Dublin, Sept. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wllk67/refuse_and)
has announced the addition of the "Refuse
and Recycling Truck Body Manufacturing in North America: Size,
segmentation, competition, growth and trends underlying the
manufacture and market of front, rear and side loader refuse trucks
and recycling trucks in North America" report to their
offering.
Household waste generation and its haulage have historically been
viewed as recession-resilient activities. However recent studies
indicate that households put out less waste for collection during
an economic downturn, driven by the economics of recycling and
reusing a portion of the waste which previously would have been set
out for disposal, as well as encouragement from green initiatives
actively promoted by community groups and governmental entities.
"Zero-waste" (no waste sent to landfills) is a target set by many
local governments. While this target is still quite some distance
away, both waste haulers and refuse truck manufacturers are
changing to accommodate this trend.
Local governments and private waste haulers comprise refuse trucks'
customer base. Curtailment of the buying power of these customers
during the recent recessionary period negatively impacted demand
for new vehicle purchases. Local governments and municipalities
have been hampered by shrinking budgets owing to lower tax
revenues, while private waste haulers have cut back on capital
expenditures in the face of rising costs, increasing price
pressures and difficulty in obtaining financing.
Housing construction is a direct demand driver for waste hauling
services. As new housing construction declined significantly in
recent years, due to the recession and foreclosure crisis, there
was very little demand for new refuse pick-up routes. Now, however,
construction is slowly resuming in many areas of the U.S.
Additionally, older vehicles that had been on a deferred
replacement schedule are now needing to be replaced. Therefore
demand is expected to increase slowly through 2012, followed by
healthier growth in 2013 and beyond.
The structure of the industry is undergoing a gradual change. While
rear loaders continue to be by far the most common type of vehicle
in use, automated
side loaders are growing in popularity due to their greater
efficiency and improved driver safety and working conditions.
Recent years have seen increasing orders for natural gas and other
alternative fuel-powered vehicles, despite limitations that include
the higher initial cost of these trucks and establishment of a
refueling infrastructure. A growing number of manufacturers now
offer factory installation of CNG equipment, negating the need to
ship a vehicle to a third-party contractor for modification.
This report can be put to immediate use for sales and market
planning, M&A identification, competitive share analysis,
alliances and technology transfer considerations.
Companies Mentioned
- AMREP Inc.
- Bridgeport Manufacturing, Inc.
- E-Z Pack Manufacturing LLC
- G&H Manufacturing Ltd.
- GSP Marketing, Inc.
- Haul-All Equipment Ltd.
- Heil Environmental
- Kann Manufacturing Corporation
- Labrie Enviroquip Group - Labrie Environmental
- Loadmaster Corp.
- Lodal Inc.
- McNeilus Garbage Trucks
- Pak-Mor Ltd.
- Pendpac, Inc.
- Scranton Manufacturing Co., Inc./New Way
- Shu-Pak Equipment, Inc.
- Universal Handling Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Walinga Inc.
- Wayne Engineering
Table of Contents
A. Preface
B. Scope & Methodology
C. Product Definitions
C.1 Front Loader Refuse Trucks
C.2 Automated Side Loader Refuse Trucks
C.3 Manual/Semi-Automated Side Loader Trucks
C.4 Rear Loader Refuse Trucks
C.5 Recycling Trucks
C.6 Other Waste Collection Vehicles
D. Industry Overview
D.1 Manufacturing Practices, Product & Technology
D.2 Product Innovation
D.3 Alternative Fuel
D.4 Industry Structure
D.5 M&A Activity, Consolidation & Realignment
D.6 Profitability Analysis
D.6.1 Oshkosh Corp: McNeilus Garbage Trucks
D.6.2 Dover Corp: Heil Environmental
E. Market Analysis
E.1 Channels
E.2 Market Size
E.3 Market Shares
E.4 Market Analysis by Product Type
E.4.1 Front Loaders
E.4.2 Automated Side Loaders
E.4.3 Manual/Semi-Automated Side Loader
E.4.4 Rear Loaders
E.4.5 Recycling Trucks
F. Analysis by Geographic Region
F.1 Region Classification
F.2 Production Estimates by Region
G. Market Outlook
G.1 Demand Drivers
G.2 Projected Market Size
H. Manufacturer Data
I. Manufacturer Profiles
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