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

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

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Global Freight News
Business, Technology, Global Freight

CSX Q3 Profit Up 15% as Railroad Hauls 2% More Freight

CSX Corp. delivered 15% more profit in the third quarter as it handled 2% more freight and worked to eliminate the delays shippers have been complaining about for months.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
October 21, 2022
Business, Equipment, Global Freight, TCA

UPS Aircraft Mechanics Ratify Labor Contract

Aircraft mechanics at UPS Inc. voted to ratify a labor contract extension that will give them a 3.3% hike in pay annually for three years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union announced Oct. 18.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 19, 2022
Business, Safety, Global Freight, TCA

California Ports Reveal Surge in Harmful Emissions in 2021

California port officials announced an unprecedented increase in harmful emissions last year. Although the increase in pollution was substantial, officials said emissions are still much lower than levels in the mid-2000s.

Tony Briscoe | Chicago Tribune
October 18, 2022
Government, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Truckers Win Over BNSF in Case Regarding Illinois Biometrics Law

In what is believed to be the first jury verdict related to Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, a $228 million judgment has been entered against BNSF Railway in a class-action lawsuit over the railroad’s collection of fingerprint data.

Sarah Freishtat | Chicago Tribune
October 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Expands Green Fleet With $1 Billion Order for Vessels

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the world’s largest oil consumers, ordered six large containerships that can sail on green methanol as part of the transport giant’s plan to become carbon neutral.

Christian Wienberg | Bloomberg News
October 5, 2022
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

MSC Launches Air Cargo Business

Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s largest container line, will expand into air cargo using four leased Boeing Co. wide-body freighters after missing out in a bid for Italy’s flag-carrier airline.

Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg News
September 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Container Lines Set to Smash Year-Old Profit Record

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
August 9, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

HMM to Continue Deploying More Ships as Port Congestion Persists

HMM Co., the biggest container-shipping line in South Korea, will continue deploying more vessels than usual to try to meet demand from the country’s exporters struggling to transport goods overseas.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
May 10, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Labor Leaders Optimistic Over Port Contract Talks

With negotiations expected to begin soon between the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, ILWU leaders are expressing confidence that the two sides will reach an agreement — without an interruption in work — before the June 30 deadline for the current contract expiration.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2022
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