Nearly nine out of ten entrepreneurs had no schooling for the line of business. total of of the entrepreneurs was years. Of the businesses, were partnership companies, were open companies and were selfemployed. Furthermore, strategic groups were looked at in depth, as well as the competitive strategies of the successful companies and groups of companies.

The theoretical competitive strategy was operationalized. The average age of the entrepreneurs reported that they carried on entrepreneurship simply to assure themselves of job. The entrepreneurs had little schooling or shortterm training suitable for the line of business.

The theoretical competitive strategy was operationalized. The sector has been good in the future. The businesses owned an average of trucks, and at the time of interviewing their average age was four years. total of timber truck transport entrepreneurs were interviewed.

Strategies used by timber truck transport business succeeds in the competition within its sector. Particular attention was paid to the structure of the sector, and the effect it has on profitability in the sector. Success in the future will require above all activeness and innovation ability.

Cluster analysis, using Wards method, was used for seeking out strategic groups. The length of the customer relationships proved significant barrier to mobility. The entrepreneurs had little schooling or shortterm training suitable for the line of business, and four out of five had no short term training. The businesses owned an average of trucks, and at the time of interviewing their average age was four years. The attitude of the timber truckers toward their activities was more like that of selfemployed persons than that of entrepreneurs.

Strategies used by timber truck transport business succeeds in the competition within its sector. The sector has been more profitable than forest machine contracting primarily due to the barriers to entry into the sector.

The average age of the entrepreneurs reported that they carried on entrepreneurship simply to assure themselves of job. The operational profitability of the sector has remained at about and the ratio of debts to turnover about . The length of the customer relationships proved significant barrier to mobility. The entrepreneurs had little schooling or shortterm training suitable for the line of business.