Part of a diversified collection of transportation businesses, Sodrel Truck Lines provides truckload freight hauling services, primarily in the midwestern US. Its services include truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and hazardous materials haulage. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Sodrel Truck Lines' fleet includes more than 300 tractors and 500 trailers. Customers have included the United States Postal Service, the US Department of Defense, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The company also offers warehousing and distribution services. Multiple generations of the Sodrel family have owned Sodrel Truck Lines, which was founded in 1929.

James J. Boyle was founded in 1964. By air or by sea, James J. Boyle transports cargo around the globe. The company provides freight forwarding and customs brokerage services for importers and exporters. As a freight forwarder, the company buys cargo capacity from air and ocean carriers and resells it to shippers. James J. Boyle also offers consulting, logistics, and cargo insurance for clients. The company's main offices are in Atlanta; Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and San Francisco; it operates at other major trade gateways through alliances with other freight forwarders.

The largest subsidiary of FedEx (about 60% of sales), FedEx Express is responsible for its parent's namesake express delivery business, the world's largest. FedEx Express delivers about 3.5 million packages per day throughout the US and to some 220 countries and territories worldwide. Packages (from envelopes to boxes weighing up to 150 pounds) account for most of the company's sales; FedEx Express also delivers pallets of freight weighing from 151 pounds to 2,200 pounds. The company operates a fleet of about 665 aircraft and about 41,000 motor vehicles and trailers.

Gulfstream International Group was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gulfstream International Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a scheduled airline; and a flight training academy for licensed commercial pilots, as well as provides scheduled and on-demand charter services. It provides flight training services for pilots holding commercial, multi-engine and instrument certifications; and offers frequent charter flights within its geographic operating region, including licensed flights to Cuba. The company operates approximately 147 scheduled flights per day, serving 9 destinations in Florida, 10 destinations in the Bahamas, and 5 destinations from continental airline’s Cleveland hub to cities in Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia under the department of transportation’s essential air service program. As of December 31, 2009, Gulfstream International Group operated a fleet of 23 Beechcraft ‘1900 Turboprop’ passenger aircraft. It operates under a principal code share and alliance agreement with Continental Airlines, as well as has code share agreements with United and Copa Airlines of Panama.

Throughout our history, American Steamship Company (ASC) has been a pioneer in Great Lakes vessel transportation. Founded in Buffalo, New York in 1907, American Steamship Company has witnessed and responded to dramatic changes in Great Lakes shipping and the industries it serves, many times leading the way with innovative solutions that have had a positive impact on lakes shipping throughout the years. Our Great Lakes fleet consists of self-unloading vessels that range in length from 635-feet to 1,000-feet. The diversity of our asset base enables us to transport a variety of dry bulk commodities including iron ore pellets, coal and limestone aggregates. Our single trip vessel carrying capacity ranges from 24,000 to 70,000 net tons. During the navigation season, our vessels operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and require no onshore assistance to unload cargo. Unloading speeds range from 7,000 to 10,000 net tons per hour. Today, under the ownership of GATX Corporation, ASC continues to provide safe, efficient and environmentally responsible waterborne transportation. We are dedicated to continuously building value for GATX, our customers, our employees and the communities in which we live and operate.

Like a little acorn, Oak Harbor Freight Lines has grown -- into a mighty interstate less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. (LTL carriers consolidate cargo from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) The company operates from about 35 terminals in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington; it maintains a fleet of some 500 tractors and 1,800 trailers. It serves the rest of the US through partnerships with LTL carriers such as Dayton Freight, Honolulu Freight Service, New England Motor Freight, and Southeastern Freight Lines. Oak Harbor is owned and run by brothers David and Edward Vander Pol. The company was founded in 1916 and acquired by the Vander Pol family in 1936.

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, provides rail transportation services in North America. It has approximately 32,094 route miles linking Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast ports with the Midwest and eastern United States gateways, and provides several corridors to Mexican gateways. The company offers freight transportation services for agricultural products, including whole grains and related commodities, food, and beverage products; automotive products; chemicals, such as industrial chemicals, plastics, and liquid petroleum products; energy products; industrial products; and intermodal containers. Union Pacific Corporation was founded in 1862 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) was founded in 1968. Evergreen Shipping Agency (America), formerly known as Evergreen America, serves as the US agent for its Taiwan-based parent, shipping giant Evergreen Marine Corporation, as well as two other shipping lines, Italia Marittima and Hatsu Marine Limited. As a shipping agent, the company provides ground-based administrative services and coordinates inland transportation of marine freight. Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. has about five logistics centers in the US and one in Canada, and it operates through agents in Latin America.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 537 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 68 cities in 35 states. The company also sells frequent flyer credits and related services to companies participating in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, including car rental agencies, hotels, restaurants, and retail locations. Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Algoma Central additionally provides, through Fraser Marine & Industrial, ship repair and steel fabrication services. Algoma company's subsidiary out of water, Algoma Central Properties, owns and manages commercial real estate such as malls, office buildings, and residential apartments. Diversified Algoma Central Corporation proves that business doesn't always have to be dry. The company's Algoma Tankers subsidiary provides ocean shipping through its six Canadian-flag liquid petroleum products tankers and a time-chartered US-flagged tanker. Algoma Central also owns about 20 Canadian-flagged dry-bulk vessels that operate on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway. This fleet is managed by Seaway Marine Transport.

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