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Road Logistics in South America

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  • 40 Pages
  • August 2025
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6041318
Road Logistics in South America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Road logistics refers to transferring goods on roadways using vehicles (usually trucks). It is one of the most common modes of freight transport as it is more efficient, effective, and considerably less expensive than other modes of transportation, such as air freight.
  • The South American road logistics market recorded revenues of $191.1 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The truckload segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $113.9 billion, equivalent to 59.6% of the market's overall value.
  • The South American road logistics market witnessed slow growth of 0.7% annually in 2024.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the road logistics market in South America
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the road logistics market in South America
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key road logistics market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South America road logistics market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the South America road logistics market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the South America road logistics market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America road logistics market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up South America's road logistics market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. CMA CGM SA
8.2. DP World Ltd
8.3. DHL Group
8.4. Kuehne + Nagel S.A.
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related the analyst research
10.4. About the Analyst
List of Tables
Table 1: South America road logistics market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 2: South America road logistics market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: South America road logistics market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 4: South America road logistics market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 5: South America road logistics market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 6: CMA CGM SA: Key Facts
Table 7: CMA CGM SA: key employees
Table 8: DP World Ltd: Key Facts
Table 9: DP World Ltd: key employees
Table 10: DP World Ltd: key employees Continued
Table 11: DHL Group: Key Facts
Table 12: DHL Group: annual financial ratios
Table 13: DHL Group: key employees
Table 14: Kuehne + Nagel S.A. : Key Facts
Table 15: Kuehne + Nagel S.A. : key employees
Table 16: South America Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: South America road logistics market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 2: South America road logistics market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 3: South America road logistics market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: South America road logistics market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the road logistics market in South America, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the road logistics market in South America, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the road logistics market in South America, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the road logistics market in South America, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the road logistics market in South America, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the road logistics market in South America, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • CMA CGM SA
  • DP World Ltd
  • DHL Group
  • Kuehne + Nagel S.A.