Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover | 1 | 2 |
| Customer Support Information | 3 | 4 |
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Transportation, Supply Chain &Logistics Industry Glossary | 11 | 19 |
| INTRODUCTION | 30 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 32 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN &LOGISTICS INDUSTRY | 36 | 33 |
| 1) Introduction to the Transportation, Supply Chain &Logistics Industry | 36 | 2 |
| 2) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market | 38 | 2 |
| 3) Global Courier Market Grows | 40 | 2 |
| 4) Trucking Companies and LTL Freight Rebound/Intermodal Shipments Rise | 42 | 2 |
| 5) Freight Trains Use Logistics Technology to Cut Costs | 44 | 1 |
| 6) China Makes Huge Rail, Road &Airport Upgrades But Faces Funding Challenges | 45 | 2 |
| 7) High-Speed Passenger Trains, Including Maglev, Advance in China and Europe | 47 | 1 |
| 8) U.S. High-Speed Train Projects Receive Federal Seed Funding, But May Lack Local Backing | 48 | 1 |
| 9) Global Ports Invest in Expansion/Shipping Faces of Glut of New Freighters | 49 | 2 |
| 10) Panama Canal Expansion Well Underway | 51 | 1 |
| 11) Discount Airlines Compete with Legacy Airlines | 51 | 1 |
| 12) Global Airlines Enjoy Increased Loads/Partnerships Proliferate | 52 | 2 |
| 13) Boeing and Airbus Enjoy Boom in Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China | 54 | 2 |
| 14) New Aircraft Designs Offer Greater Passenger Comfort/More Efficient Engines | 56 | 1 |
| 15) Air Traffic Grows/Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong Traffic | 57 | 1 |
| 16) ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control | 58 | 1 |
| 17) New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security | 59 | 2 |
| 18) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 61 | 2 |
| 19) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless | 63 | 1 |
| 20) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More | 64 | 2 |
| 21) India s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Billions of Dollars in Construction | 66 | 1 |
| 22) Toll Roads Solve Highway Needs in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Elsewhere | 67 | 1 |
| 23) Car and Bike Sharing Programs Proliferate | 67 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN &LOGISTICS INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 69 | 35 |
| Transportation Industry Overview | 70 | 1 |
| Selected U.S. Transportation &Warehousing Industry Revenues: 2002-2010 | 71 | 1 |
| Selected U.S. Transportation &Warehousing Industry Expenses: 2007-2010 | 72 | 1 |
| Top 50 Countries Providing U.S. Imports: 2004-2011 | 73 | 2 |
| Top 50 Countries Receiving U.S. Exports: 2004-2011 | 75 | 2 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Trade: 2008-2010 | 77 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Import: 2008-2010 | 78 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Export: 2008-2010 | 79 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Maritime Container Customs Ports: 2008-2010 | 80 | 1 |
| U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: 1993-2011 | 81 | 1 |
| U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: 1993-2011 | 82 | 1 |
| Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Breakdown of Revenue: 2006-2010 | 83 | 1 |
| Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Estimated Truck Inventories &Truck Miles Traveled: 2006-2010 | 84 | 1 |
| Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, U.S., Monthly: January 1990-March 2011 | 85 | 1 |
| Retail On-Highway Diesel vs. Regular Gasoline Prices, U.S.: 1995-2012 | 86 | 1 |
| Top 10 U.S. Airlines &Airports Ranked by 2011 System* Scheduled Enplanements | 87 | 1 |
| Quarterly System* Operating Profit &Loss Margin for U.S. Airlines: 3rd Quarter 2010 - 3rd Quarter 2011 | 88 | 1 |
| Air Cargo &Passenger Revenue, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2000-2031 | 89 | 1 |
| U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts by World Region: 2010-2031 | 90 | 1 |
| Total Scheduled U.S. International Passenger Traffic, U.S. Commercial AirCarriers*: 2000-2031 | 91 | 1 |
| Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended October 2011and November 2010 | 92 | 1 |
| Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 1981-2011 | 93 | 1 |
| U.S. Airline Passenger Activity: 2000-2031 | 94 | 1 |
| Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: January 1986-February 2011 | 95 | 1 |
| Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles, U.S.: 1990-2011 | 96 | 1 |
| Amtrak Ridership: January 1991- September 2011 | 97 | 1 |
| Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: 2003-2011 | 98 | 1 |
| Transportation Services Index, U.S.: January 1990-April 2011 | 99 | 1 |
| Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 2002-2011 | 100 | 1 |
| Personal Transportation Expenditures, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 101 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 102 | 1 |
| Transportation Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.:2006-2011 | 103 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION, SUPPLY CHAIN &LOGISTICS INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 104 | 42 |
| Chapter 4 THE TRANSPORTATION 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 146 | 536 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 147 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 149 | 12 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 161 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERSLOCATION BY STATE | 165 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERSLOCATION BY COUNTRY | 169 | 3 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S.WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 172 | 13 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITHINTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 185 | 5 |
| Individual DataProfilesOn Each OfTHE TRANSPORTATION 500 | 190 | 492 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 682 | 33 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 683 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 685 | 30 |
