European Road Freight Outlook 2008

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW

• Catalyst
• Summary

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