Top 50 Global Freight | Airport Data
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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24 | 24 | XPO | USA | $8,156 | $16,252 | 50.2% |
25 | 25 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $8,022 | $9,637 | 83.2% |
34 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,513 | $4,513 | 100.0% |
35 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,177 | $4,674 | 89.4% |
36 | 33 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,015 | $4,015 | 100.0% |
1 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $72,593 | $84,628 | 85.8% |
42 | 36 | Schneider | USA | $3,457 | $4,553 | 75.9% |
11 | 9 | BNSF Railway | USA | $19,778 | $20,869 | 94.8% |
12 | 11 | Union Pacific | USA | $19,533 | $19,533 | 100.0% |
46 | 45 | Estes Express | USA | $3,055 | $3,547 | 86.1% |
50 | 43 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,633 | $2,633 | 100.0% |
18 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $10,538 | $10,538 | 100.0% |
2 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $70,456 | $74,729 | 94.3% |
20 | 18 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $9,789 | $9,789 | 100.0% |
32 | 40 | Emirates Group | UAE | $4,657 | $8,230 | 56.6% |
49 | - | Turkish Airlines | Turkey | $2,722 | $6,734 | 40.4% |
26 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $6,565 | $7,029 | 93.4% |
33 | 30 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Co. | Taiwan | $4,632 | $5,135 | 90.2% |
48 | - | Wan Hai Lines | Taiwan | $2,779 | $2,779 | 100.0% |
5 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co | Switzerland | $29,995 | $29,995 | 100.0% |
29 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $5,438 | $5,438 | 100.0% |
38 | - | Korean Air | South Korea | $3,605 | $6,280 | 57.4% |
47 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $2,995 | $3,770 | 79.5% |
10 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $21,649 | $30,261 | 71.5% |
31 | 48 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $5,071 | $8,062 | 62.9% |
30 | 35 | General Logistics Systems (Royal Mail) | Netherlands | $5,183 | $5,183 | 100.0% |
44 | - | Cargolux | Luxembourg | $3,171 | $3,171 | 100.0% |
23 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $8,721 | $9,556 | 91.3% |
27 | 26 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $5,967 | $5,967 | 100.0% |
43 | 38 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,317 | $18,856 | 17.6% |
15 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $13,523 | $15,274 | 88.5% |
21 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,702 | $11,806 | 82.2% |
22 | 20 | NYK Group | Japan | $9,205 | $15,254 | 60.3% |
37 | 39 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,992 | $3,992 | 100.0% |
13 | 12 | Indian Railways | India | $15,740 | $18,618 | 84.5% |
39 | 41 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,596 | $6,051 | 59.4% |
6 | 7 | Deutsche Post DHL | Germany | $26,779 | $76,191 | 35.1% |
45 | 47 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $3,144 | $15,498 | 20.3% |
14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $14,567 | $14,567 | 100.0% |
17 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $12,357 | $45,508 | 27.2% |
8 | 5 | CMA CGM | France | $24,230 | $31,580 | 76.7% |
16 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $12,460 | $12,460 | 100.0% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $35,718 | $39,740 | 89.9% |
7 | 10 | Cosco Shipping | China | $24,820 | $24,820 | 100.0% |
9 | 13 | SF Express | China | $22,317 | $22,317 | 100.0% |
3 | 3 | China State Railway Group | China | $46,357 | $164,346 | 28.2% |
28 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,624 | $5,750 | 97.8% |
40 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,542 | $3,782 | 93.6% |
19 | 19 | Canadian National | Canada | $10,060 | $10,307 | 97.6% |
41 | 44 | Toll Group (Japan Post) | Australia | $3,503 | $7,112 | 49.3% |
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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