Road Haulage Market Report 2006
Key Note Publications Ltd, December 2006, Pages: 123
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 we forecast 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.
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
- Christian Salvesen Plc
- Eddie Stobart Group Ltd
- Exel PLC (now trading as DHL Exel Supply Chain)
- Kuehne + Nagel Logistics Ltd
- Ryder Plc
- TDG Plc
- TNT UK Ltd
- Wincanton Plc
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