2018 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers

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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company |
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Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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45 | 45 | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,583 | $2,583 | 100% |
46 | 48 | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,476 | $2,746 | 90.2% |
16 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,408 | $11,408 | 100% |
19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $10,551 | $10,551 | 100% |
23 | 23 | XPO Logistics | United States | $7,516 | $15,381 | 48.9% |
26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $6,181 | $7,190 | 86% |
29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,891 | $4,891 | 100% |
30 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | United States | $4,634 | $5,186 | 89.4% |
1 | 1 | FedEx Logistics | United States | $57,198 | $62,335 | 91.8% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $57,100 | $65,872 | 86.7% |
35 | 36 | Schneider | United States | $3,647 | $4,384 | 83.2% |
38 | 38 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $3,358 | $3,358 | 100% |
8 | 7 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $21,240 | $21,240 | 100% |
10 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $20,406 | $21,387 | 95.4% |
37 | 39 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,386 | $24,831 | 13.6% |
31 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $4,444 | $4,947 | 88.9% |
33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,303 | $4,303 | 100% |
7 | 9 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $21,428 | $21,428 | 100% |
47 | 50 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,473 | $10,387 | 23.8% |
32 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,438 | $4,438 | 100% |
34 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,775 | $4,918 | 76.8% |
44 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,616 | $3,798 | 68.9% |
5 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,285 | $38,594 | 68.1% |
49 | - | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,404 | $3,024 | 79.5% |
50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,349 | $2,785 | 84.3% |
12 | 13 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines | Japan | $13,958 | $14,830 | 94.1% |
13 | 12 | NYK Group | Japan | $13,869 | $19,903 | 69.7% |
18 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $11,190 | $15,459 | 72% |
21 | 20 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $10,166 | $10,166 | 100% |
25 | 24 | SG Holdings | Japan | $7,302 | $9,003 | 81.1% |
39 | 37 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,117 | $17,798 | 17.5% |
42 | 44 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,978 | $2,978 | 100% |
11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $17,948 | $25,311 | 64.8% |
27 | 28 | Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. | Hong Kong | $6,108 | $6,108 | 100% |
40 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,067 | $12,483 | 24.6% |
43 | 46 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,851 | $40,186 | 7.1% |
15 | 14 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,578 | $48,234 | 26.1% |
17 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,264 | $11,264 | 100% |
6 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $21,915 | $68,271 | 32.1% |
24 | 25 | GeoPost Group | France | $7,350 | $7,699 | 95.5% |
9 | 10 | CMA CGM Group | France | $21,116 | $21,116 | 100% |
4 | 4 | The Maersk Group | Denmark | $29,096 | $30,945 | 94% |
14 | 18 | COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. | China | $13,378 | $13,378 | 100% |
20 | 22 | SF Express | China | $10,522 | $10,522 | 100% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $39,395 | $150,274 | 26.2% |
22 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $9,766 | $10,054 | 97% |
28 | 30 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,915 | $5,053 | 97.3% |
36 | 40 | TFI International | Canada | $3,460 | $3,655 | 94.7% |
48 | 42 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,409 | $2,409 | 100% |
41 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,023 | $6,282 | 48.1% |

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Top 50 News
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Americold Logistics reported improved financial results for the second quarter with revenue from its temperature-controlled warehousing operations growing 2.8% and profit margins expanding by 150 basis points, or 1.5%, compared with the same period a year ago.
August 9, 2018XPO Opens Final-Mile Distribution Hub in Toronto
XPO Logistics has expanded its home-delivery business in Canada with the opening of a 50,000-square-foot distribution hub in Toronto.
August 8, 2018Expeditors International Reports 2Q Earnings, Revenue
Air and ocean freight forwarder Expeditors International of Washington reported sharply higher profits and strong revenue growth in the second quarter of 2018.
August 7, 2018Pilot Freight Buys Manna, Expands Furniture Delivery
Pilot Freight Services acquired Manna Freight Systems to expand its final-mile delivery and installation services of furniture and appliances. Terms of the deal were not released.
July 20, 2018Trucking Stocks Roll Steady as Investors Downshift on Market
Publicly traded trucking firms have seen record-setting freight in the first half of this year but their stock prices have lagged as cautious investors pulled back from a long-running bull market and an industry that can’t find enough drivers to haul its loads.
July 12, 2018PepsiCo Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Settle California Drivers’ Work Break Lawsuit
PepsiCo Inc. and related companies agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that drivers didn’t receive breaks required by California law.
June 26, 2018South Korean Giant CJ Logistics Buys DSC Logistics
South Korea’s CJ Logistics will take majority control of Des Plaines, Ill.-based DSC Logistics in a deal expected to close in the third quarter.
June 11, 2018Lineage Logistics Acquires Warehouse in Wisconsin, Adds Four Southeast Locations
Lineage Logistics has acquired Service Cold Storage in Stevens Point, Wis., along with a portfolio of four leased cold-storage warehouses located in Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia.
June 5, 2018Schneider Executive Shaleen Devgun Named Adviser to Investment Firm 8VC
The connection between Schneider, one of the nation’s largest truckload and logistics service providers, and venture capital fund 8VC is deepening with the appointment of Shaleen Devgun, chief information officer and executive vice president at Schneider, as an adviser to the San Francisco-based investment firm.
June 4, 2018DHL to Open Americas Innovation Center, Relocates Florida Facility
International logistics giant DHL has been active in the United States this spring, laying the foundation for a major marketing and education center and growing a service facility in Florida.
June 1, 2018