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Title:

Competition in the Container Trucking Industry

Accession Number:

01095582

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The functioning of the container trucking industry can be addressed as a paradox: container transport is a booming business and therefore it is also a growth market for road transport, but in spite of this the trucking industry has great difficulties to operate profitable. Increasing competition of the alternative modes, rail and barge, plays a part, but the major explanation for the bad profitability is related to the market structure of the container trucking industry. Its market structure fits to the theoretical model of perfect competition. This model is used to explain and illustrate the behavior in the container trucking industry. In addition, this model is used to identify clues to improve the profitability of the sector. Promising strategies include offering added value services and increasing the scale of operation.

Monograph Accession #:

01084478

Report/Paper Numbers:

08-0869

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Konings, Rob

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2008

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2008-1-13 to 2008-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

References (14) ; Tables (2)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; I10: Economics and Administration

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-0869

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 29 2008 3:12PM