2022 Top 50 Global Freight Companies

2022 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Companies

Up Front

Supply chain disruptions may be easing, but freight volumes continue to stir anxiety in shippers.

Non-asset based companies join the field in this year’s Global Freight Top 50 list.

Get a continent-by-continent and country-by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.

Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
1 1
UPS Inc.
USA $97,287 $97,287 100%
2 2
FedEx Corp.
USA $92,110 $92,110 100%
3 6
Deutsche Post DHL
Germany $77,050 $101,697 75.8%
4 -
United States Postal Service
USA $77,040 $77,040 100%
5 4
Maersk
Denmark $60,439 $61,787 97.8%
6 8
CMA CGM
France $56,193 $56,193 100%
7 7
Cosco Shipping Group
China $51,722 $51,722 100%
8 -
Kuehne + Nagel International
Switzerland $40,147 $40,147 100%
9 17
Deutsche Bahn Group
Germany $33,027 $52,624 62.8%
10 5
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Switzerland $32,399 $32,399 100%
11 3
China State Railway Group
China $32,089 $166,355 19.3%
12 9
SF Express
China $29,644 $29,644 100%
13 -
DSV A/S (North America)
Denmark $28,983 $28,983 100%
14 10
Russian Railways
Russia $27,536 $33,073 83.3%
15 14
Hapag-Lloyd
Germany $26,339 $26,339 100%
16 11
BNSF Railway
USA $23,282 $23,282 100%
17 -
C.H. Robinson
USA $22,047 $23,102 95.4%
18 12
Union Pacific Railroad
USA $21,804 $21,804 100%
19 -
Sinotrans
China $19,273 $19,273 100%
20 16
GeoPost/DPDgroup
France $17,262 $17,262 100%
21 26
Evergreen Marine Corp.
Taiwan $17,031 $17,522 97.2%
22 -
Expeditors International
USA $16,524 $16,524 100%
23 13
Indian Railways
India $15,229 $17,235 88.4%
24 22
NYK Group
Japan $13,862 $15,192 91.2%
25 -
SNCF Group
France $12,896 $41,094 31.4%
26 24
XPO
USA $12,806 $12,806 100%
27 18
CSX Corp.
USA $12,522 $12,522 100%
28 25
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
USA $12,168 $12,168 100%
29 29
HMM Co.
South Korea $12,048 $12,048 100%
30 21
SG Holdings
Japan $11,616 $11,948 97.2%
31 19
Canadian National Railway
Canada $11,547 $11,547 100%
32 20
Norfolk Southern
USA $11,142 $11,142 100%
33 37
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
Israel $10,729 $10,729 100%
34 23
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Japan $10,655 $11,159 95.5%
35 -
Kerry Logistics
Hong Kong $10,520 $10,520 100%
36 15
Yamato Holdings
Japan $9,926 $14,927 66.5%
37 -
CJ Logistics
South Korea $9,908 $9,908 100%
38 -
Dachser Group
Germany $9,744 $9,744 100%
39 33
Yang Ming Marine Transport Co.
Taiwan $8,762 $8,762 100%
40 -
Bolloré Logistics
France $8,648 $11,615 74.5%
41 48
Wan Hai Lines
Taiwan $8,163 $8,163 100%
42 40
TFI International
Canada $7,220 $7,220 100%
43 -
Kintetsu World Express
Japan $7,105 $7,105 100%
44 27
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line)
Japan $6,893 $6,893 100%
45 -
Landstar System
USA $6,538 $6,538 100%
46 31
Qatar Airways
Qatar $6,329 $14,370 44%
47 35
Knight-Swift Transportation
USA $5,998 $5,998 100%
48 32
Emirates Group
United Arab Emirates $5,895 $15,867 37.2%
49 42
Schneider
USA $5,609 $5,609 100%
50 36
Old Dominion Freight Line
USA $5,256 $5,256 100%

Extras

Last year saw air- and sea-freight volumes bounce back from supply chain struggles.

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