Universal Logistics Holdings reported its best third quarter ever, following a trend of record-setting financial reports by freight carriers this year.
October 25, 20182020 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers
2020 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
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Freight carriers across the world experienced dramatic market shifts and volume swings in 2020.
The new trade deal between U.S., Mexico and Canada provides market certainty for North American trade.
The world’s largest freight carriers have navigated unprecedented circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 49 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,886 | $2,886 | 100.0% |
| 48 | 47 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,725 | $14,033 | 19.4% |
| 45 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | USA | $2,818 | $3,254 | 86.6% |
| 49 | 45 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,639 | $3,831 | 68.9% |
| 42 | 44 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,998 | $3,909 | 76.7% |
| 44 | 43 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,870 | $5,827 | 49.3% |
| 47 | 42 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,775 | $41,061 | 6.8% |
| 39 | 41 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,300 | $3,300 | 100.0% |
| 38 | 40 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,604 | $19,305 | 18.7% |
| 40 | 39 | Emirates Group | UAE | $3,051 | $24,774 | 12.3% |
| 41 | 38 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,039 | $13,653 | 22.3% |
| 37 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,691 | $3,902 | 94.6% |
| 35 | 36 | General Logistics Systems | Netherlands | $4,034 | $4,034 | 100.0% |
| 33 | 35 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,109 | $4,109 | 100.0% |
| 36 | 34 | Schneider | USA | $3,864 | $4,747 | 81.4% |
| 34 | 33 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,083 | $5,276 | 77.4% |
| 30 | 32 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,828 | $4,828 | 100.0% |
| 31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,729 | $4,729 | 100.0% |
| 32 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,408 | $4,844 | 91.0% |
| 29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,871 | $4,871 | 100.0% |
| 28 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,682 | $6,168 | 92.1% |
| 27 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,737 | $5,872 | 97.7% |
| 25 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $7,829 | $9,165 | 85.4% |
| 24 | 25 | XPO Logistics | USA | $7,864 | $16,648 | 47.2% |
| 26 | 24 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $7,022 | $7,022 | 100.0% |
| 23 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $8,600 | $8,600 | 100.0% |
| 22 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,036 | $10,683 | 84.6% |
| 21 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $9,696 | $10,633 | 91.2% |
| 19 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,953 | $11,241 | 97.4% |
| 18 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | USA | $11,296 | $11,296 | 100.0% |
| 20 | 18 | NYK Group | Japan | $10,210 | $16,262 | 62.8% |
| 17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $11,937 | $11,937 | 100.0% |
| 16 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,517 | $14,911 | 83.9% |
| 13 | 15 | SF Express | China | $16,050 | $16,050 | 100.0% |
| 14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $14,121 | $14,121 | 100.0% |
| 15 | 13 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,963 | $49,761 | 26.0% |
| 10 | 12 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $21,787 | $21,787 | 100.0% |
| 12 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $19,036 | $26,991 | 70.5% |
| 9 | 10 | BNSF Railway | USA | $22,328 | $23,515 | 95.0% |
| 11 | 9 | Union Pacific Corp. | USA | $21,708 | $21,708 | 100.0% |
| 8 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $24,002 | $24,002 | 100.0% |
| 5 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $30,254 | $30,254 | 100.0% |
| 7 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,265 | $70,940 | 34.2% |
| 6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,267 | $38,618 | 68.0% |
| 4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $34,839 | $38,890 | 89.6% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $44,468 | $163,536 | 27.2% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $63,978 | $74,094 | 86.3% |
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $64,690 | $69,189 | 93.5% |
| 50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,499 | $2,974 | 84.0% |
| 46 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,809 | $3,502 | 80.2% |
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