Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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44 | - | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $2,972 | $2,972 | 100% |
17 | 15 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,811 | $11,811 | 100% |
19 | 18 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $10,511 | $10,511 | 100% |
28 | 32 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $5,501 | $6,188 | 89% |
30 | - | XPO | United States | $5,111 | $12,411 | 41% |
32 | 34 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,832 | $4,832 | 100% |
8 | 7 | BNSF Railway | United States | $21,002 | $21,967 | 96% |
1 | 2 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $52,014 | $56,241 | 92% |
34 | 40 | Swift Transportation | United States | $3,903 | $4,229 | 92% |
2 | 1 | UPS Inc. | United States | $51,777 | $58,363 | 89% |
37 | 43 | Schneider | United States | $3,423 | $3,800 | 90% |
5 | 6 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $21,813 | $21,813 | 100% |
40 | 47 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,034 | $22,738 | 13% |
33 | 35 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,022 | $4,022 | 100% |
35 | 37 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $3,857 | $4,220 | 91% |
10 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $19,751 | $19,751 | 100% |
49 | - | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,318 | $10,011 | 23% |
23 | 23 | Hanjin Shipping Co. | South Korea | $6,800 | $6,800 | 100% |
31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,878 | $4,878 | 100% |
36 | 36 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,707 | $4,887 | 76% |
38 | - | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $3,169 | $4,600 | 69% |
6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $21,408 | $32,652 | 66% |
50 | - | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics | Norway | $2,308 | $3,321 | 70% |
45 | 39 | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,874 | $3,474 | 83% |
13 | 11 | NYK Group | Japan | $14,751 | $20,428 | 72% |
14 | 13 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $13,919 | $15,112 | 92% |
46 | 50 | Nippon Express | Japan | $2,810 | $16,046 | 18% |
18 | 17 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $10,867 | $10,867 | 100% |
20 | 19 | Yamato Group | Japan | $9,674 | $11,436 | 85% |
25 | 24 | SG Holdings Group | Japan | $6,318 | $8,215 | 77% |
42 | 45 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,999 | $2,999 | 100% |
11 | 10 | Indian Railways | India | $17,868 | $25,653 | 70% |
43 | 48 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $2,983 | $13,202 | 23% |
27 | 27 | Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. | Hong Kong | $5,953 | $5,953 | 100% |
9 | 9 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $19,880 | $65,784 | 30% |
15 | 21 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $13,441 | $13,441 | 100% |
48 | 49 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,616 | $35,603 | 7% |
16 | 14 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,311 | $44,946 | 27% |
24 | 26 | Hamburg Süd Group | Germany | $6,726 | $6,726 | 100% |
7 | 12 | CMA CGM Group | France | $21,084 | $21,727 | 97% |
26 | 29 | GeoPost Group | France | $6,131 | $6,303 | 97% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $29,696 | $41,205 | 72% |
12 | 16 | COSCO Group | China | $15,450 | $15,964 | 97% |
22 | 28 | SF Express | China | $7,612 | $7,612 | 100% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $37,208 | $147,452 | 25% |
41 | - | TFI International | Canada | $3,013 | $3,158 | 95% |
21 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $9,606 | $9,882 | 97% |
29 | 30 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,134 | $5,260 | 98% |
47 | 44 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,687 | $2,687 | 100% |
39 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,078 | $6,397 | 48% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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