Global Refrigerated Road Transportation (Trailers & Vans) Market 2015-2019 with Carrier Transicold, Culina Group, GAH Refrigeration & Swift Transportation Dominating

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Feb 17, 2015, 10:08 ET

DUBLIN, Feb .17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets

(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vb79zl/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Refrigerated Road Transportation Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

The Global Refrigerated Road Transportation market to grow at a CAGR of 17.95% over the period 2014-2019

Refrigerated road transportation is a logistics process that involves the transportation of temperature-sensitive perishable goods by means of road. It is an integrated component of cold chain logistics and also helps in the management and control of the flow of the cold chain supply process. Growing international trade has increased the need for the transportation and handling of perishable products from producers to end-users in distant markets.

Refrigerated transportation helps the transportation of temperature-sensitive goods and requires extensive logistics planning, thus ensuring the integrity of the goods transported. Currently, refrigerated road transportation improves logistics effectiveness by introducing new and innovative ways to manage the SCM.

The increased provision of end-to-end integrated services by vendors is one of the key trends upcoming in this market. Numerous service providers offer end-to-end cold chain management services to customers such as inventory management, order scheduling, order forecasting, warehousing, and delivery management and are participating in the decision making.

According to the report, the demand for frozen foods is one of the main drivers of the Global Refrigerated Road Transportation market. Food consumption patterns have changed worldwide, and people prefer convenience foods, which require efficient logistics services. Temperature-sensitive food products are part of this changing trend, as these require efficient refrigerated transport services.

Further, the report states that the capital-intensive nature of the Global Refrigerated Road Transportation market is one of the major challenges hindering its growth. The management and maintenance of cold chain logistics services require significant capital investment. This leads to increased CAPEX for vendors in the market.

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