Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| Glossary | 11 | 15 |
| INTRODUCTION | 26 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 28 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Introduction to the Transportation &Logistics Industry | 32 | 2 |
| Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Companies Fuel Globalization | 34 | 1 |
| 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market | 34 | 2 |
| Competition Between Couriers Heats Up | 36 | 2 |
| Trucking Companies and LTL Freight Slump/Intermodal Shipments Off | 38 | 2 |
| Freight Trains Use Logistics Technology to Cut Costs | 40 | 2 |
| China Makes Huge Rail, Road &Airport Upgrades | 42 | 1 |
| High Speed Passenger Trains, Including Maglev, Gain New Acceptance | 43 | 2 |
| Global Ports Invest in Expansion/Shipping Slows Dramatically | 45 | 1 |
| Panama Canal Expansion Well Underway | 46 | 1 |
| Discount Airlines Set the Standard But Face Economic Challenges | 47 | 2 |
| Global Airlines Face Daunting Challenges/Partnerships Proliferate | 49 | 1 |
| Boeing and Airbus Continue Their Struggle for the Best New Aircraft | 50 | 2 |
| Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong Traffic | 52 | 1 |
| ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control | 53 | 1 |
| New Technologies Show Promise for Port and Airport Security | 54 | 2 |
| RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 56 | 2 |
| Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless | 58 | 1 |
| Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More | 58 | 3 |
| GPS and Location-Based Services Enhance Wireless | 61 | 1 |
| India s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Billions of Dollars in Construction | 62 | 1 |
| Toll Roads Solve Highway Needs in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Elsewhere | 62 | 1 |
| Car and Bike Sharing Programs Proliferate | 63 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 64 | 34 |
| U.S. Transportation Industry Overview | 65 | 1 |
| Selected U.S. Transportation &Warehousing Industry Revenues: 2000-2008 | 66 | 1 |
| Selected U.S. Transportation &Warehousing Industry Expenses: 2006-2008 | 67 | 1 |
| Top 50 Countries Providing U.S. Imports: 2002-2009 | 68 | 2 |
| Top 50 Countries Receiving U.S. Exports: 2002-2009 | 70 | 2 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Trade: 2006-2008 | 72 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Import: 2006-2008 | 73 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Customs Ports by Waterborne Foreign Export: 2006-2008 | 74 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Maritime Container Customs Ports: 2006-2008 | 75 | 1 |
| U.S. Surface Trade with Canada: 1993-2009 | 76 | 1 |
| U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico: 1993-2009 | 77 | 1 |
| Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Breakdown of Revenue: 2006-2008 | 78 | 1 |
| Truck Transportation Industry, U.S.: Estimated Truck Inventories &Truck Miles Traveled: 2006-2008 | 79 | 1 |
| Vehicle Registrations, Fuel Consumption &Vehicle Miles of Travel as Indices, U.S.: 1965-2008 | 80 | 1 |
| U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled, Monthly: 1990-2009 | 81 | 1 |
| Retail Gasoline Prices vs. Diesel Prices, U.S.: 1995-2010 | 82 | 1 |
| Air Cargo &Passenger Revenue, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers: 2002-2025 | 83 | 1 |
| U.S. Aviation Industry Average Annual Percentage Growth Forecasts by World Region: 2008-2025 | 84 | 1 |
| Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices, U.S.: 1986-2009 | 85 | 1 |
| Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, U.S.: 12 Months Ended November 2009 | 86 | 1 |
| Air Travel Price Index, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 87 | 1 |
| U.S. Airline Passenger Activity: 2000-2025 | 88 | 1 |
| Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles, U.S.: 1990-2009 | 89 | 1 |
| Index of Railroad Fuel Prices, U.S.: 2003-2009 | 90 | 1 |
| Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles: 1991-2009 | 91 | 1 |
| Amtrak Ridership: 1991-2009 | 92 | 1 |
| Rail Passenger Capacity Utilization, U.S.: 2004-2009 | 93 | 1 |
| Transportation Services Index, U.S.: 1990-2009 | 94 | 1 |
| Percent Change in the U.S. Transportation Services Index (TSI) from Year-to-Year: 1999-2009 | 95 | 1 |
| Personal Transportation Expenditures, U.S.: 2002-2008 | 96 | 1 |
| Transportation Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2004-2009 | 97 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 98 | 32 |
| Chapter 4 | 130 | 45 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 131 | 2 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 133 | 13 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 146 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 150 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 154 | 3 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 157 | 13 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 170 | 5 |
| Individual Data Profiles On Each Of THE TRANSPORTATION 500 | 175 | 494 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 669 | 36 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 670 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 672 | 33 |
