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
25 23 XPO United States $8,241 $17,279 47.7%
26 26 J.B. Hunt Transport Services United States $7,297 $8,615 84.7%
29 29 Yellow Corp. United States $5,092 $5,092 100.0%
30 30 Knight-Swift Transportation United States $4,760 $5,344 89.1%
1 1 FedEx Corp. United States $63,914 $68,716 93.0%
2 2 UPS Inc. United States $61,253 $71,861 85.2%
34 35 Schneider United States $4,057 $4,977 81.5%
35 38 Old Dominion Freight Line United States $4,044 $4,044 100.0%
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%
46 46 Estes Express Lines United States $2,787 $3,186 87.5%
49 45 Kansas City Southern United States $2,714 $2,714 100.0%
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%
39 37 Emirates Group United Arab Emirates $3,555 $26,147 13.6%
28 31 Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan $5,210 $5,613 92.8%
32 33 Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. Taiwan $4,704 $4,704 100.0%
8 7 Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland $22,892 $22,892 100.0%
31 32 Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. South Korea $4,745 $4,745 100.0%
48 47 Korean Air South Korea $2,737 $11,496 23.8%
33 34 Transnet Group South Africa $4,275 $5,588 76.5%
45 44 Pacific International Lines Singapore $2,800 $4,065 68.9%
5 5 Russian Railways Russia $26,012 $38,403 67.7%
47 - Qatar Airways Qatar $2,753 $13,126 21.0%
44 49 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group Norway $3,049 $4,063 75.0%
36 - General Logistics Systems Netherlands $3,850 $3,850 100.0%
50 - Cargolux Luxembourg $2,634 $2,634 100.0%
24 21 Kawaski Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ( Japan $8,299 $8,299 100.0%
40 39 Nippon Express Japan $3,396 $19,245 17.6%
16 18 Yamato Holdings Japan $12,262 $14,712 83.0%
18 13 NYK Group Japan $11,693 $18,281 64.0%
21 12 Mitsui O.S.K Lines Japan $10,668 $11,311 94.3%
22 25 SG Holdings Japan $8,568 $10,353 82.8%
41 42 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Israel $3,248 $3,248 100.0%
11 11 Indian Railways India $18,628 $26,092 71.4%
38 40 Cathay Pacific Airways Hong Kong $3,613 $14,170 25.5%
6 6 Deutsche Post DHL Group Germany $24,307 $72,622 33.5%
42 43 Lufthansa Group Germany $3,201 $42,292 7.6%
13 15 Deutsche Bahn AG Germany $13,630 $51,943 26.2%
14 17 Hapag-Lloyd AG Germany $13,586 $13,586 100.0%
7 9 CMA CGM Group France $23,480 $23,480 100.0%
23 24 GeoPost Group France $8,306 $8,699 95.5%
4 4 Maersk Denmark $34,707 $39,019 88.9%
3 3 China Railway Corp. China $45,001 $165,494 27.2%
12 14 COSCO Shipping Group China $18,179 $18,179 100.0%
15 20 SF Express China $13,547 $13,547 100.0%
27 28 Canadian Pacific Railway Canada $5,516 $5,642 97.8%
37 36 TFI International Canada $3,746 $3,951 94.8%
20 22 Canadian National Railway Canada $10,747 $11,045 97.3%
43 41 Toll Group Australia $3,128 $6,350 49.3%
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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Shipping Shows Signs of Panic as Houthis Menace Trade Lane

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Maersk Extends Red Sea Diversion and Warns Risk Will Persist

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