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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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% |
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% |
48 | 32 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $5,895 | $15,867 | 37.2% |
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% |
8 | - | Kuehne + Nagel International | Switzerland | $40,147 | $40,147 | 100% |
10 | 5 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $32,399 | $32,399 | 100% |
37 | - | CJ Logistics | South Korea | $9,908 | $9,908 | 100% |
29 | 29 | HMM Co. | South Korea | $12,048 | $12,048 | 100% |
14 | 10 | Russian Railways | Russia | $27,536 | $33,073 | 83.3% |
46 | 31 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $6,329 | $14,370 | 44% |
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% |
24 | 22 | NYK Group | Japan | $13,862 | $15,192 | 91.2% |
30 | 21 | SG Holdings | Japan | $11,616 | $11,948 | 97.2% |
33 | 37 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $10,729 | $10,729 | 100% |
23 | 13 | Indian Railways | India | $15,229 | $17,235 | 88.4% |
35 | - | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | $10,520 | $10,520 | 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% |
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% |
25 | - | SNCF Group | France | $12,896 | $41,094 | 31.4% |
5 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $60,439 | $61,787 | 97.8% |
13 | - | DSV A/S (North America) | Denmark | $28,983 | $28,983 | 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% |
42 | 40 | TFI International | Canada | $7,220 | $7,220 | 100% |
31 | 19 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $11,547 | $11,547 | 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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