Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2010

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• PLUNKETT'S TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Glossary xi Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Transportation & Logistics Industry 7 2) Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Companies Fuel Globalization 9 3) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market 9 4) Competition Between Couriers Heats Up 11 5) Trucking Companies and LTL Freight Slump/Intermodal Shipments Off 13 6) Freight Trains Use Logistics Technology to Cut Costs 15 7) China Makes Huge Rail, Road & Airport Upgrades 17 8) High Speed Passenger Trains, Including Maglev, Gain New Acceptance 18 9) Global Ports Invest in Expansion/Shipping Slows Dramatically 20 10) Panama Canal Expansion Well Underway 21 11) Discount Airlines Set the Standard But Face Economic Challenges 22 12) Global Airlines Face Daunting Challenges/Partnerships Proliferate 24 13) Boeing and Airbus Continue Their Struggle for the Best New Aircraft 25 14) Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong Traffic 27 15) ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control 28 16) New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security 29 17) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 31 18) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless 33 19) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More 33 20) GPS and Location-Based Services Enhance Wireless 36 21) India's Transportation Infrastructure Needs Billions of Dollars in Construction 37 22) Toll Roads Solve Highway Needs in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Elsewhere 37 23) Car and Bike Sharing Programs Proliferate 38 Chapter 2: Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Statistics 39 U.S. Transportation Industry Overview 40 Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Revenues: 2000-2008 41 Selected U.S. Transportation & Warehousing Industry Expenses: 2006-2008 42 Top 50 Countries Providing U.S. Imports: 2002-2009 43 Top 50 Countries Receiving U.S. Exports: 2002-2009 45 Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Trade: 2006-2008 47 Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Import: 2006-2008 48 Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Export: 2006-2008 49 Top 30 U.S. Maritime Container Customs Ports: 2006-2008 50 U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: 1993-2009 51 U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: 1993-2009 52 Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Breakdown of Revenue: 2006-2008 53 Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Estimated Truck Inventories & Truck Miles Traveled: 2006-2008 54 Vehicle Registrations, Fuel Consumption & Vehicle Miles of Travel as Indices, U.S.: 1965-2008 55 U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, Monthly: 1990-2009 56 Retail Gasoline Prices vs. Diesel Prices, U.S.: 1995-2010 57 Air Cargo & Passenger Revenue, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2002-2025 58 U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts by World Region: 2008-2025 59 Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: 1986-2009 60 Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended November 2009 61 Air Travel Price Index, U.S.: 1995-2009 62 U.S. Airline Passenger Activity: 2000-2025 63 Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles, U.S.: 1990-2009 64 Index of Railroad Fuel Prices, U.S.: 2003-2009 65 Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles: 1991-2009 66 Amtrak Ridership: 1991-2009 67 Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: 2004-2009 68 Transportation Services Index, U.S.: 1990-2009 69 Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 1999-2009 70 Personal Transportation Expenditures, U.S.: 2002-2008 71 Transportation Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-2009 72 Chapter 3: Important Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Contacts Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites 73 Chapter 4: THE TRANSPORTATION 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 105 Industry List, With Codes 106 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 108 Alphabetical Index 121 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 125 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 129 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 132 Index of Firms with International Operations 145 Individual Profiles on each of THE TRANSPORTATION 500 150 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 645 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 647