France Road Freight Outlook 2008

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.

Report Highlights
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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
Table of figures 3
CHAPTER 1 THE FRENCH ECONOMY 4
CHAPTER 2 ROAD TRANSPORT IN FRANCE 8
2.1 Road Transport Indicators 8
2.2 Top Road Freight Companies in France 22
2.2.1 Geodis 22
2.2.2 Norbert Dentressangle 23
2.2.3 Giraud International 23
2.2.4 Daher Group 24
2.2.5 Stef-TFE SA 25
2.3 Major Events, Strengths, Challenges & Opportunities 26
2.3.1 Good Road Network and Transport Infrastructure 26
2.3.2 Favourable Geographic Location 26
2.3.3 Fragmented Nature of the Market 26
2.3.4 Increased Competition and Operating Costs 26
APPENDIX 28
Methodology 28
Further reading 28
Ask the analyst 28
Datamonitor consulting 28
Disclaimer 28
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France: Economic Indicators (%), 2004-2008 5
Figure 2: France: Economic Indices (%), 2004-2008 6
Figure 3: France: Retail Sales Index Y-O-Y Growth Rate (%), 2004-2007 7
Figure 4: France: Road Motorway and Highway Network 9
Figure 5: France: Length of Motorways (Kilometres), 1990-2006 10
Figure 6: France: Volume of Goods Transported by Road (Million Tonnes), 1994-2006 11
Figure 7: France: Structure of International Road Transport by Direction of Trade (Million Tonnes), 2006 12
Figure 8: France: Volume of Goods Transported by Distance (Million Tonnes), 1994-2006 13
Figure 9: France: Volume of Goods Transported by Activity (Million Tonnes), 1994-2006 14
Figure 10: France: Volume of Goods Transported by Commodity (Million Tonnes), 1994-2006 15
Figure 11: France: Structure of Goods Transported by Commodity (Million Tonnes), 2006 16
Figure 12: France: Road Transport Performance by French Registered Vehicles over 3.5 Tonnes (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1990-2006 17
Figure 13: France: Road Transport Performance by French Registered Vehicles over 3.5 Tonnes by Activity (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1990-2006 18
Figure 14: France: Structure of Road Transport Performance by French Registered Vehicles over 3.5 Tonnes by Activity (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1990-2006 19
Figure 15: France: Road Transport Performance by French Registered Vehicles over 3.5 Tonnes by Commodity (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1990-2006 20
Figure 16: France: Structure of Road Transport Performance by French Registered Vehicles over 3.5 Tonnes by Commodity (Billion Tonne Kilometres), 1990-2006 21
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