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 experienced has grown steadily over the period 2001-2005, and grew in value by 18.3% during this period.

In developed markets where revenue growth is at a premium, truck rental companies have looked to create efficiencies in order to boost margins.

By outsourcing the maintenance of their fleets to specialist companies, firms can ensure the quality of the service they receive.

Why you should buy this report:

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

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* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Definition

The market for truck rental 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.

Where currency conversions are necessary, they have been carried out using constant average 2004 exchange rates.

For the purpose of these reports, Europe is deemed to consist of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, and Japan.

The global market consists of Asia-Pacific, Europe, Canada, and the United States.