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Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry 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, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry 7
2) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market 9
3) Global Courier Market Grows 11
4) Trucking Companies and LTL Freight Rebound/Intermodal Shipments Rise 13
5) Freight Trains Use Logistics Technology to Cut Costs 15
6) China Makes Huge Rail, Road & Airport Upgrades But Faces Funding Challenges 16
7) High-Speed Passenger Trains, Including Maglev, Advance in China and Europe 18
8) U.S. High-Speed Train Projects Receive Federal Seed Funding, But May Lack Local Backing 19
9) Global Ports Invest in Expansion/Shipping Faces of Glut of New Freighters 20
10) Panama Canal Expansion Well Underway 22
11) Discount Airlines Compete with Legacy Airlines 22
12) Global Airlines Enjoy Increased Loads/Partnerships Proliferate 23
13) Boeing and Airbus Enjoy Boom in Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China 25
14) New Aircraft Designs Offer Greater Passenger Comfort/More Efficient Engines 27
15) Air Traffic Grows/Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong Traffic 28
16) ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control 29
17) New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security 30
18) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 32
19) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless 34
20) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More 35
21) India’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Billions of Dollars in Construction 37
22) Toll Roads Solve Highway Needs in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Elsewhere 38
23) Car and Bike Sharing Programs Proliferate 38
Chapter 2: Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Statistics 41
Transportation Industry Overview 42
Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Revenues:2002-2010 43
Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Expenses: 2007-2010 44
Top 50 Countries Providing U.S. Imports: 2004-2011 45
Top 50 Countries Receiving U.S. Exports: 2004-2011 47
Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Trade: 2008-2010 49
Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Import: 2008-2010 50
Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Export: 2008-2010 51
Top 30 U.S. Maritime Container Customs Ports: 2008-2010 52
U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: 1993-2011 53
U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: 1993-2011 54
Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Breakdown of Revenue: 2006-2010 55
Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Estimated Truck Inventories & Truck Miles Traveled: 2006-2010 56
Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, U.S., Monthly: January 1990-March 2011 57
Retail On-Highway Diesel vs. Regular Gasoline Prices, U.S.: 1995-2012 58
Top 10 U.S. Airlines & Airports Ranked by 2011 System Scheduled Enplanements 59
Quarterly System Operating Profit & Loss Margin for U.S. Airlines: 3rd Quarter 2010 - 3rd Quarter 2011 60
Air Cargo & Passenger Revenue, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2000-2031 61
U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts by World Region: 2010-2031 62
Total Scheduled U.S. International Passenger Traffic, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2000-2031 63
Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended October 2011 and November 2010 64
Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 1981-2011 65
U.S. Airline Passenger Activity: 2000-2031 66
Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: January 1986-February 2011 67
Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles, U.S.: 1990-2011 68
Amtrak Ridership: January 1991- September 2011 69
Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: 2003-2011 70
Transportation Services Index, U.S.: January 1990-April 2011 71
Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 2002-2011 72
Personal Transportation Expenditures, U.S.: 2004-2010 73
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 74
Transportation Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2006-2011 75
Chapter 3: Important Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Contacts 77
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE TRANSPORTATION 500:
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 119
Industry List, With Codes 120
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 122
Alphabetical Index 134
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 138
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 142
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 145
Index of Firms with International Operations 158
    Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE TRANSPORTATION 500    163
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 656
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 658