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