Industry Statistics, Trends and In-depth Analysis of Top Companies

 
     

Transportation Table of Contents

 
A Short Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Glossary i
Introduction 1
How To Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Transportation & Logistics Industry 7
2) Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Companies Fuel Globalization 8
3) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market 9
4) Competition Between Couriers Heats Up 11
5) Trucking Companies and LTL Freight Boom/Intermodal Grows 13
6) Freight Trains Use Logistics Technology to Boost Profits 14
7) China Makes Huge Rail, Road & Airport Upgrades 16
8) High Speed Passenger Trains, including Maglev, Gain New Acceptance 16
9) Global Ports Invest in Expansion, Struggle to Keep up with Boom Times 17
10) Panama Canal Expansion Approved 19
11) Transportation Industry Hard-Hit by Rising Fuel Prices 19
12) Discount Airlines Set the Standard 19
13) Major U.S. Airlines Begin to Bounce Back/Mergers Are Likely/Open Skies 21
14) Boeing and Airbus Continue Their Struggle for the Best New Aircraft 23
15) Airports Ramp Up to Accommodate High Traffic and New Aircraft 26
16) Very Light Jets (VLJ) Become Air Taxis/ SATS Improves Air Traffic Control 27
17) New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security 28
18) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 30
19) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless 33
20) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More 33
21) GPS and Location-Based Services Enhance Wireless 35
22) Indias Transportation Infrastructure Needs Billions of Dollars in Construction 36
23) Toll Roads Solve Highway Needs in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Elsewhere 37
Chapter 2: Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Statistics 39
U.S. Transportation Industry Overview 40
Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Revenue: 1998-2006 41
Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Expenses: 2004-2006 42
Top 50 Countries Providing U.S. Imports: 2000-Sep. 2007 43
Top 50 Countries Receiving U.S. Exports: 2000-Sep. 2007 45
Top 30 U.S. Custom Ports by Waterborne Foreign Trade: 2004-2006 47
Top 30 U.S. Custom Ports by Waterborne Foreign Import: 2004-2006 48
Top 30 U.S. Custom Ports by Waterborne Foreign Export: 2004-2006 49
Top 30 U.S. Maritime Container Customs Ports: 2004-2006 50
Top 25 U.S. Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments: 2004 51
Top 5 U.S. Land Ports by U.S.-NAFTA Border Crossings: 2004 52
U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: 1993-2007 53
U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: 1993-2007 54
Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Breakdown of Revenue: 2004-2006 55
Truck Transportation & Courier & Messenger Industry Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2006 56
U.S. Truck Transportation Industry Estimated Inventories of Revenue Generating Equipment & Estimated Number of Truck Miles Traveled: 2004-2006 57
Vehicle Registrations, Fuel Consumption & Vehicle Miles of Travel as Indices, U.S.: 1960-2005 58
Number of Vehicles, Aircraft, Railcars & Vessels, U.S.: 1980-2002 59
U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, Monthly: 1990-2007 60
Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices, U.S.: 1995-2007 61
Retail Gasoline Prices, U.S.: 1995-2007 62
Air Cargo & Passenger Revenue, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2000-2020 63
U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts: 2006-2020 64
Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: 1992-2007 65
Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended October 2007 66
Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 1981-2006 67
Air Travel Price Index, U.S.: 1995-2007 68
U.S. Airline Passenger Activity: 2000-2020 69
Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles, U.S.: 1990-2007 70
Index of Railroad Fuel Prices, U.S.: 2003-2007 71
Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles: 1991-2007 72
Amtrak Ridership: 1991-2007 73
Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: 2003-2007 74
Transportation Services Index, U.S.: 1990-2007 75
Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 1998-2007 76
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2005-2007 77
Transportation Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2001-2007 78
Chapter 3: Important Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Contacts
Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites 79
Chapter 4: THE TRANSPORTATION 450:
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 111
Industry List, With Codes 112
Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 114
Alphabetical Index 126
Index of Headquarters Location by State 130
Index of Headquarters Location by Country 134
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 137
Index of Firms with International Operations 149
Individual Profiles on each of THE TRANSPORTATION 450 153
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 622
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 624

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