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
50 36 Old Dominion Freight Line USA $5,256 $5,256 100%
49 42 Schneider USA $5,609 $5,609 100%
48 32 Emirates Group United Arab Emirates $5,895 $15,867 37.2%
47 35 Knight-Swift Transportation USA $5,998 $5,998 100%
46 31 Qatar Airways Qatar $6,329 $14,370 44%
45 - Landstar System USA $6,538 $6,538 100%
44 27 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) Japan $6,893 $6,893 100%
43 - Kintetsu World Express Japan $7,105 $7,105 100%
42 40 TFI International Canada $7,220 $7,220 100%
41 48 Wan Hai Lines Taiwan $8,163 $8,163 100%
40 - Bolloré Logistics France $8,648 $11,615 74.5%
39 33 Yang Ming Marine Transport Co. Taiwan $8,762 $8,762 100%
38 - Dachser Group Germany $9,744 $9,744 100%
37 - CJ Logistics South Korea $9,908 $9,908 100%
36 15 Yamato Holdings Japan $9,926 $14,927 66.5%
35 - Kerry Logistics Hong Kong $10,520 $10,520 100%
34 23 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Japan $10,655 $11,159 95.5%
33 37 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Israel $10,729 $10,729 100%
32 20 Norfolk Southern USA $11,142 $11,142 100%
31 19 Canadian National Railway Canada $11,547 $11,547 100%
30 21 SG Holdings Japan $11,616 $11,948 97.2%
29 29 HMM Co. South Korea $12,048 $12,048 100%
28 25 J.B. Hunt Transport Services USA $12,168 $12,168 100%
27 18 CSX Corp. USA $12,522 $12,522 100%
26 24 XPO USA $12,806 $12,806 100%
25 - SNCF Group France $12,896 $41,094 31.4%
24 22 NYK Group Japan $13,862 $15,192 91.2%
23 13 Indian Railways India $15,229 $17,235 88.4%
22 - Expeditors International USA $16,524 $16,524 100%
21 26 Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan $17,031 $17,522 97.2%
20 16 GeoPost/DPDgroup France $17,262 $17,262 100%
19 - Sinotrans China $19,273 $19,273 100%
18 12 Union Pacific Railroad USA $21,804 $21,804 100%
17 - C.H. Robinson USA $22,047 $23,102 95.4%
16 11 BNSF Railway USA $23,282 $23,282 100%
15 14 Hapag-Lloyd Germany $26,339 $26,339 100%
14 10 Russian Railways Russia $27,536 $33,073 83.3%
13 - DSV A/S (North America) Denmark $28,983 $28,983 100%
12 9 SF Express China $29,644 $29,644 100%
11 3 China State Railway Group China $32,089 $166,355 19.3%
10 5 Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland $32,399 $32,399 100%
9 17 Deutsche Bahn Group Germany $33,027 $52,624 62.8%
8 - Kuehne + Nagel International Switzerland $40,147 $40,147 100%
7 7 COSCO Shipping Group China $51,722 $51,722 100%
6 8 CMA CGM France $56,193 $56,193 100%
5 4 Maersk Denmark $60,439 $61,787 97.8%
4 - United States Postal Service USA $77,040 $77,040 100%
3 6 Deutsche Post DHL Germany $77,050 $101,697 75.8%
2 2 FedEx Corp. USA $92,110 $92,110 100%
1 1 UPS Inc. USA $97,287 $97,287 100%
Extras

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

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Global Freight News
Government, Technology, Safety, Global Freight

Norfolk Southern Piloting Anonymous Employee Safety Hotline

OMAHA, Neb. — About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern soon will be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
January 30, 2024
Business, Fuel, Global Freight

Maersk Unveils World’s Biggest Methanol-Powered Containership

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S’s newest methanol-powered vessel will soon set sail from South Korea as the shipper seeks to reduce emissions in one of the world’s most-polluting industries.

Heejin Kim | Bloomberg News
January 26, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific Profit Up 1% in Q4 as Deliveries Rise

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter profit crept up 1% as the railroad delivered more fertilizer, imported goods and vehicles.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
January 25, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Canadian National Railway Maintains Earnings Growth Forecast

Canadian National Railway is sticking with its outlook for double-digit profit growth over the next few years, moving past a 2023 marred by labor strife, low grain shipments and a sluggish economy.

Stephanie Hughes | Bloomberg News
January 24, 2024
Government, Technology, Global Freight, TCA

USPS Installs EV Chargers in Atlanta, Will Expand Nationwide

This week, USPS unveiled its first set of EV charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center, the first of hundreds that will be installed at centers nationwide this year.

Leada Gore | al.com
January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.

January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

STB Calls for Status Hearing on Gulf Coast Amtrak Project

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which oversaw hearings into the possible restart of Gulf Coast rail during 2022, is calling the parties involved in the case for a status hearing.

John Sharp | Alabama Media Group (Birmingham, Ala.)
January 22, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.

January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

CMA CGM, Subsidiary Ceva to Buy UK Logistics Firm Wincanton

French shipping giant CMA CGM SA agreed to buy U.K. logistics company Wincanton Plc, part of the billionaire Saade family’s buying spree to diversify its transport operations.

Tara Patel | Bloomberg News
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Operate Some Ships as Joint Fleet

Global shipping giants Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have struck a partnership deal to operate some of their ships as a joint fleet in the future, the companies announced Jan. 17.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
January 17, 2024
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