TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 15
6.3 Supplier Power 17
6.4 New Entrants 18
6.5 Substitutes 20
6.6 Rivalry 21
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 22
7.1 UPS Freight 22
7.2 Union Pacific Corporation 23
7.3 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) 26
7.4 Ryder System, Inc. 30
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 35
8.1 Market Value Forecast 35
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 36
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 37
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 38
10.1 Methodology 38
10.2 Industry Associations 39
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 39
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Road & Rail Industry Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: United States Road & Rail Industry Volume: Freight Tonne Kilometres billion, 2004-2008 10
Table 3: United States Road & Rail Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: United States Road & Rail Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 12
Table 5: Key Facts: UPS Freight 22
Table 6: Key Facts: Union Pacific Corporation 23
Table 7: Key Financials: Union Pacific Corporation 25
Table 8: Key Facts: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) 26
Table 9: Key Financials: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation 29
Table 10: Key Facts: Ryder System, Inc. 30
Table 11: Key Financials: Ryder System, Inc. 34
Table 12: United States Road & Rail Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 35
Table 13: United States Road & Rail Industry Volume Forecast: Freight Tonne Kilometres billion, 2008-2013 36
Table 14: United States Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 37
Table 15: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 37
Table 16: United States Inflation, 2004-2008 37
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