Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $55,684 | $60,319 | 93.3% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $53,387 | $60,906 | 87.7% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $32,445 | $136,680 | 23.7% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $26,410 | $36,408 | 72.5% |
5 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $20,863 | $31,957 | 65.3% |
6 | 9 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $20,260 | $63,460 | 31.9% |
7 | 5 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $19,941 | $19,941 | 100.0% |
8 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $18,921 | $19,829 | 95.4% |
9 | 10 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $17,675 | $17,675 | 100.0% |
10 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $15,977 | $15,977 | 100.0% |
11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $15,929 | $24,574 | 64.8% |
12 | 13 | NYK Group | Japan | $12,789 | $18,395 | 69.5% |
13 | 14 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $12,731 | $13,607 | 93.6% |
14 | 16 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,085 | $44,912 | 26.9% |
15 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,662 | $11,662 | 100.0% |
16 | 20 | Yamato Group | Japan | $11,136 | $16,881 | 66.0% |
17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,069 | $11,069 | 100.0% |
18 | 12 | China COSCO Shipping Corp. | China | $10,518 | $10,518 | 100.0% |
19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $9,888 | $9,888 | 100.0% |
20 | 18 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $9,465 | $9,465 | 100.0% |
21 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $8,689 | $8,953 | 97.0% |
22 | 22 | SF Express | China | $8,585 | $8,585 | 100.0% |
23 | 30 | XPO | United States | $7,388 | $14,619 | 50.5% |
24 | 25 | SG Holdings Group | Japan | $7,142 | $8,858 | 80.6% |
25 | 26 | GeoPost Group | France | $6,583 | $6,825 | 96.5% |
26 | 24 | Hamburg Süd Group | Germany | $6,234 | $6,234 | 100.0% |
27 | 28 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $5,717 | $6,555 | 87.2% |
28 | 27 | Orient Overseas International | Hong Kong | $5,298 | $5,298 | 100.0% |
29 | 32 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,698 | $4,698 | 100.0% |
30 | 29 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,508 | $4,636 | 97.2% |
31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $3,749 | $3,749 | 100.0% |
32 | 34 | Swift Transportation | United States | $3,721 | $4,032 | 92.3% |
33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $3,579 | $3,579 | 100.0% |
34 | 36 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,426 | $4,464 | 76.8% |
35 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $3,412 | $3,836 | 88.9% |
36 | 37 | Schneider | United States | $3,383 | $4,046 | 83.6% |
37 | 46 | Nippon Express | Japan | $2,993 | $17,092 | 18.3% |
38 | 44 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $2,992 | $2,992 | 100.0% |
39 | 40 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $2,884 | $22,799 | 12.6% |
40 | 41 | TFI International | Canada | $2,857 | $2,994 | 95.4% |
41 | 39 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,838 | $5,898 | 48.1% |
42 | 47 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,588 | $2,588 | 100.0% |
43 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $2,584 | $11,946 | 21.6% |
44 | 42 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,540 | $2,540 | 100.0% |
45 | - | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,334 | $2,334 | 100.0% |
46 | 48 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,307 | $35,043 | 6.6% |
47 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,194 | $3,184 | 68.9% |
48 | - | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,155 | $2,397 | 89.9% |
49 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,131 | $2,605 | 81.8% |
50 | 49 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,107 | $9,918 | 21.2% |
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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