Schneider National Inc. reported higher revenue and profits in the third quarter, but not all of its business units shared in the bounty.
November 1, 20182020 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers
2020 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
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Up Front
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.
Rankings
Rank This Year |
Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $64,690 | $69,189 | 93.5% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $63,978 | $74,094 | 86.3% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $44,468 | $163,536 | 27.2% |
| 4 | 4 | The Maersk Group | Denmark | $34,839 | $38,890 | 89.6% |
| 5 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $30,254 | $30,254 | 100.0% |
| 6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,267 | $38,618 | 68.0% |
| 7 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,265 | $70,940 | 34.2% |
| 8 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $24,002 | $24,002 | 100.0% |
| 9 | 10 | BNSF Railway | USA | $22,328 | $23,515 | 95.0% |
| 10 | 12 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $21,787 | $21,787 | 100.0% |
| 11 | 9 | Union Pacific Corp. | USA | $21,708 | $21,708 | 100.0% |
| 12 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $19,036 | $26,991 | 70.5% |
| 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% |
| 16 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,517 | $14,911 | 83.9% |
| 17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $11,937 | $11,937 | 100.0% |
| 18 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | USA | $11,296 | $11,296 | 100.0% |
| 19 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,953 | $11,241 | 97.4% |
| 20 | 18 | NYK Group | Japan | $10,210 | $16,262 | 62.8% |
| 21 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $9,696 | $10,633 | 91.2% |
| 22 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,036 | $10,683 | 84.6% |
| 23 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $8,600 | $8,600 | 100.0% |
| 24 | 25 | XPO Logistics | USA | $7,864 | $16,648 | 47.2% |
| 25 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $7,829 | $9,165 | 85.4% |
| 26 | 24 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $7,022 | $7,022 | 100.0% |
| 27 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,737 | $5,872 | 97.7% |
| 28 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,682 | $6,168 | 92.1% |
| 29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,871 | $4,871 | 100.0% |
| 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% |
| 33 | 35 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,109 | $4,109 | 100.0% |
| 34 | 33 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,083 | $5,276 | 77.4% |
| 35 | 36 | General Logistics Systems | Netherlands | $4,034 | $4,034 | 100.0% |
| 36 | 34 | Schneider | USA | $3,864 | $4,747 | 81.4% |
| 37 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,691 | $3,902 | 94.6% |
| 38 | 40 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,604 | $19,305 | 18.7% |
| 39 | 41 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,300 | $3,300 | 100.0% |
| 40 | 39 | Emirates Group | UAE | $3,051 | $24,774 | 12.3% |
| 41 | 38 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,039 | $13,653 | 22.3% |
| 42 | 44 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,998 | $3,909 | 76.7% |
| 43 | 49 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,886 | $2,886 | 100.0% |
| 44 | 43 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,870 | $5,827 | 49.3% |
| 45 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | USA | $2,818 | $3,254 | 86.6% |
| 46 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,809 | $3,502 | 80.2% |
| 47 | 42 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,775 | $41,061 | 6.8% |
| 48 | 47 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,725 | $14,033 | 19.4% |
| 49 | 45 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,639 | $3,831 | 68.9% |
| 50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,499 | $2,974 | 84.0% |
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