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www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report - France Road Freight Outlook 2008 www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/France-Road-Fr ..
Introduction
The France Road Freight Outlook is part of the European Road Freight series, which assesses the road freight industry, key road transport indicators, major trends and challenges affecting the road freight sector and the key road freight service providers. The report also forecasts the outlook for road freight transportation in France.
Scope
An assessment of the French road
freight sector, including an analysis of the current trends and future challenges.
A quantitative breakdown of the industry through analyzing key road freight indicators such as transport performance and volume.
Detailed profiles of the leading road freight service providers operating in France.
Report Highlights
The French road freight industry is amongst the most developed in Europe and has one of the largest road transport networks and motorway density per capita in Europe. The market is home to large industry players such as Geodis and Norbert Dentressangle, along with many pan-European road freight companies.
The industry enjoys major advantages due to its favorable geographic position, being at the heart of Europe. France provides the only land route to the Iberian Peninsula besides sharing its borders with eight other countries in the EU. As a result, road freight transport is very well developed with efficient and sufficient linkages between modes.
The road freight industry in France has been facing increasing pressure from environmental activists over the high amounts of carbon emissions emanating from the sector. As a result, the industry is mulling over ways and means of transporting goods in an environmentally friendly manner.
Reasons to Purchase
Gain an analytical insight into the major factors currently affecting the market and trends set to shape the future of road freight industry in France
Understand the current situation in the French road freight market through top level economic and freight data.
