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