Freight hauler Trans-System operates through three main units: System Transport (flatbed); TW Transport (refrigerated and dry van); and James J. Williams (bulk commodities). The Trans-System trucking companies operate from some 10 terminals in the western US. Overall, the company's fleet consists of about 1,000 tractors and 1,500 trailers. Trans-System also offers logistics services and runs a driver training school. Chairman and CEO Jim Williams founded the company in 1972, although it got its start when Williams' grandfather began transporting petroleum products throughout northern Idaho and eastern Washington.

C.R. England hauls refrigerated and dry cargo throughout the US. The company also serves parts of Canada and, through alliances, parts of Mexico. C.R. England's fleet includes some 3,500 tractors and about 5,700 trailers. Besides for-hire freight hauling, C.R. England offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term; logistics services, including freight brokerage; and intermodal railroad service. C.R. England was founded in 1920 by Chester Rodney England and is run by his descendants.

Northland Services spends much of its time in the waters of the northern Pacific. Through its fleet of forklifts, cranes, loaders, trucks, tractors, and shipping platforms, the company transports freight on barges between Seattle and ports in Alaska and Hawaii, as well as along rivers in Alaska. It operates marine terminals in Seattle, Alaska, and Hawaii that handle a variety of freight, including hazardous, oversized, and refrigerated shipments. Major Northland shareholders include the company's management team, founders James Haagen and Dunlap Towing, and Portland, Oregon-based investment firm Endeavour Capital. Northland was founded in 1977.

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.

The trains of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) are being driven by a new engineer. In December 2007 the government of Hong Kong, which owns KCRC, combined the company's rail operations with those of commuter rail operator MTR, which also is controlled by the government. Before its operations were merged with MTR's, KCRC provided commuter rail service in the Hong Kong region over three main lines. Its network consisted of some 113 kilometers (70 miles) of track. Although MTR runs the combined system, KCRC retains ownership of its rail-related assets and receives payments from MTR under a 50-year contract, which may be extended.

Phoenix International Freight Services makes sure your cargo doesn't go up in flames. The company offers logistics services throughout the world, arranging the transportation of both air and ocean freight. It also provides cargo insurance, customs brokerage, vendor management, and warehousing and distribution services. Phoenix operates more than two dozen offices in the US, plus almost 50 more in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America; the company also maintains a network of agents in other regions. Phoenix, founded in 1979, is owned by retired chairman Bill McInerney, along with president and CEO Stephane Rambaud and managing director Andy Wang.

Norbert Dentressangle has Europe's air/sea/land transportation and logistics needs covered from all angles. Norbert Dentressangle company transports chemicals and petrochemicals, food, retail goods, consumables, construction materials, automotive parts, and other goods from about 350 facilities located throughout Europe. The group's logistics division provides warehousing, product distribution, packaging, and assembly services. Norbert Dentressangle maintains a fleet of 7,000 tractors and 8,600 trailers. It has in excess of 5 million sq. meters of warehouse space and operates in more than 15 countries; France generates about 50% of revenues. Norbert Dentressangle formed the company as a cross-channel specialist in 1979.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. The company’s railroads transport various commodities, such as coal, coke, and ores; pulp and paper; metals; minerals and stone; lumber and forest products; farm and food products; chemicals and plastics; petroleum products; autos and auto parts; and municipal waste and haulage traffic. As of December 31, 2009, it owned, leased, or operated 62 short line and regional freight railroads with approximately 6,000 miles of owned and leased track; and approximately 3,400 additional miles under track access arrangements. The company provided rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe. The company also provides railcar switching services; railcar hire and rental services; demurrage and storage services; and freight car repair services, as well as sells diesel fuel to other rail operators. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

It's UK Mail Group's business to provide business-to-business express delivery service in the UK and Ireland. Formerly Business Post Group, UK Mail Group plc is nipping at the heels of state-owned rival Royal Mail. UK Mail maintains a network of about 50 depots, more than half of which are franchised, to receive and dispatch packages and letters. UK Mail also handles palletized freight, home parcel delivery services and same-day courier services. UK Mail Group plc has a fleet of 3,500 delivery vehicles. Chairman Peter Kane and his brother, Michael, each own 12% of UK Mail, while Peter Kane's relatives own another 33%.

A less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, Wilson Trucking hauls freight from about 45 terminals in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic US. LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload; Wilson Trucking tries to haul freight directly from origin terminal to destination terminal, avoiding when possible intermediate stops at terminals to break down and reassemble loads. The company operates a fleet of about 970 tractors and 1,800 trailers. Outside its core region, Wilson Trucking offers service elsewhere in the US and in parts of Canada through partnerships with other carriers. The company was founded in 1926.

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