Pick a point on the compass -- Western Express Holdings isn't limited to a single direction when it comes to hauling customers' freight. The company's main subsidiary, truckload carrier Western Express, will go west, but it does most of its business in the eastern and midwestern US, concentrating on short to medium-length hauls of between 500 and 1,000 miles. The Western Express fleet consists of about 2,500 tractors and 4,500 trailers, including dry vans and flatbeds, which haul cargo for a diverse customer base. President and CEO Wayne Wise and his wife, Donna Wise, own a controlling stake in Western Express Holdings.

James Fisher and Sons was founded in 1847. James Fisher and Sons does just about everything in the sea except fish. The company provides a variety of marine services to customers such as government agencies and companies in the oil and gas industry. James Fisher and Sons transports refined petroleum products in Northwestern Europe through its Tankships division and lays undersea fiber-optic cable through its Cable ships division. It also provides an array of marine support services to the defense (including the Royal and Norwegian navies), nuclear, and oil and gas sectors.

Exmar currently operates vessels in Belgium, Hong Kong, India, Luxembourg, Norway, Panama, and Singapore. Exmar is one of the largest independent shipping groups in the world serving the international oil and gas industry. It currently manages a fleet of more than 40 LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tankers including ethylene, midsized gas, very large gas, pressurized, and semi-refrigerated carriers. The vessels transport liquefied gases such as anhydrous ammonia, butane, petrochemicals, and propane. A smaller fleet of carriers transports liquefied natural gas. Some of its ships are owned; however, a majority are chartered either short or long term.

Air Cargo Carriers, LLC. has been synonymous with dependability and quality in the air freight industry since 1986. As ACC Integrated Services has grown, so has the number of industries it serves. Today, Air Cargo Carriers continues to provide the greatest customer care driven service to the air freight industry as well as many others. By carrying over the core belief structure forged in the air freight business of providing the customer what they want, on time and at a competitive rate, Air Cargo is able to provide superior products and services to the growing list of satisfied customers.

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company operates as an interstate freight carrier with regional railroad operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Providence and Worcester Railroad company transports various commodities, including automobiles, construction aggregates, iron and steel products, chemicals, lumber, scrap metals, plastic resins, cement, coal, construction and demolition debris, and processed foods, as well as edible foodstuffs, such as corn syrup and vegetable oils. As of December 31, 2009, its rail freight system comprised approximately 516 miles of track. The company also services a double-stack intermodal terminal facility in New England in Worcester, Massachusetts. In addition, it engages in the sale of properties, granting of easements, and licensing and leasing of land and tracks. Providence and Worcester Railroad company was founded in 1969 and is based in Worcester, Massachusetts.

JHT Holdings might very well haul it. Through its subsidiaries, JHT Holdings provides over-the-road transportation of various types of motor vehicles, including commercial trucks and cars. Among its operating units are Active Truck Transport, Automotive Carrier Services, and Unimark. JHT has its roots in Kenosha Auto Transport, a company that was formed in 1933 to haul vehicles made by International Harvester and Nash Motors. Striving to strengthen its balance sheet amid a period of slumping sales, JHT voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2008 and emerged a few months later, in October.

Interstate Distributor provides truckload freight transportation and a full set of complementary offerings. The company's services include standard dry van, temperature-controlled, and heavy cargo hauling, dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution, and intermodal marketing (arrangement of freight transportation by multiple methods, such as truck and train). Interstate Distributor's fleet consists of some 2,200 tractors and 7,400 trailers. The company operates primarily in the western US, but it provides service throughout the 48 contiguous states and in Alaska, Canada, and parts of Mexico. Interstate Distributor was founded in 1933.

Alma Maritime is building its fleet of ships bought from companies that couldn't stay afloat. The company, which formed in 2008, is purchasing a 170,000 DWT Capesize dry bulk carrier and two 150,000 DWT Suezmax oil tankers, and it has plans for four more ships. Alma Maritime will charter the Capesize carrier with EDF Trading (a subsidiary of Electricite de France) and charter the Suezmax tankers with the oil industry. Empire Navigation, a company owned by CEO Stamatis Molaris, will manage Alma Maritime's vessels. By 2011 Alma Maritime will have four more 158,000 DWT Suezmax tankers, all ready to be chartered by Japan's Sanko Steamship. The company filed to go public in 2010.

Top Ships Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services. It carries petroleum products and crude oil for the oil industry; and drybulk commodities for steel, electric utility, construction, and agriculture-food industries. TOP Ships Inc. employs its tanker and drybulk vessels under time charters, bareboat charters, or in the spot charter market. As of May 22, 2009, it owned and operated a fleet of 12 double-hull handymax tankers with a total carrying capacity of approximately 0.6 million dead weight tons (dwt); and a fleet of 5 drybulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of approximately 0.3 million dwt. TOP Ships Inc. was formerly known as Top Tankers Inc. and changed its name to Top Ships Inc. in December 2007. Top Ships Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Old Dominion Freight Line still makes its stand in Dixie, but the trucking company serves the rest of the US, as well. It transports general commodities in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments, in which freight from multiple shippers is consolidated into a single truckload. Old Dominion operates a fleet of some 5,000 tractors and more than 20,000 trailers from around 200 service centers. Founded in 1934, Old Dominion directly serves the 48 contiguous states of continental US and offers service elsewhere in North America, Central America, South America, and Asia. The founding Congdon family controls Old Dominion.

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