2017 Top 50 Global Freight

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest Global Freight Carriers

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Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
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
Cosco Shipping Group
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%

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