Category: Transportation & Shipping
Transportation & Shipping market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Shipbuilding & Repairing
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 ... 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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Airlines
Airlines Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide scheduled domestic and international passenger transportation, as well as mail and freight transportation. Major US companies include American Airlines, Delta, FedEx, Southwest, and United Airlines; leading com ... 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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Boat Dealers
Boat Dealers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are engaged in retail sales of new and used boats, as well as boat motors and trailers; they may also offer replacement parts and boat repair services. Major US companies include MarineMax and West Marine. COMPETIT ... 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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Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing
Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture campers, motor homes, and travel trailers. Major companies include Forest River, REV Group (owner of the Fleetwood and Monaco brands), Thor Industries, and Winnebago (all based in ... 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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Transportation Services Sector
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 ob ... 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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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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Recreational Vehicle Dealers
Recreational Vehicle Dealers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell new motor homes, new travel trailers, and used recreational vehicles. Major companies include Camping World, General RV Center, Giant Inland Empire RV, La Mesa RV Center, and Lazy Days' RV. ... Read More
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Automotive Oil Change & Lubrication Services
Automotive Oil Change & Lubrication Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide motor oil changes and lubrication services for automobiles and light trucks. Major US companies include Havoline Xpress Lube (owned by Chevron), Jiffy Lube and Pennzoil 10 Mi ... Read More
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Car Washes
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 (G ... Read More
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Tire Manufacturing
Tire Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture tires and inner tubes for a variety of vehicles. Major companies include Cooper and Goodyear (US), Michelin (France), Bridgestone Corporation and Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Japan), Continental AG ... Read More
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Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Deep Sea Freight Transportation Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide deep sea transportation of cargo to or from foreign ports. Major companies include CMA CGM (France), COSCO (China), Crowley (US), Evergreen (Taiwan), Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), Mærsk (D ... Read More
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Coastal & Great Lakes Freight Transportation
Coastal & Great Lakes Freight Transportation Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transport cargo in US coastal waters, on the Great Lakes System, or between ports of the US mainland, Puerto Rico, and US island possessions. Major companies include American Steamsh ... Read More
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Taxi & Limousine Services
Taxi & Limousine Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide passenger transportation by automobiles not operated over regular routes or on regular schedules. No major companies dominate. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Taxi and limousine revenue is driven by busi ... Read More
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Motor Vehicle Towing Services
Motor Vehicle Towing Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide towing services for light or heavy motor vehicles; they may also offer other roadside assistance and vehicle storage services. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAP ... Read More
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Aircraft Leasing
Aircraft Leasing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent or lease aircraft and airplane equipment without operators. Major companies include Air Lease Corporation (the US), as well as AerCap and Avolon (both based in Ireland) and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. COMP ... Read More