Category: Transportation & Shipping
Transportation & Shipping market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Transportation Services Sector
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are primarily engaged in providing transportation services, including air transportation of passengers and freight; support activities to transportation; mail services under a universal service obligation; and air, surface, or ... Read More
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Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide long-distance, general freight delivery of less-than-truckload shipments. Major companies include US-based ArcBest, FedEx Freight, Old Dominion Freight Line, XPO Logistics; as well as DHL Freight (Germany) and TFI Inter ... Read More
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Car Washes
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide cleaning, washing, and waxing services for cars, trucks, vans, and trailers. Major companies include Autobell Car Wash, Mister Car Wash, and Zips Car Wash (all based in the US), along with Mr Wash Car Wash (Germany) and ... Read More
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Automotive Body, Paint, Interior & Glass Repair
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are primarily engaged in providing automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair and replacement services for passenger cars and light trucks. Major companies include Maaco, Pittsburgh Glass Works, Safelite Group (a subsid ... Read More
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Boat Building
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture boats intended primarily for consumers' personal use, including inboard and outboard motor boats, sailboats, rowboats, yachts, and rubber and plastic inflatable boats. Major US companies include Brunswick, Malib ... Read More
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Manufacturing Sector
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture a wide variety of goods; major product groups include food and beverage, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, and computers and electronics. Major companies include Boeing, Caterpillar, DuPont, Ford, GE, ... Read More
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Shipbuilding & Repairing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry build and repair barges, cargo ships, naval vessels, and passenger ships, as well as platforms used for oil and gas drilling and production. Major companies include the shipbuilding division of General Dynamics and Huntington I ... Read More
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Parking Lots & Garages
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide parking space for motor vehicles. Major companies include ABM, Ace Parking, Diamond Parking, Lanier Parking, SP Plus, and TPS Parking (all based in the US), along with Impark (Canada), Indigo (France), Park24 (Japan), a ... Read More
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Search, Detection, Navigation & Guidance System Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make products such as aircraft instruments, flight recorders, navigational instruments, and radar and sonar systems. Major companies include FLIR and divisions of defense contractors such as Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop G ... Read More
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Bus Transportation Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transport passengers by bus. Major companies include First Student, Greyhound, and Transdev (all are US-based divisions of FirstGroup); as well as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport (India); ComfortDelGro (Singapore); FirstGro ... Read More
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Aerospace Products & Parts Manufacturing
Aerospace Products & Parts Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry develop and manufacture aircraft, aircraft components, and missiles and space vehicles. Major companies include US-based Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rayt ... Read More
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Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores
Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate physical retail establishments that sell new, used, and/or repaired automobile parts and accessories, as well as repair and install automotive accessories. Major companies include A ... Read More
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Automobile Rental & Leasing
Automobile Rental & Leasing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent and lease passenger cars and trucks without drivers and utility trailers. Major companies include Avis Budget Group, Enterprise Holdings, Hertz Global Holdings, Ryder, and U-Haul (all based in t ... Read More
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Aircraft Engine & Parts Manufacturing
Aircraft Engine & Parts Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture aircraft engines and engine parts; as well as fuselage, propeller and rotor, landing gear, electric and hydraulic control, and avionics systems. Major companies include GE Aeros ... Read More
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Express Delivery Services
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 LANDSC ... Read More
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Automobile Dealers
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 Aut ... Read More
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Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
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 (T ... Read More
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Warehousing & Storage
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 ... Read More
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Aircraft Maintenance & Repair
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 (German ... Read More
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Urban Transit Systems
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 Tra ... Read More
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Moving Services
Moving Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry primarily provide local or long-distance truck transportation of used household, institutional, or commercial furniture and equipment, as well as related packing and storage services. Major companies include Atl ... Read More
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Truck Rental & Leasing
Truck Rental & Leasing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent and lease trucks, truck tractors, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers, and recreational vehicles. Major companies include Cruise America, Hertz, Penske Truck Leasing, Ryder, and U-Haul (all based ... Read More
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Truck Trailer Manufacturing
Truck Trailer Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture truck trailers, truck trailer and cargo container chassis, and detachable trailers bodies and chassis. Major companies include Great Dane, Hyundai Translead, Utility Trailer, and Wabash N ... Read More
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Automotive Repair & Maintenance Services
Automotive Repair & Maintenance Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide repair and maintenance services for passenger cars and light trucks. Major US companies include Firestone Complete Auto Care (a unit of Bridgestone), Jiffy Lube, Meineke, Midas I ... Read More
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Charter & Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation Services
Charter & Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide on-demand, nonscheduled domestic and international transportation of passengers and cargo. Major companies include US-based Air Transport Services, Atlas Air Worl ... Read More
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