Table of Contents 2
Table of figures 3
CHAPTER 1 THE GERMAN ECONOMY 4
CHAPTER 2 ROAD TRANSPORT IN GERMANY 8
2.1 Road Transport Indicators 8
2.2 Top Road Freight Companies in Germany 15
2.2.1 Dachser & Co. 15
2.2.2 Schenker AG 16
2.2.3 Rhenus 17
2.3 Major Events, Strengths, Challenges & Opportunities 18
2.3.1 Good Road Network & Infrastructure 18
2.3.2 Freight Villages 18
2.3.3 Favourable Geographic Location 19
2.3.4 Favourable Labour Costs 20
2.3.5 HGV Tolls 20
2.3.6 Government Incentives 20
2.3.7 Increase in Maintenance Costs 21
2.3.8 Improvements in Road Safety 21
2.3.9 Increased usage of Telematics 21
2.3.10 Fragmented Nature of the Market 22
APPENDIX 23
Methodology 23
Further reading 23
Ask the analyst 23
Datamonitor consulting 23
Disclaimer 23
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany: Economic Indicators (%), 2004-2008 5
Figure 2: Germany: Economic Indices (%), 2004-2008 6
Figure 3: Germany: Retail Sales Index Y-O-Y Growth Rate (%), 2004-2007 7
Figure 4: Germany: Autobahn Network in Germany 9
Figure 5: Germany: Road Length Network (Thousand Kilometres), 2002-2006 10
Figure 6: Germany: Volume of Goods Transported by Road (Million Tonnes), 1995-2006 11
Figure 7: Germany: Road Transport Performance (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1995-2006 12
Figure 8: Germany: Volume of Goods Transported by Commodity (Million Tonnes), 2005 13
Figure 9: Germany: Structure of Goods Transported by Commodity (per cent), 2005 14
Figure 10: Germany: Location of Freight Villages 19