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Road Haulage

DateDec, 2006
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Abstract:
 The road haulage industry is a vital part of the UK's freight-transportation system, although it is a mature market and one that has little real growth potential. This is demonstrated by the fact that, in 2005, the volume of goods lifted by road by GB-registered goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes in Great Britain increased by 0.1% to 1.75 billion tonnes, while the volume of goods moved by road increased by 0.3%, to 152.7 billion tonne kilometres.

The market consists of three main sectors: own-account distribution, contract distribution and shared-user distribution. Contract distribution and shared-user distribution are collectively known as public haulage or `hire and reward' haulage. Contract distribution companies are often involved in the broader market for logistics or supply-chain management.

Advances in vehicle technology, such as improvements to fuel efficiency and the better reliability of new trucks, have contributed significantly to the developments made in the operational efficiency of the haulage companies. Also important has been the trend by the operators to develop strategies to improve the efficiency of their assets by, for example, improving vehicle utilisation through better planning of journeys.

Leading companies within the road haulage industry are under pressure from their customers to establish and develop global logistics networks. This demand has led to a spate of acquisitions and mergers among the leading companies, such as the acquisition of Exel PLC, the UK's leading freight-distribution company, by Germany-based Deutsche Post, and the merger between haulier ACR Logistics and Kuehne + Nagel, another Germany-based logistics operator.

Road freight activity has been improving slowly during the first half of 2006 and Key Note forecasts that the volume of freight moved in 2006 as a whole will show a slight increase on 2005. Continued economic growth thereafter and up to 2010 should help to maintain or possibly increase the volume of goods moved by road in Great Britain, although the scale of the increase is likely to be only minimal.


Table of contents:
Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

MARKET SECTORS

Own-Account Distribution

Contract Distribution

Shared-User Distribution

MARKET TRENDS

Long-Term Factors Affecting Road Haulage

Industry Consolidation

Major Changes Affecting Driver Management

Falling Oil Prices

Own-Account Hauliers Gain Market Share

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Gross Domestic Product

Table 1: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Prices (£m), 2001-2005

Inflation

Table 2: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2001-2005

Unemployment

Table 3: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2001-2005

Population

Table 4: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2001-2005

Household Disposable Income

Table 5: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2001-2005

MARKET POSITION

Great Britain

Table 6: Volume of Goods Lifted and Volume of Goods Moved in Great Britain by Mode of Transport (million tonnes, billion tonne kilometres and %), 2001-2005

Europe

Table 7: Total National and International Road Haulage Movements by Selected European Countries† (billion tonne kilometres and %), 2004

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

By Volume

Table 8: Volume of Goods Lifted and Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain (million tonnes and billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2005

By Value

Table 9: The Apparent UK Market for Transport, Storage and Communication by Sector by Value (£m), 2001-2005

Figure 1: The Apparent UK Market for Transport, Storage and Communication by Sector by Value (£m), 2001-2005

BY MARKET SECTOR

Goods Lifted

Table 10: Volume of Goods Lifted by Road in Great Britain by Sector (million tonnes and %), 2001-2005

Figure 2: Volume of Goods Lifted by Road in Great Britain by Sector (million tonnes), 2001-2005

Goods Moved

Table 11: Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain by Sector (billion tonne kilometres and %), 2001-2005

Figure 3: Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain by Sector (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2005

OVERSEAS TRADE

Number of Journeys

Table 12: Number of Powered Road Goods Vehicles Travelling from the UK to Mainland Europe — UK and Foreign Vehicles (000), 2001-2005

Table 13: Number of UK-Registered Road Goods Vehicles Travelling from the UK to Mainland Europe by Country of Disembarkation (000), 2001-2005

Table 14: Number of Powered Goods Vehicles Travelling from the UK to Mainland Europe by Vehicles' Country of Registration (000), 2001-2005

Overseas Freight Movements

Table 15: International Road Haulage by UK-Registered Vehicles† — Volume of Goods Lifted and Moved on Outward and Inward Journeys by Goods Lifted and Moved (million tonnes and billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2005

Outward Journeys

Table 16: International Road Haulage by UK-Registered Vehicles — Volume of Goods Carried on Outward Journeys by Country of Loading (000 tonnes, million tonne kilometres and %), 2005

Inward Journeys

Table 17: International Road Haulage by UK-Registered Vehicles — Volume of Goods Carried on Inward Journeys by Country of Unloading (000 tonnes, million tonne kilometres and %), 2005

3. Industry Background

Recent History

INDUSTRY SYNOPSIS

Table 18: Financial Results for UK Road Freight Transport Companies (£000, % and £), 2004/2005

NUMBER OF COMPANIES

Table 19: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Freight Transport by Road Industry by Turnover Sizeband (number and %), 2004 and 2005

Number of Heavy Goods Vehicles in the UK

Table 20: Number of Heavy Goods Vehicles in Great Britain by Type (000), 2001-2005

EMPLOYMENT

Table 21: Employment in the Freight Transport by Road, and Storage and Warehousing Sectors (000), 2001-2005

Table 22: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Freight Transport by Road Industry by Number of Employees (number and %), 2004 and 2005

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

Table 23: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in Road Transport by Government Office Region (number and %), 2005

Table 24: Goods Lifted by Origin and Destination by Government Office Region (million tonnes and %), 2005

DISTRIBUTION

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

Table 25: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Freight Transport by Road Industry by Age of Business (number and %), 2004 and 2005

Table 26: Number of Company Liquidations in the Transport and Communications Industries† in England and Wales (number and %), 2001-2005

LEGISLATION

Driving Time and Rest Periods

The Tachograph

Working Time Legislation

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

British International Freight Association

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK

Freight Transport Association

Heavy Transport Association

Road Haulage Association

4. Competitor Analysis

The Marketplace

MARKET LEADERS

Christian Salvesen PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Eddie Stobart Group Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Exel PLC (now trading as DHL Exel Supply Chain)

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Ryder PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

TDG PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

TNT UK Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Wincanton PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Outside Suppliers

Vehicle Manufacturing Industry

Oil and Petroleum Products Industry

Warehousing Sector

Information Technology

Marketing Activity

Exhibitions

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

6. Buying Behaviour

CONSUMER PROFILES

Average Length of Haul

Table 27: Average Length of Haul by Road in Great Britain by Heavy Goods Vehicles by Type of Vehicle (kilometres), 2001-2005

Average Haul by Type of Commodity

Table 28: Average Length of Haul by Road in Great Britain by Type of Commodity (kilometres), 2001-2005

Volume of Goods Moved by Type of Commodity

Table 29: Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain by Type of Commodity (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2005

Volume of Goods Lifted by Type of Commodity

Table 30: Volume of Goods Lifted by Road in Great Britain by Type of Commodity (million tonnes), 2001-2005

PUBLIC AND OWN-ACCOUNT HAULAGE

Volume of Goods Lifted by Road by Sector

Table 31: Volume of Goods Lifted by Road in Great Britain by Type of Product by Sector (million tonnes), 2005

Volume of Goods Moved by Road by Sector

Table 32: Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain by Type of Product by Sector (billion tonne kilometres), 2005

7. Current Issues

POLITICAL SCENE

Foreign Lorries on UK Roads

International Transporters' Dismay at New Security Proposals

Road Pricing

More Motorway Investment Needed

CONSUMER DEMAND

New Commercial Vehicle Registrations Expected to Fall in 2006

SAFETY

More Enforcement Regarding Foreign Lorry Drivers in the UK

SKILLS AND RECRUITMENT

Skill Shortages Continue

POSITIVE and NEGATIVE FACTORS AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY

Positive Factors

Negative Factors

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

THE ENVIRONMENT

Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Michelin's Green Tyres

8. The Global Market

Global Comparisons

EUROPEAN TRENDS

National Road Haulage Movements

Table 33: National Road Haulage Movements by Selected European Countries† (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2004

Table 34: International Road Haulage Movements by Selected European Countries† (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2004

National and International Road Haulage Movements

Table 35: Total National and International Road Haulage Movements by Selected European Countries† (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2004

The US

Table 36: Commercial Freight Activity in the US by Transportation Mode ($bn, million tonnes, billion tonne miles and %), 2002

9. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

Gross Domestic Product

Table 37: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2006-2010

Inflation

Table 38: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2006-2010

Unemployment

Table 39: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2006-2010

Population

Table 40: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2006-2010

FORECASTS 2006 to 2010

By Volume

Table 41: Forecast Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain (billion tonne kilometres), 2006-2010

By Value

Table 42: The Forecast Apparent UK Market for Transport, Storage and Communication by Sector by Value (£m), 2006-2010

Market Growth

Figure 4: Forecast Volume of Goods Moved by Road in Great Britain (billion tonne kilometres), 2001-2010

FUTURE TRENDS

Costs

Operating Conditions

Low-Emission Zones

Global Trends

Future Transport Planning

10. Company Profiles

Christian Salvesen Plc

Eddie Stobart Group Ltd

Exel Plc

Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Ltd

Ryder PLC

TDG Plc

Tnt Uk Ltd

Wincanton Plc

11. Consumer Confidence

METHODOLOGY

KEY FINDINGS THIS QUARTER

THE WILLINGNESS TO BORROW

Confidence Rebounds

Table A: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), August 2005-2006

Fewer Adults Wish to Borrow

Table B: The Number of Adults Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items (000 and %), August 2005-2006

SPENDING FROM SAVINGS

Strong Recovery in Spending from Savings

Table C: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Spend from Savings in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), August 2005-2006

Savings Grow in Relative Importance

Table D: The Average Amounts Adults Are Confident Spending to Purchase Expensive Items (£ and %), August 2005-2006

12. Further Sources

Associations

Government Sources

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources




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