Transportation & Warehousing Industry Guide, NAICS Code 48-49

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Scope of This Guide:

The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation. Establishments in these industries use transportation equipment or transportation related facilities as a productive asset. The type of equipment depends on the mode of transportation. The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline.

The Transportation and Warehousing sector distinguishes three basic types of activities: subsectors for each mode of transportation, a subsector for warehousing and storage, and a subsector for establishments providing support activities for transportation. In addition, there are subsectors for establishments that provide passenger transportation for scenic and sightseeing purposes, postal services, and courier services.

Industry Definitions: Description by NAICS Sector / Sub-Sector


CODE	NAICS Sector (WHAT is NAICS?)
481	Air Transportation
482	Rail Transportation
483	Water Transportation
484	Truck Transportation
485	Transit and Ground Transportation
486	Pipeline Transportation
487	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
488	Support Activities for Transportation
491	Postal Service
492	Couriers and Messengers
493	Warehouse and Storage

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

Industry surveys
Bond ratings
Company profiles and corporation records
Stock, bond and fund research

Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)

Industry sector analysis and research
Industry trends and statistics
Market research and trends
Company profiles

Reuters Research On-Demand

Real-time full-text investment research
Reports cover companies and industries
Over 750 contributing firms

ValueLine

Aggregate data and analysis on industries
Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
Most articles full text

IBISWorld

Over 700 full-text industry reports
Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

For additional database choices, see:

Selected U.S./World Industry Data & Company Sites

U. S. Data


Bureau of Transportation Statistics U.S. Department of Transportation National Transportation Library University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program University research on transportation Inbound Logistics Web_Cite City Freight World Designing and Managing the Supply Chain 3rd floor Paterno: HF 5415.7.S425 Purchasing 3rd floor Paterno: HF 5001.P8	Traffic World Fleet Owner business news about the trucking industry archive of monthly magazine for trucking executives and managers Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ) trucking services and information U.S. Census Bureau (service annual survey for transportation and warehousing) U.S. transportation industry data U.S. Economic Census Federal Statisitcs (FedStats)

World Data


World Trade Organization Logistics World Guide to thousands of sites related to logistics, logistics management, freight, transportation, supply chain management, warehousing, distribution, maintenance, manufacturing, management, reliability, mathematics, business, and quality sites on the web Logistics About Guide to logistics / supply chain	LogLinks Searchable catalog of websites related to supply chain management, manufacturing, freight, transportation and logistics Air Cargo World 3rd floor Paterno, Current periodicals only Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 3rd floor Paterno: HE1.J6 World Air Transport Statistics Business Library, Reference: TL720.A1W6 2002

Selected Companies

Air Transportation

Rail Transportation

Truck Transportation

Water Transportation

Other

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

Proprietary company overviews
Industry breakdowns and explanations
Competitor listings
Financial synopses

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

U.S. corporate directory
Holding company directory

Mergent Online

Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies
Detailed, standardized financial statements
Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
Comparative analysis among companies
Access to SEC reports

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

Listings organized by NAICS code
Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections: Selected Reference Titles & Call Number Ranges

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

Standard Industrial Classification Manual - Transportation Sector (Part I, Division E)
Business Library, Reference: HF1042.A55

RMA Annual Statement Studies - Heading: Transportation and Warehousing
Business Library, Reference: HF5667.R701

Trade and Transport Facilitation: A Toolkit for Audit, Analysis, and Remedial Action
3rd floor Paterno: HF1379.R384

Analytical Transport Economics: An International Perspective
3rd floor Paterno: HE151.A366

Mathematical Methods on Optimization in Transportation Systems
3rd floor Paterno: HE147.7.M38

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Engineering Library: HE331.T7601

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
Engineering Library: HE331 .T763

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
3rd floor Paterno: HD69.M35L63

Call # Ranges

HE1 - HE5900 Transportation

HE9761 - HE9900 Air Transportation

K1150 - K1231 Maritime Law

KF1091 - KF1137 Carriers, Carriage of Goods and Passengers Law

KF2161 - KF2849 Transportation & Communication Law

TF1 - TF1620 Railroad Law

TL1 - TL4050 Motor Vehicle, Aeronautics, Astronautics Law

Trade Associations: Selected Industry Associations Web Sites

American Association of Port Authorities

Association of American Railroads

American Society of Transportation and Logistics

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

The International Air Cargo Association

International Maritime Organization

International Society of Logistics Engineers

National Association of Purchasing Management

American Production & Inventory Control Society

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMWA)

Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)

European Regional Airline Association (ERAA)

World Road Association (PIARC)

See also Associations Unlimited for association listings by subject or keyword.
See also ABI/Inform for articles reporting trade association data.

Career Information: Selected Sources for Employment Information

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

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