Canadian Pacific Railway Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited operates independently of Canadian Pacific Limited, as of October 01, 2001. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides rail and intermodal freight transportation services. It transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, sulphur, and fertilizers; and merchandise freight that consists of finished vehicles and automotive parts. The company also transports forest products, such as wood pulp, paper, paperboard, newsprint, lumber, panel, and oriented strand board; and industrial and consumer products, which include chemicals, plastics, aggregates, steel, mine, ethanol, and other energy related products. In addition, it transports intermodal traffic comprising time-sensitive retail goods. As of December 31, 2009, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited provided rail and intermodal freight transportation services over a 15,400-mile network. It serves the principal business centers of Canada, which include Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, and British Columbia; and the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States.

Arkansas Best puts its best efforts on the road to provide freight transportation services in its home state and the rest of North America. Specializing in long-haul, less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments of general commodities (no hazardous waste or dangerous explosives), subsidiary ABF Freight System accounts for over 90% of the company's sales. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) ABF Freight System operates a fleet of about 2,500 tractors and 17,000 trailers from about 280 terminals in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico; it offers service into Mexico via alliances. Freight carried by the company includes chemicals, food, textiles, apparel, appliances, and furniture.

Knight Transportation drivers don't drive long hours into the night. The truckload carrier instead focuses on short- to medium-haul trips, averaging about 500 miles. From some 35 regional operations centers, mainly in the southern, midwestern, and western US, Knight carries such cargo as consumer goods, food and beverages, and paper products. It has a fleet of about 3,700 tractors and 8,500 trailers, including some 700 refrigerated trailers. Besides for-hire hauling, Knight provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. It also offers freight brokerage services. Four members of the Knight family collectively own about 30% of the company.

TKK Logistics was acquired by Kintetsu World Express in December 2008. By air and sea, this company kares for your kargo. TKK Logistics (formerly Thai Kargo Kare) provides air and sea freight forwarding services in Thailand. (Freight forwarders purchase transportation capacity from carriers and resell it to customers.) Founded in 1986, TKK Logistics also operates as a charter broker, international cargo consolidator, licensed customs broker, and warehouser and packager. Its packaging offerings range from small cartons to large wooden pallets for heavy machinery. It also specializes in removal and reinstallation of heavy machines. A 215,000-square-foot warehouse supports its warehousing and delivery operations.

Golar LNG Limited, a mid-stream liquefied natural gas company (LNG), engages primarily in the transportation, regasification, and liquefaction of LNG. It acquires, owns, operates, and charters LNG carriers and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs). As of March 31, 2010, it had a fleet of 13 vessels, 10 LNG carriers, and 3 FSRUs, as well as a 50% equity interest in an LNG carrier. Golar LNG Limited company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Visionary Solutions has no problem with its expertise going to waste. The company specializes in the transportation and management of hazardous waste and heavy equipment. The company provides logistical support including environmental management of specialty and orphan waste, waste profiling and packaging, route selection, manifesting, and disposition planning for both government and commercial clients. Visionary Solutions also offers training in emergency response, HazMat (hazardous materials) compliance, transportation support, and transportation security through courses, workshops, seminars, and exercises. Clients have included the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and MACTEC.

PCL Group is a unit of Singapore's Kuok Group, a holding company with diverse interests in businesses ranging from agricultural commodities to office equipment. Not limited to the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Carriers Limited specializes in the worldwide transport of dry bulk cargo -- typically such commodities as coal, fertilizer, grain, and iron ore. Doing business as PCL Group, the company's fleet of more than 100 owned and managed vessels includes dry bulk carriers of various sizes, as well as chemical and product tankers, which transport liquid bulk cargo. Affiliates provide short-haul transportation of containerized freight and operate offshore supply vessels for oil companies doing business in Southeast Asia.

DB Schenker Rail Danmark (formerly Railion Scandinavia) handles freight deliveries to and from Denmark and other Scandinavian countries, with both conventional and intermodal transport services offered. (Intermodal hauling involves combinations of more than one mode of transportation, such as trucks and trains.) DB Schenker Rail Danmark is a subsidiary of DB Schenker, one of Europe's leading providers of freight transportation and logistics services. Swedish shipping company Green Cargo owns 49% of DB Schenker Rail Danmark.

If you think that's the Great Pumpkin behind you on the highway, look again. With its signature bright-orange fleet of about 12,000 tractors and 33,000 trailers, Schneider National is one of the largest truckload carriers in the US. Its Schneider National Carriers unit provides truckload service throughout North America, including one-way van, dedicated, expedited, regional, and bulk freight transportation. The company also offers intermodal service, in which it arranges the transportation of freight by multiple methods, such as road and rail. Additionally, it offers brokerage services, while subsidiary Schneider Logistics offers supply chain management services. The company was founded in 1935.

DryShips, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers and drilling rigs that operate worldwide. Its drybulk fleet principally carries various drybulk commodities, including bulk items comprising coal, iron ore, and grains; and minor bulk items, such as bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of April 6, 2010, the company owned and operated a fleet of 39 drybulk carriers consisting of 7 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 2 Supramax vessels, and 2 Panamax newbuilding vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 3.3 million dwt, as well as owned and operated 2 ultra-deep water semi-submersible drilling rigs and 4 ultra deep-water newbuilding drillships. DryShips Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.

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