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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DHL Plans Expansion in Latin America

Five Latin American nations could share $556 million by 2028 as contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain plans to expand its regional fulfillment network.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2023
Global Freight

IMO Countries Agree to Net-Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

Maritime nations agreed July 7 to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed.

Sibi Arasu | Associated Press
July 7, 2023
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CSX and CPKC Will Connect to Increase Traffic in Southeast

CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal June 28 that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle more freight.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
June 29, 2023
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Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023
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Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group Changes Name to DHL Group

BONN, Germany — German multinational package delivery and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group said June 19 that it is changing its name to DHL Group as of the beginning of July.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
June 20, 2023
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Global Shipping Company ZIM Relocates US Headquarters

ZIM American Integrated Shipping Services, a global container shipping company, is set to relocate its U.S. headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Virginia Beach.

Gabby Jimenez | The Virginian-Pilot
June 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Chicago Suburbs Appeal Federal Approval of CPKC Rail Merger

A group of suburban Chicago communities is appealing the federal approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger that is expected to bring more freight trains to the area.

Sarah Freishtat | Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2023
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California’s Port Dominance Is Slipping as Cargo Shifts East

The pandemic’s cargo crush pushed the Los Angeles and Long Beach complex close to the breaking point, allowing ports from New York-New Jersey to Houston to grow their market share.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
May 8, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Engineers Frustrated With Railroad Sick Time Policies

OMAHA, Neb. — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
May 8, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Profits Slip in Q1, Forecasts Weak 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, signaled weaker results for the rest of 2023 after reporting first-quarter operating profit that tumbled by more than half.

Christian Wienberg | Bloomberg News
May 4, 2023
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