Category: Transportation & Shipping
Transportation & Shipping market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Marinas
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are engaged primarily in offering docking or storage facilities for pleasure boats. Major US companies include IGY Marinas, Safe Harbor Marinas, Suntex Marinas, and Westrec Marinas Management. Outside the US, major marinas incl ... Read More
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Aircraft Maintenance & Repair
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide aircraft maintenance and repair, as well as inspection and testing services. Major companies include AAR (based in the US), Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, Lufthansa Technik (Germany), SR Technics (Switzerland), ... Read More
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Automobile Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry engage in manufacturing complete automobile and light duty motor vehicles, as well as vehicle chassis only. Major companies include Ford, General Motors, and Tesla (all based in the US); along with Honda and Toyota (both based ... Read More
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Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture locomotives, freight and passenger rail cars, and brakes and other parts and equipment used in railroad operations. Major companies include Greenbrier, Progress Rail, Trinity Rail (Trinity Industries Subsidiary), an ... Read More
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Warehousing & Storage
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate facilities to store goods and may provide related logistics services. Major companies include Americold, Burris Logistics, Iron Mountain, and Prologis (all based in the US). Other companies include CEVA Logistics (Franc ... Read More
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Automobile Parts Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture automobile parts, including transmission and power train components, engines and engine parts, body parts and trim, electronics, braking systems, steering and suspension components, as well as motor vehicle seating. ... Read More
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Express Delivery Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide express delivery and pickup of parcels. Major companies include US-based FedEx and UPS; as well as Aramex (United Arab Emirates); DHL (Germany); and Yamato Transport (Japan). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by bu ... Read More
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Freight Forwarding Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. Major companies include CH Robinson, Expeditors International, and UPS Supply Chain Solutions (all based in the US), along with CEVA Logistics (France); DB Schenker and ... Read More
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Trucking
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide long-distance and local freight trucking, including truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) services. Major companies include US-based JB Hunt, Knight-Swift Transportation, Schneider National, and XPO Logistics, as ... Read More
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Airport Operations
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate airports for commercial and general aviation and provide support services such as air traffic control, aircraft fueling and maintenance, baggage and cargo handling, ferrying aircraft, and rental of hangar space. Major c ... Read More
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Automobile Dealers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry engage in retail sales of new and used passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, and passengers and cargo vans. Major companies include AutoNation, CarMax, Group 1 Automotive, Penske Automotive Group, and Sonic Automotive (all based ... Read More
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Recreational Vehicle Parks
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate facilities to accommodate campers using tents, travel trailers, and recreational vehicles (RVs). Major companies include Kampgrounds of America (KOA) and Thousand Trails (both based in the US), as well as Camping and Ca ... Read More
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Urban Transit Systems
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate buses, trains, and other local and suburban passenger transit systems within cities and adjacent nonurban areas. Major companies include Beijing Subway, East Japan Railway (Tokyo), Metropolitan Transportation Authority ... Read More
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Taxi & Limousine Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide passenger transportation by automobiles not operated over regular routes or on regular schedules. No major companies dominate. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Taxi and limousine revenue is driven by business and leisure travel. T ... Read More
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Self-Storage Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent or lease locations for self-storage, providing secure space (such as rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where clients can store and retrieve their goods. Major companies include REITs such as CubeS ... Read More
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Truck & Bus Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacturing heavy duty trucks including companies that manufacture and assemble heavy duty vehicles and buses. Major companies include International and PACCAR (both based in the US), along with Dongfeng Motor and FAW (both b ... Read More
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Aircraft Leasing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent or lease aircraft and airplane equipment without operators. Major companies include Air Lease Corporation (the US), as well as AerCap and Avolon (both based in Ireland) and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE ... Read More
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Boat Dealers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are engaged in retail sales of new and used boats, as well as boat motors and trailers; they may also offer replacement parts and boat repair services. Major US companies include MarineMax and West Marine. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE ... Read More
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Motor Vehicle Towing Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide towing services for light or heavy motor vehicles; they may also offer other roadside assistance and vehicle storage services. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by the aver ... Read More
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Postal Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry collect, transport, and deliver mail and small parcels. Major companies include Deutsche Post DHL (Germany), Japan Post, La Poste (France), and the US Postal Service. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand depends on transaction volume a ... Read More
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Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture material handling machinery and equipment, including forklifts, conveyors, elevators and escalators, and overhead cranes and hoists. Major companies include Honeywell Intelligrated, Hyster-Yale, Otis Elevator, and T ... Read More
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Tire Dealers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate physical retail establishments that sell new and used tires; some also provide automotive repair services. Major companies include Discount Tire, TBC Corporation, Monro Muffler Brake, Les Schwab Tire Centers and retail ... Read More
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Airlines
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide scheduled domestic and international passenger transportation, as well as mail and freight transportation. Major US companies include American Airlines, Delta, FedEx, Southwest, and United Airlines; leading companies ba ... Read More
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Plastic & Rubber Product Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry engage in processing plastic materials and raw rubber to produce products such as plastic bags and bottles, plastic film and sheets, plastic pipe and foams, robber hoses, and tires. Major companies include US-based Berry Global ... Read More
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Truckload Carriers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide long-distance transportation by truck of general freight, in which freight from a single shipper makes up a truckload. Major companies include JB Hunt, Schneider National, Swift Transportation, and Werner Enterprises (a ... Read More
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