2017 Top 50 Global Freight

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Find out how cities are targeting airfreight hubs to create jobs and promote economic development.
Check out this map of North American ports by region.
Here is a ranking of the top cargo airports in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
1 1
FedEx Corp.
United States $55,684 $60,319 93.3%
2 2
UPS Inc.
United States $53,387 $60,906 87.7%
3 3
China Railway Corp.
China $32,445 $136,680 23.7%
4 4
Maersk
Denmark $26,410 $36,408 72.5%
5 6
Russian Railways
Russia $20,863 $31,957 65.3%
6 9
Deutsche Post DHL Group
Germany $20,260 $63,460 31.9%
7 5
Union Pacific Corp.
United States $19,941 $19,941 100.0%
8 8
BNSF Railway
United States $18,921 $19,829 95.4%
9 10
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Switzerland $17,675 $17,675 100.0%
10 7
CMA CGM Group
France $15,977 $15,977 100.0%
11 11
Indian Railways
India $15,929 $24,574 64.8%
12 13
NYK Group
Japan $12,789 $18,395 69.5%
13 14
Mitsui O.S.K Lines
Japan $12,731 $13,607 93.6%
14 16
Deutsche Bahn AG
Germany $12,085 $44,912 26.9%
15 15
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Germany $11,662 $11,662 100.0%
16 20
Yamato Group
Japan $11,136 $16,881 66.0%
17 17
CSX Corp.
United States $11,069 $11,069 100.0%
18 12
Cosco Shipping Group
China $10,518 $10,518 100.0%
19 19
Norfolk Southern Corp.
United States $9,888 $9,888 100.0%
20 18
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)
Japan $9,465 $9,465 100.0%
21 21
Canadian National Railway
Canada $8,689 $8,953 97.0%
22 22
SF Express
China $8,585 $8,585 100.0%
23 30
XPO
United States $7,388 $14,619 50.5%
24 25
SG Holdings Group
Japan $7,142 $8,858 80.6%
25 26
GeoPost Group
France $6,583 $6,825 96.5%
26 24
Hamburg Süd Group
Germany $6,234 $6,234 100.0%
27 28
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
United States $5,717 $6,555 87.2%
28 27
Orient Overseas International
Hong Kong $5,298 $5,298 100.0%
29 32
Yellow Corp.
United States $4,698 $4,698 100.0%
30 29
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada $4,508 $4,636 97.2%
31 31
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.
South Korea $3,749 $3,749 100.0%
32 34
Swift Transportation
United States $3,721 $4,032 92.3%
33 33
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
Taiwan $3,579 $3,579 100.0%
34 36
Transnet Group
South Africa $3,426 $4,464 76.8%
35 35
Evergreen Marine Corp.
Taiwan $3,412 $3,836 88.9%
36 37
Schneider
United States $3,383 $4,046 83.6%
37 46
Nippon Express
Japan $2,993 $17,092 18.3%
38 44
Old Dominion Freight Line
United States $2,992 $2,992 100.0%
39 40
Emirates Group
United Arab Emirates $2,884 $22,799 12.6%
40 41
TFI International
Canada $2,857 $2,994 95.4%
41 39
Toll Group
Australia $2,838 $5,898 48.1%
42 47
Aurizon
Australia $2,588 $2,588 100.0%
43 43
Cathay Pacific Airways
Hong Kong $2,584 $11,946 21.6%
44 42
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
Israel $2,540 $2,540 100.0%
45 -
Kansas City Southern
United States $2,334 $2,334 100.0%
46 48
Lufthansa Group
Germany $2,307 $35,043 6.6%
47 38
Pacific International Lines
Singapore $2,194 $3,184 68.9%
48 -
Estes Express Lines
United States $2,155 $2,397 89.9%
49 -
Ukrainian Railways
Ukraine $2,131 $2,605 81.8%
50 49
Korean Air
South Korea $2,107 $9,918 21.2%

Extras

Find out where the Top Global Freight Carriers are around the world.

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 50 Global Freight Carriers Publication

If your company appears in the 2017 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.

Global Freight News

BusinessEquipmentLogisticsGlobal Freight

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach set all-time records

Trucking companies serving the country’s major ports had to grapple with a national shift in volumes toward the West Coast in September.

November 2, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 100

AIT to acquire Australia's Connor Anderson International

AIT Worldwide Logistics agreed to acquire Sydney-based freight forwarder Connor Anderson International, expanding AIT’s operations in Australia.

November 2, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Freight goes hunting after initial consolidation

The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier. 

October 30, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

FedEx Freight posts mixed results in first report

FedEx Freight offered mixed results in its first earnings report, pointing to transitional bumps as the company learns to stand on its own.

October 29, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

FedEx boss optimistic over trucking capacity reductions

FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam echoed industry optimism over tightening trucking capacity Oct. 28, despite facing short-term cost headwinds.

October 29, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightPrivateTop 100

Amazon offers cautious holiday-quarter outlook

Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for Q4 that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering Q3 results that came in below analysts' expectations.

October 29, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 100

C.H. Robinson leaders tackle RXO friction concerns

C.H. Robinson Worldwide executives on Oct. 28 pushed back against analysts’ concerns that the RXO acquisition could create operational overlap and friction.

October 29, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

UPS expects holiday volume dip after Amazon reductions

“As we head into peak, our network is more automated, more efficient and better positioned than ever to handle the holiday surge,” UPS CEO Carol Tomé said.

October 27, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

U.S.-Asia crude shipments face freight shock

U.S. crude oil exports to Asia are set to hit multiyear lows after the Iran war pushed the cost to lease a tanker for the journey to a record of almost $80 million.

October 22, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

Amazon to hire 300,000 in holiday season, up 20% from 2025

UPS, which has been reducing package volume from Amazon to focus on more profitable business segments, announced plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers.

October 20, 2026

Archives

  • 2024

  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015