GTS Transportation provides dry van and flatbed truckload freight transportation. In addition to for-hire freight hauling,GTS Transportation company offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. Other GTS units include Aero Bulk, which transports pressurized gases and liquid chemicals, LCT Transportation Services, which handles temperature-controlled freight, and Freight Brokers of America. Collectively, GTS' transportation businesses operate about 1,150 tractors and 2,830 trailers. GTS Transportation was created in 2009 to distance itself from Gainey Corporation, its former business that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2008.

Network Rail took over the UK's railways with backing from the government in 2002 from insolvent Railtrack Group. Network Rail Infrastructure has taken charge of the UK's rail infrastructure. The company, through subsidiary Network Rail , owns, manages, and maintains 21,000 miles of track and 40,000 bridges and tunnels in the England, Scotland, and Wales. Network Rail Infrastructure owns the nation's 2,500 railway stations but manages only the 18 largest; the rest of the stations are managed by train operating companies, which provide passenger rail service. Passengers aren't all that ride Network Rail's system -- freight traffic has increased 50% under Network Rail's watch.

ASTAR Air Cargo helps DHL take on delivery giants FedEx and UPS on their own turf. Hiring the carrier's fleet of about 40 aircraft enables DHL and other customers, including the US Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service, to achieve overnight delivery of virtually any kind of cargo. ASTAR's service includes scheduled as well as chartered flights. In January 2009, ASTAR suffered a blow when -- in order to cut down on costs -- DHL was forced to shut down its express operations within the US. (Through ASTAR and other carriers, DHL still offers international shipping services to and from the US). An investment group led by CEO John Dasburg controls ASTAR.

Tobu Railway was founded in 1897. Tobu Railway boasts the second-longest track network -- more than 460 kilometers (285 miles) -- of any passenger railroad in the Kanto region of Japan, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area. (East Japan Railway has a larger network.) Although the company's railway passenger and freight transportation divisions make up the company's namesake business, Tobu Railway operates three other divisions: distribution, leisure, and real estate. The distribution division operates department and convenience stores.

Euroseas Ltd., together with and subsidiaries, provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. Euroseas Ltd. company owns and operates dry bulk carriers that transport bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains, as well as minor bulks, which include bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. It also owns and operates containerships and multipurpose vessels that transport dry and refrigerated containerized cargoes, including manufactured products and perishables. As of May 15, 2010, the company’s fleet consisted of five drybulk carriers, comprised of four Panamax and one Handymax drybulk carriers; nine containerships; and one multipurpose vessel. Its drybulk carriers had a total cargo carrying capacity of 331,308 deadweight tons (dwt); and containerships had a total cargo carrying capacity of 243,994 dwt and 15,779 twenty-foot equivalent units (teu), as well as multipurpose vessel could carry 22,568 dwt and/or 950 teu. Euroseas Ltd. company was founded in 2005 and is based in Maroussi, Greece.

Frozen Food Express Industries, one of the largest temperature-controlled trucking companies in the US. Through its subsidiaries, which include FFE Transportation Services and Lisa Motor Lines, the company transports truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Hauling temperature-sensitive cargo accounts for most of the company's sales. Frozen Food Express Industries also hauls dry freight, under the American Eagle Lines brand, and offers logistics services. Overall, the company maintains a fleet of about 2,000 tractors and 4,000 trailers. FFE traces its roots to 1946.

OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America’s leading transportation services companies offering a broad range of customized solutions to the industrial and transportation sectors. OmniTRAX company’s core capabilities range from railroad and port services to intermodal and industrial switching operations. Through its affiliation with The Broe Group and its managed companies, OmniTRAX also has the unique capability of offering customers specialized industrial development and real estate solutions, both on and off the OmniTRAX rail network.OmniTRAX boasts an exceptional management team comprised of experts from various aspects of the transportation industry. As a growing company with diverse holdings, it relies on the dedication, creativity, and commitment of its associates to develop innovative business solutions to meet the unique needs of its customers. OmniTRAX’s history of growth and success has been achieved through its entrepreneurial spirit, capital, and its relentless adherence to a core philosophy that reinforces the value of its people and its customers. OmniTRAX company's mission is clear; to provide exceptional value to its customers by providing outstanding service, safely and reliably.

Wallenius Lines is invested in 180 ships that can carry up to 8,000 cars at one time; overall, it transports about 7 million cars per year. It operates Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and EUKOR Car Carrier with partner Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Wallenius Lines also has minority stakes in United European Car Carriers, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, and two logistics companies, American Auto Logistics and Transcar. Before the rubber ever meets the road, new cars and trucks might take a ride from the factory floor on one of Wallenius Lines' carrier ships. Wallenius Lines AB has interests in four subsidiaries that transport rolling cargo, such as new cars, around the world.

The US market is the one and only concern for US 1 Industries, which partners with its subsidiaries to provide truckload transportation services in the 48 contiguous states. The company doesn't have trucks of its own; instead, it does business through a network of independent sales agents, who arrange freight transportation via independent truck owner-operators. Approximately 160 commission-based agents operate facilities that monitor shipments. US 1's contractors provide transportation of freight in temperature-controlled trailers and flatbeds, as well as in standard dry vans. One of its specialties is the hauling of intermodal shipping containers, which can be transported by trucks, trains, and ships.

DB Schenker Rail UK was created in 1996 through a merger of several units of the former national monopoly, British Rail, which had been privatized. German rail transport and logistics giant Deutsche Bahn acquired the company in 2007 and integrated the company with its DB Schenker unit. DB Schenker Rail UK (formerly English Welsh & Scottish Railway) serves as the backbone of the UK's freight rail. Operating hundreds of trains daily, it hauls goods for businesses in the construction, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Besides offering coverage throughout its home country, the company provides service to continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel via a joint venture with French rail operator SNCF.

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