THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Source: MergeGlobal (2007) The New Supply Chain, American Shipper, November, http://www.mergeglobal.com/articles/2007-11_New-Supply-Chain.pdf
Note: Involves shipments of less than 150 pounds.
This graph underlines that UPS has achieved dominance for domestic parcel services, underlining its importance as a third party logistics provider for a variety of manufacturers.