United States LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION SPOTLIGHT

1. Maritime

1.1. carriers

1.2. seaports

1.3. terminals

1.4. cargo

1.5. passengers

2. multiple transportation modes

2.1. air and express delivery services

2.2. freight rail

2.3. maritime transport

2.4. truck transport

3. supply chain network links producers and consumers

4. INDUSTRY SUBSECTORS

4.1. Air and express delivery services

4.1.1. expedited

4.1.2. timesensitive

4.1.3. and end-to-end services for documents

4.1.4. small parcels

4.1.5. high-value items

4.1.6. export infrastructure

4.1.6.1. small and medium-sized businesses

4.2. Freight rail

4.2.1. High volumes

4.2.1.1. heavy cargo

4.2.1.2. products

4.2.2. long distances

4.2.2.1. goods and serves

4.2.2.1.1. every industrial

4.2.2.1.2. wholesale

4.2.2.1.3. retail

4.2.2.1.4. resource-based

4.2.2.2. naiton's coal

4.2.2.3. raw metal ores

4.2.2.4. grain

5. Logistics services:

5.1. inbound and outbound transportation management

5.2. fleet management

5.3. warehousing

5.4. materials handling

5.5. order fulfillment

5.6. logistics network design

5.7. inventory management

5.8. supply and demand planning

5.9. third-party logistics management

5.10. support services

6. Trucking

6.1. cargo

6.2. motor vehicles

6.3. short and medium distances

7. highly competitive

8. multinational firms position themselves

8.1. flow of goods throughout the world's largest consumer market

9. International and domestic companies

9.1. highly skilled workforce

9.2. relatively low costs

9.3. regulatory burdens