PRZOOM - /newswire/ - Delhi, India, 2008/12/30 - The report titled “US Truckload Industry: An Analysis” examines the current status of the truckload industry. It analyzes the growth of the truckload industry in the US over the years and the factors that are recently obstructing its growth.

Since the third quarter of 2006, number of factors have worked against the growth of the truckload industry. Factors that stymied the growth of the truckload industry were falling automobile sales, meltdown in the housing sector, sluggish growth in retail sales and overall slowdown in the US economy.

As a result of these factors, the trucking industry in the United States has suffered from weak volumes and a difficult pricing environment. The industry is currently challenged with lower demand and higher equipment availability as a result of many truckload companies pre-buying tractors before the more restrictive engine regulations took effect in 2007. Still the truckload industry is highly competitive based primarily upon freight rates, service, and equipment availability.

Due to the increasing challenges posed by significantly slower U.S. economic growth, the truckload industry is not expected to show any relevant growth in the year 2008 and 2009. However, after this period, the industry is likely to see sustained growth with a number of fiscal and monetary stimuli enacted like the US$700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The truckload industry is also facing supply-demand imbalance of capacity. But with the exit of small and underperforming carriers, declining orders for new tractors and trailers and downsizing of fleet by leading truckload companies is expected to bring a favorable balance of supply and demand in the future.

Further, with retail gasoline prices seeing around 40% fall in the last quarter of the calendar year 2008 from the early July 2008 highs, consumers have now extra discretionary dollars to spend and carriers will have meaningful operating ratio and higher profitability.

The report broadly includes the following:

1. Industry Structure
1.1 Industry Definition
1.2 Trucking Models: Asset-Light versus Asset-based

2. Truckload Market: An Analysis
2.1 Truckload Market: Size and Growth
2.2 Trucking Companies: Fleet Size
2.3 Truckload Market: Long Haul versus Regional

3. Market Trends

4. Market Challenges

5. Factors Affecting Growth of Truckload Industry

6. Competitive Landscape
6.1 Leading Players – Revenue Comparison
6.2 Comparison of Operating Ratios
6.3 Major initiatives – leading truckload players

7. Leading Companies

7.1 J.B. Hunt Transportation Services
7.2 Werner Enterprises
7.3 Knight Transportation
7.4 Covenant Transportation Group
7.5 Heartland Express

8. Market Forecast

Figures and Tables

US Freight Transportation Market - Size by Segment: 2007
US Truckload Market Size: 2002-2007
Percentage revenue break-up of non-local trucking – 1990 vs. 2007
Truckload Market: For-hire & Private Fleet Split - 2007
US Trucking Industry: Breakdown by Fleet Size: 2007
US Truckload Market: Breakdown by Capacity: 2007
Demand and supply of drivers: 2004 - 2012
Comparison of Operating Ratios of Major Carriers: 2001-2007
Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices: Dec’07 – Dec’08
J.B.Hunt – Revenue breakdown by Industry: 2007
Werner Enterprises – Revenue breakdown by Industry: 2007
US Truckload Market Revenue Forecast: 2008-2010
Leading Companies: Revenue Comparison
Leading Companies: Comparison of Operating Ratio.

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