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