Infrastructure and automation improvements have helped port operators, but there is still more work to be done.
A new No. 1 leads off this year’s Transport Topics Top 50 list of the world’s largest freight companies.
Get a continent-by-continent and country- by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | - | Toll Group | Australia | $7,800 | $7,800 | 100% |
45 | 42 | TFI International | Canada | $7,357 | $7,357 | 100% |
31 | 31 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $13,147 | $13,147 | 100% |
8 | 7 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $58,108 | $58,108 | 100% |
10 | 12 | SF Express | China | $41,838 | $41,838 | 100% |
12 | 11 | China State Railway Group | China | $38,475 | $199,352 | 19.3% |
25 | 19 | Sinotrans | China | $16,169 | $16,169 | 100% |
14 | 13 | DSV A/S | Denmark | $33,298 | $33,298 | 100% |
5 | 5 | Maersk | Denmark | $80,023 | $81,490 | 98.2% |
42 | 40 | Bolloré Logistics | France | $7,477 | $11,261 | 66.4% |
24 | 20 | Geopost | France | $16,402 | $16,402 | 100% |
28 | 25 | SNCF Group | France | $14,429 | $43,592 | 33.1% |
7 | 6 | CMA CGM | France | $74,500 | $74,500 | 100% |
40 | 38 | Dachser Group | Germany | $8,577 | $8,577 | 100% |
13 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $36,319 | $36,319 | 100% |
15 | 9 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $31,101 | $43,681 | 71.2% |
47 | - | Rhenus Group | Germany | $7,144 | $7,584 | 94.2% |
4 | 3 | DHL Group | Germany | $87,036 | $108,254 | 80.4% |
36 | 35 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | $11,065 | $11,065 | 100% |
22 | 23 | Indian Railways | India | $19,338 | $22,885 | 84.5% |
33 | 33 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $12,562 | $12,562 | 100% |
46 | 43 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | $7,316 | $7,316 | 100% |
16 | - | Ocean Network Express | Japan | $29,916 | $29,916 | 100% |
21 | - | Nippon Express | Japan | $19,929 | $19,929 | 100% |
30 | 36 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $13,501 | $13,693 | 98.6% |
35 | 30 | SG Holdings | Japan | $11,649 | $11,696 | 99.6% |
29 | 29 | HMM Co. | South Korea | $14,380 | $14,380 | 100% |
37 | 37 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | $9,387 | $9,387 | 100% |
9 | 8 | Kuehne + Nagel International | Switzerland | $45,066 | $45,066 | 100% |
11 | 10 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $38,938 | $38,938 | 100% |
20 | 21 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $20,587 | $21,050 | 97.8% |
38 | 39 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Co. | Taiwan | $8,755 | $8,755 | 100% |
39 | 41 | Wan Hai Lines | Taiwan | $8,686 | $8,686 | 100% |
48 | - | GLS Group | The Netherlands | $6,656 | $6,656 | 100% |
43 | 45 | Landstar System | USA | $7,437 | $7,437 | 100% |
44 | 47 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $7,429 | $7,429 | 100% |
17 | 16 | BNSF Railway | USA | $25,888 | $25,888 | 100% |
49 | 49 | Schneider | USA | $6,604 | $6,604 | 100% |
18 | 18 | Union Pacific Railroad | USA | $24,875 | $24,875 | 100% |
50 | 50 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $6,260 | $6,260 | 100% |
19 | 17 | C.H. Robinson | USA | $23,516 | $24,702 | 95.2% |
23 | 22 | Expeditors International | USA | $17,071 | $17,071 | 100% |
26 | 27 | CSX Corp. | USA | $14,853 | $14,853 | 100% |
27 | 28 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $14,814 | $14,814 | 100% |
32 | 32 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $12,745 | $12,745 | 100% |
1 | - | Amazon.com Inc. | USA | $117,716 | $514,044 | 22.9% |
2 | 1 | UPS Inc. | USA | $100,338 | $100,338 | 100% |
34 | 26 | XPO | USA | $12,121 | $12,121 | 100% |
3 | 2 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $90,155 | $90,155 | 100% |
6 | 4 | United States Postal Service | USA | $78,507 | $78,507 | 100% |
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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