Abstract
Introduction
As the manufacturing of products continues to shift eastwards, overland supply
chains have become critical in maintaining an efficient flow between the point
of production and the consumer. This report forecasts the outlook for road
freight transportation across Europe and benchmarks countries using the unique
Datamonitor market efficiency rating.
Scope
An assessment of Europe' s road freight sector, including an analysis of the
current trends and future challenges.
A quantitative breakdown of the industry through analysing key road freight
indicators such as transport performance and volume.
An evaluation of the efficiency of the road freight industry across 20
European markets using Datamonitor' s unique scoring system.
Profiles of the leading road freight service providers across Europe.
Report Highlights
The eastward expansion of the European Union has provided a major boost to
trade between Western and Eastern Europe. The growth of the retail,
automotive, pharmaceutical and electronics industries in Eastern Europe has
led to increased consumption demand for goods and services, which, in turn,
has fuelled the growth in road freight sector.
However, while there are significant opportunities for companies to exploit,
there are also major hurdles to overcome in order to guarantee success. While
companies in Western Europe are faced with increasing operating costs, the
Eastern half of the continent is plagued by obsolete, insufficient and
inefficient transport infrastructure.
Reasons to Purchase
Gain an analytical insight into the major factors currently affecting the road
freight market, and the trends set to shape the future of the industry.
Analyse the current situation in the European road freight market through top
level economic and freight data.
Understand the top current and emerging markets in Europe and use
Datamonitor' s unique market efficiency rating to benchmark individual
countries.
Report Highlights
Datamonitor' s unique market efficiency rating reveals that while Germany has
one of the best scores, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland emerge as the
top potential markets in Europe.
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Eastward expansion of the European Union will continue to drive the
industry
- Company consolidation has changed the competitive landscape
- Increasing operating costs has hit all companies, but particularly smaller
players
- Other major challenges lie ahead for the industry
- There are several important trends that companies can exploit to maximise
success
- Meanwhile Datamonitor' s country benchmarking rankings reveal some
surprising results
- Table of Contents
- Table of figures
CHAPTER 1 ROAD TRANSPORT IN EUROPE
- 1.1 Road Transport Indicators
- 1.2. Top Existing Road Freight Markets
- 1.2.1 Germany
- 1.2.2 France
- 1.2.3 The United Kingdom
- 1.3 Top Emerging Road Freight Markets
- 1.3.1 Poland
- 1.3.2 Czech Republic
- 1.3.3 Hungary
- 1.4 Trans-European Transport Network - TEN-T
- 1.4.1 Motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patras-Athens-Sofia-Budapest
- 1.4.2 Multimodal Link between Portugal-Spain
- 1.4.3 Oresund fixed link
- 1.4.4 Nordic Triangle Road/Rail Axis
- 1.4.5 The United Kingdom - Ireland Road Axis
- 1.4.6 TEN-T Road Network between Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Vienna
CHAPTER 2 TOP ROAD FREIGHT COMPANIES IN EUROPE
- 2.1 Ceva Logistics
- 2.1.1 General Introduction
- 2.1.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.1.3 Company Revenue
- 2.1.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
- 2.1.5 Key Milestones
- 2.1.6 Future Outlook
- 2.2 DHL
- 2.2.1 General Introduction
- 2.2.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.2.3 Company Revenue
- 2.2.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
- 2.2.5 Key Milestones
- 2.2.6 Future Outlook
- 2.3 Geodis
- 2.3.1 General Introduction
- 2.3.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.3.3 Company Revenue
- 2.3.4 Key Milestones
- 2.3.5 Future Outlook
- 2.4 Kuehne+Nagel
- 2.4.1 General Introduction
- 2.4.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.4.3 Company Revenue
- 2.4.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
- 2.4.5 Key Milestones
- 2.4.6 Future Outlook
- 2.5 Logista SA
- 2.5.1 General Introduction
- 2.5.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.5.3 Company Revenue
- 2.5.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
- 2.5.5 Key Milestones
- 2.5.6 Future Outlook
- 2.6 Norbert Dentressangle
- 2.6.1 General Introduction
- 2.6.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.6.3 Company Revenue
- 2.6.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
- 2.6.5 Key Milestones
- 2.6.6 Future Outlook
- 2.7 Schenker
- 2.7.1 General Introduction
- 2.7.2 Operations & Acquisitions
- 2.7.3 Company Revenue
- 2.7.4 Key Milestones
- 2.7.5 Future Outlook
CHAPTER 3 INDUSTRY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
- 3.1 Key Industry Trends
- 3.1.1 Expansion of the EU and Emergence of Eastern European Markets
- 3.1.2 Move towards Eco-Friendly Techniques
- 3.1.3 Increased Usage of Telematics and Road Safety
- 3.1.4 Emergence and Prevalence of Freight Villages
- 3.1.5 Emergence of Low Emission Zones in Urban Areas
- 3.2 Key Challenges
- 3.2.1 Rise in Operating Costs
- 3.2.2 Increase in HGV Tolls
- 3.2.3 Shift from Road to Rail
- 3.2.4 Lack of Transport Infrastructure
CHAPTER 4 COUNTRY MARKET BENCHMARKING
CHAPTER 5 MARKET OUTLOOK
APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Datamonitor Market Efficiency Rating
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Europe: Geographical Location
- Figure 2: Europe: Trans-Europe Road Network till 2020
- Figure 3: Europe: EU 15 Transport Performance (Million Tonne Kilometres),
1999-2002
- Figure 4: Europe: EU 25 Transport Performance (Million Tonne Kilometres),
2004-2006
- Figure 5: Europe: Structure of EU 25 Road Transport Performance (Million
Tonne Kilometres), 2006
- Figure 6: Europe: Structure of EU 25 Road Transport Performance by
Commodity (Million Tonne Kilometres), 2006
- Figure 7: Europe: Structure of Volume of Goods Transported by Commodity in
EU 25 (Tonnes), 2006
- Figure 8: Europe: Structure of Total Inland Freight by Mode (Tonne
Kilometres), 2006
- Figure 9: Europe: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Transport by EU 25
(Million Tonnes), 1994-2005
- Figure 10: Europe: Energy Consumption of Road Transport Sector for EU 25
(Million Tonne Equivalent), 1994-2005
- Figure 11: Europe: Automotive Fuel Prices for EU 15 (Euro per Litre at
Constant 1995 Prices Inclusive of all Taxes), 1991-2006
- Figure 12: Europe: Number of People Killed in Road Accidents in EU 25,
1994-2005
- Figure 13: Europe: TEN-T Network between Patras-Athens-Sofia-Budapest
- Figure 14: Europe: TEN-T Network between Spain and Portugal
- Figure 15: Europe: TEN-T Network between Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo,
Sweden
- Figure 16: Europe: Nordic Triangle Road/Rail TEN-T Network
- Figure 17: Europe: The United Kingdom - Ireland TEN-T Road Axis
- Figure 18: Europe: TEN-T Network between Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Vienna
- Figure 19: Europe: Structure of Ceva Logistics' Revenue by Division (%),
2007
- Figure 20: Europe: Structure of Ceva Logistics' Revenue by Region (%), 2007
- Figure 21: Europe: Structure of DHL Exel Supply Chain' s Revenue by
Industry (%), 2006
- Figure 22: Europe: Structure of Geodis' Revenue by Division (%), 2007
- Figure 23: Europe: Structure of Geodis' Revenue by Region (%), 2007
- Figure 24: Europe: Structure of Kuehne+Nagel' s Revenue by Division (%),
2006
- Figure 25: Europe: Structure of Kuehne+Nagel' s Revenue by Region (%), 2007
- Figure 26: Europe: Structure of Logista' s Revenue by Division (%), 2007
- Figure 27: Europe: Structure of Norbert Dentressangle' s Revenue by
Division (%), 2006
- Figure 28: Europe: Structure of Schenker' s Revenue by Region (%), 2006
- Figure 29: Europe: Structure of Schenker' s Revenue by Division (%), 2006
- Figure 30: Europe: Road Freight Markets Benchmarking
