| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,023 | $6,282 | 48.1% |
| 48 | 42 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,409 | $2,409 | 100% |
| 28 | 30 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,915 | $5,053 | 97.3% |
| 36 | 40 | TFI International | Canada | $3,460 | $3,655 | 94.7% |
| 22 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $9,766 | $10,054 | 97% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $39,395 | $150,274 | 26.2% |
| 14 | 18 | COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. | China | $13,378 | $13,378 | 100% |
| 20 | 22 | SF Express | China | $10,522 | $10,522 | 100% |
| 4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $29,096 | $30,945 | 94% |
| 24 | 25 | GeoPost Group | France | $7,350 | $7,699 | 95.5% |
| 9 | 10 | CMA CGM Group | France | $21,116 | $21,116 | 100% |
| 6 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $21,915 | $68,271 | 32.1% |
| 43 | 46 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,851 | $40,186 | 7.1% |
| 15 | 14 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,578 | $48,234 | 26.1% |
| 17 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,264 | $11,264 | 100% |
| 27 | 28 | Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. | Hong Kong | $6,108 | $6,108 | 100% |
| 40 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,067 | $12,483 | 24.6% |
| 11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $17,948 | $25,311 | 64.8% |
| 42 | 44 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,978 | $2,978 | 100% |
| 25 | 24 | SG Holdings | Japan | $7,302 | $9,003 | 81.1% |
| 39 | 37 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,117 | $17,798 | 17.5% |
| 12 | 13 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines | Japan | $13,958 | $14,830 | 94.1% |
| 13 | 12 | NYK Group | Japan | $13,869 | $19,903 | 69.7% |
| 18 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $11,190 | $15,459 | 72% |
| 21 | 20 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $10,166 | $10,166 | 100% |
| 50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,349 | $2,785 | 84.3% |
| 49 | - | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,404 | $3,024 | 79.5% |
| 5 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,285 | $38,594 | 68.1% |
| 44 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,616 | $3,798 | 68.9% |
| 34 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,775 | $4,918 | 76.8% |
| 32 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,438 | $4,438 | 100% |
| 47 | 50 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,473 | $10,387 | 23.8% |
| 7 | 9 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $21,428 | $21,428 | 100% |
| 31 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $4,444 | $4,947 | 88.9% |
| 33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,303 | $4,303 | 100% |
| 37 | 39 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,386 | $24,831 | 13.6% |
| 26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $6,181 | $7,190 | 86% |
| 29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,891 | $4,891 | 100% |
| 30 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | United States | $4,634 | $5,186 | 89.4% |
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Logistics | United States | $57,198 | $62,335 | 91.8% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $57,100 | $65,872 | 86.7% |
| 35 | 36 | Schneider | United States | $3,647 | $4,384 | 83.2% |
| 38 | 38 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $3,358 | $3,358 | 100% |
| 8 | 7 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $21,240 | $21,240 | 100% |
| 10 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $20,406 | $21,387 | 95.4% |
| 45 | 45 | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,583 | $2,583 | 100% |
| 46 | 48 | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,476 | $2,746 | 90.2% |
| 16 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,408 | $11,408 | 100% |
| 19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $10,551 | $10,551 | 100% |
| 23 | 23 | XPO | United States | $7,516 | $15,381 | 48.9% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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