24
CHAPTER 8 APPENDIX 25
8.1 Methodology 25
8.2 Related Datamonitor Research 26

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Trucking Sector Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: United States Trucking Sector Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: The Impact of Buyer Power on the United States Trucking Sector, 2006 11
Table 4: The Impact of Supplier Power on the United States Trucking Sector, 2006 12
Table 5: The Impact of New Entrants on the United States Trucking Sector, 2006 13
Table 6: The Impact of Substitutes on the United States Trucking Sector, 2006 14
Table 7: The Impact of Rivalry on the United States Trucking Sector 15
Table 8: Key Facts: Ryder System, Inc. 16
Table 9: Key Financials: Ryder System, Inc. 18
Table 10: Key Facts: Penske Corporation 19
Table 11: Key Facts: United Parcel Service, Inc. 20
Table 12: Key Financials: United Parcel Service, Inc. 22
Table 13: United States Trucking Sector Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 23
Table 14: United States Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 24
Table 15: United States GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 24
Table 16: United States Inflation, 2002-2006 24