Interfirm Linkages and the Structure and Evolution of the Danish Trucking Industry

This study presents the argument that the industry life cycle approach to understanding the European trucking industry, particularly the role of small motor carriers, may be a mistaken premise. It suggests that the premise that only the large carriers can compete in the long run is flawed. The study examines the evolution of the Danish trucking industry. In the 1990s this industry moved toward organized markets with vertical and horizontal linkages. Small carriers served shippers and other carriers on a short-term basis. The study argues that the persistent coexistence of small, medium, and large carriers can be attributed to changes in productive resources, the division of labor between motor carriers, and the dynamics of demand.

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• Authors:
  • Sornn-Friese, Henrik
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 10-26
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/transportationj/about.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Economic conditions; Economies of scale; Life cycle analysis; Trucking
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01014976
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 5 2005 1:54PM