Truck Rental

Global Industry Guide

Publication Date	March 2007
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	207
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT00033

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Summary

Datamonitor's Truck Rental Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the truck rental industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets
Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global truck rental market generated total revenues of $6,953.8 million in 2006, this representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% for the five-year period spanning 2002-2006.

Market volumes increased with a CAGR of 4.5% between 2002-2006, to reach a total of 327 thousand fleet vehicles in 2006.

The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 3.3% for the five-year period 2006-2011 expected to drive the market to a value of $8,181.9 million by the end of 2011.

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Definition

The truck rental market consists of the hire fee revenues for all commercial trucks of greater than 3.5 tonnes gross vehicular weight (GVW) hired for periods of less than one year. It excludes leased trucks and private rentals. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated at constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of these reports, Europe is deemed to consist of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and the Czech Republic.

Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, India, and South Korea.

The Americas consist of Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.

The global market consists of Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.

Content

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1 What is this report about?
- 1.2 Who is the target reader?
- 1.3 How to use this report
- 1.4 Definitions
Chapter 2 Global Truck Rental
- 2.1 Market Overview
- 2.2 Market Value
- 2.3 Market Volume
- 2.4 Market Segmentation I
- 2.5 Market Segmentation II
- 2.6 Competitive Landscape
- 2.7 Market Forecasts
Chapter 3 Truck Rental In Asia Pacific
- 3.1 Market Overview
- 3.2 Market Value
- 3.3 Market Volume
- 3.4 Market Segmentation I
- 3.5 Market Segmentation II
- 3.6 Competitive Landscape
- 3.7 Market Forecasts
Chapter 4 Truck Rental In Europe
- 4.1 Market Overview
- 4.2 Market Value
- 4.3 Market Volume
- 4.4 Market Segmentation I
- 4.5 Market Segmentation II
- 4.6 Competitive Landscape
- 4.7 Market Forecasts
- 4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 5 Truck Rental In Belgium
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Value
- 5.3 Market Volume
- 5.4 Market Segmentation I
- 5.5 Market Segmentation II
- 5.6 Competitive Landscape
- 5.7 Market Forecasts
- 5.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 6 Truck Rental In Canada
- 6.1 Market Overview
- 6.2 Market Value
- 6.3 Market Volume
- 6.4 Market Segmentation I
- 6.5 Market Segmentation II
- 6.6 Competitive Landscape
- 6.7 Market Forecasts
- 6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 7 Truck Rental In China
- 7.1 Market Overview
- 7.2 Market Value
- 7.3 Market Volume
- 7.4 Market Segmentation I
- 7.5 Market Segmentation II
- 7.6 Competitive Landscape
- 7.7 Market Forecasts
- 7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 8 Truck Rental In France
- 8.1 Market Overview
- 8.2 Market Value
- 8.3 Market Volume
- 8.4 Market Segmentation I
- 8.5 Market Segmentation II
- 8.6 Competitive Landscape
- 8.7 Market Forecasts
- 8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 9 Truck Rental In Germany
- 9.1 Market Overview
- 9.2 Market Value
- 9.3 Market Volume
- 9.4 Market Segmentation I
- 9.5 Market Segmentation II
- 9.6 Competitive Landscape
- 9.7 Market Forecasts
- 9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 10 Truck Rental In Italy
- 10.1 Market Overview
- 10.2 Market Value
- 10.3 Market Volume
- 10.4 Market Segmentation I
- 10.5 Market Segmentation II
- 10.6 Competitive Landscape
- 10.7 Market Forecasts
- 10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 11 Truck Rental In Japan
- 11.1 Market Overview
- 11.2 Market Value
- 11.3 Market Volume
- 11.4 Market Segmentation I
- 11.5 Market Segmentation II
- 11.6 Competitive Landscape
- 11.7 Market Forecasts
- 11.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 12 Truck Rental In The Netherlands
- 12.1 Market Overview
- 12.2 Market Value
- 12.3 Market Volume
- 12.4 Market Segmentation I
- 12.5 Market Segmentation II
- 12.6 Competitive Landscape
- 12.7 Market Forecasts
- 12.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 13 Truck Rental In Spain
- 13.1 Market Overview
- 13.2 Market Value
- 13.3 Market Volume
- 13.4 Market Segmentation I
- 13.5 Market Segmentation II
- 13.6 Competitive Landscape
- 13.7 Market Forecasts
- 13.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 14 Truck Rental In The United Kingdom
- 14.1 Market Overview
- 14.2 Market Value
- 14.3 Market Volume
- 14.4 Market Segmentation I
- 14.5 Market Segmentation II
- 14.6 Competitive Landscape
- 14.7 Market Forecasts
- 14.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 15 Truck Rental In The United States
- 15.1 Market Overview
- 15.2 Market Value
- 15.3 Market Volume
- 15.4 Market Segmentation I
- 15.5 Market Segmentation II
- 15.6 Competitive Landscape
- 15.7 Market Forecasts
- 15.8 Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 16 Company Profiles
- 16.1 Hertz Corporation, The
- 16.2 Penske Corporation
- 16.3 Ryder System, Inc.
Chapter 17 Appendix
- 17.1 Data Research Methodology
- 17.2 Report writing team
List of Tables
- Table 1: Global Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 2: Global Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 3: Global Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 4: Global Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 5: Global Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 6: Global Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 7: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 8: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet Vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 9: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 10: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 11: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 12: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet Vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 13: Europe Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 14: Europe Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 15: Europe Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 16: Europe Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 17: Europe Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 18: Europe Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 19: Europe Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 20: Belgium Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 21: Belgium Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles, 2002-2006
- Table 22: Belgium Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 23: Belgium Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 24: Belgium Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 25: Belgium Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles, 2006-2011
- Table 26: Belgium Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 27: Belgium GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 28: Belgium Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 29: Canada Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 30: Canada Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 31: Canada Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 32: Canada Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 33: Canada Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 34: Canada Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 35: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 36: Canada GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 37: Canada Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 38: Canada Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 39: China Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 40: China Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 41: China Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 42: China Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 43: China Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 44: China Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 45: China Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 46: China GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 47: China Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 48: China Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 49: France Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 50: France Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 51: France Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 52: France Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 53: France Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 54: France Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 55: France Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 56: France GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 57: France Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 58: France Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 59: Germany Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 60: Germany Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 61: Germany Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 62: Germany Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 63: Germany Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 64: Germany Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 65: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 66: Germany GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 67: Germany Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 68: Germany Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 69: Italy Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 70: Italy Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 71: Italy Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 72: Italy Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 73: Italy Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 74: Italy Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 75: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 76: Italy GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 77: Italy Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 78: Italy Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 79: Japan Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 80: Japan Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicels thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 81: Japan Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 82: Japan Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 83: Japan Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 84: Japan Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicels thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 85: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 86: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 87: Japan Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 88: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 89: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 90: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 91: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 92: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 93: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 94: Netherlands Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 95: Netherlands GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 96: Netherlands Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 97: Spain Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 98: Spain Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 99: Spain Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 100: Spain Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 101: Spain Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 102: Spain Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 103: Spain Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 104: Spain GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 105: Spain Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 106: Spain Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 107: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 108: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 109: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 110: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 111: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 112: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 113: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 114: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 115: United Kingdom Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 116: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2002
- Table 117: United States Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Table 118: United States Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Table 119: United States Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 120: United States Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Table 121: United States Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Table 122: United States Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Table 123: United States Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006
- Table 124: United States GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006
- Table 125: United States Inflation, 2002-2006
- Table 126: Key Facts
- Table 127: Key Facts
- Table 128: SWOT Analysis
- Table 129: Key Facts
- Table 130: SWOT Analysis
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 2: Global Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 3: Global Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 4: Global Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 5: Global Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 6: Global Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 7: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 8: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet Vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 9: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 10: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 11: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 12: Asia-Pacific Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet Vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 13: Europe Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 14: Europe Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 15: Europe Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 16: Europe Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 17: Europe Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 18: Europe Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 19: Belgium Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 20: Belgium Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles, 2002-2006
- Figure 21: Belgium Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 22: Belgium Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 23: Belgium Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 24: Belgium Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles, 2006-2011
- Figure 25: Canada Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 26: Canada Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 27: Canada Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 28: Canada Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 29: Canada Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 30: Canada Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 31: China Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 32: China Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 33: China Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 34: China Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 35: China Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 36: China Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 37: France Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 38: France Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 39: France Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 40: France Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 41: France Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 42: France Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 43: Germany Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 44: Germany Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 45: Germany Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 46: Germany Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 47: Germany Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 48: Germany Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 49: Italy Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 50: Italy Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 51: Italy Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 52: Italy Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 53: Italy Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 54: Italy Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 55: Japan Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 56: Japan Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicels thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 57: Japan Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 58: Japan Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 59: Japan Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 60: Japan Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicels thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 61: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 62: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 63: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 64: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 65: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 66: Netherlands Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 67: Spain Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 68: Spain Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 69: Spain Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 70: Spain Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 71: Spain Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 72: Spain Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 73: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 74: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 75: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 76: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 77: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 78: United Kingdom Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011
- Figure 79: United States Truck Rental Market Value: $ million, 2002-2006
- Figure 80: United States Truck Rental Market Volume: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2002-2006
- Figure 81: United States Truck Rental Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 82: United States Truck Rental Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006
- Figure 83: United States Truck Rental Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2006-2011
- Figure 84: United States Truck Rental Market Volume Forecast: Fleet vehicles thousand, 2006-2011