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