2018 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers
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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) |
Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,438 | $4,438 | 100% |
| 33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,303 | $4,303 | 100% |
| 38 | 38 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $3,358 | $3,358 | 100% |
| 7 | 9 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $21,428 | $21,428 | 100% |
| 8 | 7 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $21,240 | $21,240 | 100% |
| 9 | 10 | CMA CGM Group | France | $21,116 | $21,116 | 100% |
| 42 | 44 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,978 | $2,978 | 100% |
| 45 | 45 | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,583 | $2,583 | 100% |
| 14 | 18 | COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. | China | $13,378 | $13,378 | 100% |
| 16 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,408 | $11,408 | 100% |
| 48 | 42 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,409 | $2,409 | 100% |
| 17 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,264 | $11,264 | 100% |
| 19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $10,551 | $10,551 | 100% |
| 20 | 22 | SF Express | China | $10,522 | $10,522 | 100% |
| 21 | 20 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $10,166 | $10,166 | 100% |
| 27 | 28 | Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. | Hong Kong | $6,108 | $6,108 | 100% |
| 29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,891 | $4,891 | 100% |
| 37 | 39 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,386 | $24,831 | 13.6% |
| 39 | 37 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,117 | $17,798 | 17.5% |
| 47 | 50 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,473 | $10,387 | 23.8% |
| 40 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,067 | $12,483 | 24.6% |
| 15 | 14 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,578 | $48,234 | 26.1% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $39,395 | $150,274 | 26.2% |
| 6 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $21,915 | $68,271 | 32.1% |
| 41 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,023 | $6,282 | 48.1% |
| 23 | 23 | XPO Logistics | United States | $7,516 | $15,381 | 48.9% |
| 11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $17,948 | $25,311 | 64.8% |
| 5 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,285 | $38,594 | 68.1% |
| 44 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,616 | $3,798 | 68.9% |
| 13 | 12 | NYK Group | Japan | $13,869 | $19,903 | 69.7% |
| 43 | 46 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,851 | $40,186 | 7.1% |
| 18 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $11,190 | $15,459 | 72% |
| 34 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,775 | $4,918 | 76.8% |
| 49 | - | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,404 | $3,024 | 79.5% |
| 25 | 24 | SG Holdings | Japan | $7,302 | $9,003 | 81.1% |
| 35 | 36 | Schneider | United States | $3,647 | $4,384 | 83.2% |
| 50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,349 | $2,785 | 84.3% |
| 26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $6,181 | $7,190 | 86% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $57,100 | $65,872 | 86.7% |
| 31 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $4,444 | $4,947 | 88.9% |
| 30 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | United States | $4,634 | $5,186 | 89.4% |
| 46 | 48 | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,476 | $2,746 | 90.2% |
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Logistics | United States | $57,198 | $62,335 | 91.8% |
| 4 | 4 | The Maersk Group | Denmark | $29,096 | $30,945 | 94% |
| 12 | 13 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines | Japan | $13,958 | $14,830 | 94.1% |
| 36 | 40 | TFI International | Canada | $3,460 | $3,655 | 94.7% |
| 10 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $20,406 | $21,387 | 95.4% |
| 24 | 25 | GeoPost Group | France | $7,350 | $7,699 | 95.5% |
| 22 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $9,766 | $10,054 | 97% |
| 28 | 30 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,915 | $5,053 | 97.3% |
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Another firm has joined the competitive same-day delivery space, facing off against major logistics firms as it works to find a niche in moving and delivering bulky, heavy items for retailers and consumers. Seattle-based Dolly recently expanded to serve seven large cities and has teamed with such merchants as Costco Wholesale Corp., Crate & Barrel, Lowe’s Cos. and The Container Store.
April 10, 2018Investors, Fleets Back Video-Based Telematics
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After a string of high-profile acquisitions pushed XPO Logistics to the top of the Transport Topics Logistics 50 list in 2017, the company kept its No. 1 ranking this year by growing its business organically and by effectively cross-selling transportation and logistics services to shippers.
April 9, 2018Visions of the Future of Logistics
Here's what some industry professionals had to say about what the future may hold.
April 9, 2018Security Robot Cuts Crime for XPO
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April 5, 2018Investment in Technology, Innovation Is Changing Business of Logistics
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April 3, 2018Ryder Acquires Last-Mile Delivery Carrier MXD Group
Ryder System Inc. is acquiring all of the outstanding equity of MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider, with its North American network of facilities, including last-mile capabilities.
April 3, 2018UPS Pilots Complain About Shortage of Airplanes
UPS Inc. already was in trouble with Wall Street over a long-term investment plan to cope with soaring e-commerce. Now the company is clashing with its pilots union because of a short-term fix for the same challenge.
April 2, 2018UPS Begins Regular Cargo Flights Out of San Bernardino Airport
UPS Inc. has started operating five cargo flights a week out of San Bernardino International Airport, officials announced March 26.
March 28, 2018Logistics Revenues Due to Go Up in Quarterly Reports, but Margins Still Drag Down Profits
Third-party logistics firms capitalized on stronger demand to transport freight this summer but spent more to purchase trucks, resulting in what Wall Street analysts predict will be a mixed-earnings season.
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