Jan 21, 2010 9:44 AM

Research and Markets has added the US Refrigerated Road Transport Market 2008-2012 report to its offerings.

The US road transport sector plays an important role in the growth of the country’s economy. In the United States, where frozen food is consumed at a high rate, refrigerated road transport plays a crucial role in shipment of these food products. In 2008, the US refrigerated road transport contributed to more than half of the global refrigerated transport vehicles. In 2008, due to the economic recession, the US transport sector was affected in terms of growth, revenue, and employment. This directly affected the refrigerated road transport market.

However, the industry is slowly recovering and is expected to grow soon. Decreasing fuel costs, growth in refrigeration equipment industry, and the US government’s funding for industry growth are a few of the indicators of recovery.

Various trends have been observed in the US refrigerated road transport market. One of them includes the fact that all US fleets are incorporating monitoring devices on their refrigerated vehicles to check quality of food items, at various time spans. This helps manufacturers track the quality of the products at every instance during transportation.

The report by TechNavio Insights provides an analysis of the US refrigerated road transport market. Market size is evaluated by the number of refrigerated road transport vehicles found in the nation and is segmented based on capacities of vehicles and industry usage. The report also analyzes trends in various industries that use refrigerated road transport vehicles and discusses the growth trends and inhibitors of the industry. Further, the report profiles major players in the US refrigerated road transport industry.

For more information visit www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ec1cb6/us_refrigerated_ro.