Abstract
The Freight industry has become a major part of the UK economy, due to a
continuous increase in domestic consumption of food products, pharma and
healthcare products. Refrigeration Road Transport includes transportation of
food products (fresh, frozen or chilled), pharmaceutical products, and
plants/flowers. The type of vehicles used for such refrigerated
transportations are refrigerated trailers, refrigerated trucks that include
heavy & small trucks and refrigerated vans. In the last five years, there has
been an increase in the usage of semi-trailers, compared to the usage of
normal trailers. The main characteristics of a Refrigeration Road Transport
are its ability to deliver products in best quality. There has been a lot of
change in the equipment used and technology adopted in the vehicles. The main
aim of the advancements is to reduce carbon emissions, noise pollution etc.,
and to create an environmental-friendly transport, with low fuel consumption,
thus helping in environmental management and environmental protection.
This report provides an insight into the global industry and a detailed
analysis of the UK Refrigerated Road Transport industry. It provides forecasts
for the UK Refrigerated Road Transport industry from 2008-2012. The
segmentation of the Refrigerated Road Transport market on the basis of
Rental/Hired and Owned vehicles and capacities of the vehicles can be
conferred from the report. It analyses the trends in the pricing of
rental/hired, contracted, or purchased Refrigerated Road Transport vehicles.
In addition, the percentage of rental/hired and owned vehicles as well as the
growth drivers and inhibitors of the industry are discussed. This report also
profiles the major players in the UK Refrigerated Road Transport industry.
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