2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
Up Front
Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
2 2 UPS Inc. United States $61,253 $71,861 85.2%
1 1 FedEx Corp. United States $63,914 $68,716 93.0%
29 29 Yellow Corp. United States $5,092 $5,092 100.0%
34 35 Schneider United States $4,057 $4,977 81.5%
37 36 TFI International Canada $3,746 $3,951 94.8%
25 23 XPO United States $8,241 $17,279 47.7%
46 46 Estes Express Lines United States $2,787 $3,186 87.5%
3 3 China Railway Corp. China $45,001 $165,494 27.2%
4 4 Maersk Denmark $34,707 $39,019 88.9%
9 8 Union Pacific Corp. United States $22,832 $22,832 100.0%
10 10 BNSF Railway United States $22,578 $23,855 94.6%
8 7 Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland $22,892 $22,892 100.0%
6 6 Deutsche Post DHL Group Germany $24,307 $72,622 33.5%
11 11 Indian Railways India $18,628 $26,092 71.4%
18 13 NYK Group Japan $11,693 $18,281 64.0%
13 15 Deutsche Bahn AG Germany $13,630 $51,943 26.2%
17 16 CSX Corp. United States $12,250 $12,250 100.0%
19 19 Norfolk Southern Corp. United States $11,458 $11,458 100.0%
20 22 Canadian National Railway Canada $10,747 $11,045 97.3%
14 17 Hapag-Lloyd AG Germany $13,586 $13,586 100.0%
15 20 SF Express China $13,547 $13,547 100.0%
23 24 GeoPost Group France $8,306 $8,699 95.5%
27 28 Canadian Pacific Railway Canada $5,516 $5,642 97.8%
31 32 Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. South Korea $4,745 $4,745 100.0%
32 33 Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. Taiwan $4,704 $4,704 100.0%
33 34 Transnet Group South Africa $4,275 $5,588 76.5%
28 31 Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan $5,210 $5,613 92.8%
43 41 Toll Group Australia $3,128 $6,350 49.3%
41 42 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Israel $3,248 $3,248 100.0%
39 37 Emirates Group United Arab Emirates $3,555 $26,147 13.6%
38 40 Cathay Pacific Airways Hong Kong $3,613 $14,170 25.5%
42 43 Lufthansa Group Germany $3,201 $42,292 7.6%
40 39 Nippon Express Japan $3,396 $19,245 17.6%
26 26 J.B. Hunt Transport Services United States $7,297 $8,615 84.7%
5 5 Russian Railways Russia $26,012 $38,403 67.7%
7 9 CMA CGM Group France $23,480 $23,480 100.0%
21 12 Mitsui O.S.K Lines Japan $10,668 $11,311 94.3%
45 44 Pacific International Lines Singapore $2,800 $4,065 68.9%
48 47 Korean Air South Korea $2,737 $11,496 23.8%
49 45 Kansas City Southern United States $2,714 $2,714 100.0%
30 30 Knight-Swift Transportation United States $4,760 $5,344 89.1%
16 18 Yamato Holdings Japan $12,262 $14,712 83.0%
22 25 SG Holdings Japan $8,568 $10,353 82.8%
44 49 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group Norway $3,049 $4,063 75.0%
36 - General Logistics Systems Netherlands $3,850 $3,850 100.0%
12 14 COSCO Shipping Group China $18,179 $18,179 100.0%
24 21 Kawaski Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ( Japan $8,299 $8,299 100.0%
35 38 Old Dominion Freight Line United States $4,044 $4,044 100.0%
47 - Qatar Airways Qatar $2,753 $13,126 21.0%
50 - Cargolux Luxembourg $2,634 $2,634 100.0%
Extras
Spending on ports projects has risen.
Companies and government agencies work to minimize effects of the E.U. departure.
Memphis International retains the top spot; Louisville honors boxing legend.
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