although there are minor annual variations, the
‘mainly public haulage’ sector, which includes third-party logistics providers
(3PLs), has remained more or less static at around three-quarters of the total
market. A tentative conclusion could be that this sector has more or less
reached saturation level relative to the ‘mainly own account’ sector. If this is
the case, it supports the view that the supply of logistics services through 3PLs
has become even more competitive.