2020 Top 50 Global Freight Carriers

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Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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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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July 29, 2020C.H. Robinson Profit, Revenue Fall in Q2 Over COVID-19 Impact
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July 28, 2020Landstar Reports Lower Net Income in Q2
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July 23, 2020Echo Global Reports $514 Million in Q2 Revenue
Echo Global Logistics saw a large drop in profit but a smaller decline in revenue during the second quarter.
July 23, 2020C.H. Robinson, Microsoft Forge Alliance to Enhance Supply Chain Monitoring
C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. have aligned with the goal of digitally transforming supply chains to improve monitoring, the logistics company announced July 14.
July 15, 2020Pilot Freight Services Adds Five Franchise Locations
Transportation and logistics company Pilot Freight Services has added five franchise locations to enhance services for the automotive, health care, home furnishings, industrial products and packaging industries.
July 6, 2020FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
FedEx said its fourth-quarter net income was a loss of $334 million, or negative $1.28 a share, compared with a loss of $1.97 billion, or negative $7.56 a share, in the 2019 period.
July 1, 2020Schneider Leverages Carrier Network With FreightPower Launch
Schneider launched a new marketplace, Schneider FreightPower, to give shippers access to an expanded and flexible capacity network.
June 3, 2020Last-Mile Delivery Fleets Navigate Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic
Last-mile fleets such as FedEx, Amazon, XPO and UPS have been dealing with a spike in demand while also implementing safety protocols to protect employees and customers.
May 26, 2020