Freight forwarder SEKO Worldwide sees cargo off to its destination. It provides domestic and international airfreight and ocean freight forwarding, along with customs brokerage services. As a freight forwarder, SEKO Worldwide LLC buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to shippers. SEKO Worldwide can arrange ground transportation within North America. It also makes home deliveries in the US. Air freight makes up some 50% of SEKO Worldwide's business. Customers have included Jervis B. Webb, Wal-Mart, and Bombay Company. SEKO Worldwide LLC operates in North America and more than 40 countries around the world. A group led by President and CEO Bill Wascher owns SEKO Worldwide, which began operations in 1976.

Seaspan's containerships span the globe for major headliners. Seaspan Corporation charters its lineup of vessels on long-term contracts to liner operators that need to expand their fleets. Customers have included China Shipping Container Lines, COSCON (a unit of China COSCO Holdings), and Hapag-Lloyd USA, a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd. Seaspan maintains a fleet of nearly 70 vessels with an overall capacity of more than 187,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Seaspan Corporation is part of the Washington Marine Group, which in turn is an affiliate of The Washington Companies, a group of transportation- and natural resources-related businesses controlled by Dennis Washington.

Our core business is petroleum logistics and AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd operates a group of wholly owned companies that serve our customers and are responsible for managing, operating and securing business for the fleet. Corporate services are managed from London, regional offices operate in the UK, Singapore and the US, shipmanagement centres are in Malaysia and Singapore and crewing and manning offices are established in India and the Philippines. A fleet of workboats operate from Galveston, Texas, from where we manage US Gulf lightering business. AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd is a private limited liability company registered in Malaysia and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of international transport and energy company MISC Bhd. MISC Bhd is a public limited liability company incorporated in Malaysia and is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. AET boosted its India operations in May 2009 with the opening of a new office in Gurgaon.

Pass it on -- Kuehne + Nagel International is one of the world's top freight forwarding and logistics groups. Kuehne + Nagel (pronounced "KOO-nuh and NAH-gel") provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, arranges the transportation of goods by road and rail, and offers customs brokerage services. The company's contract logistics unit offers warehousing and distribution services, and it manages more than 7 million sq. meters of warehouse space. Overall, Kuehne + Nagel operates from about 900 locations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Executive chairman Klaus-Michael Kuehne, grandson of the company's co-founder, owns a controlling stake in Kuehne + Nagel.

FirstFleet helps its customers move their freight -- not just by the truckload but by providing fleets of trucks.FirstFleet company offers dedicated contract carriage, in which it supplies its customers with tractors and trailers and the drivers to operate them. In addition, FirstFleet provides related fleet management, logistics, and maintenance services.FirstFleet company operates a fleet of about 1,450 trucks and tractors from facilities in some 30 states in the US, and it provides transportation services throughout the 48 contiguous states and in Canada and Mexico. FirstFleet began operations in 1986.

MC Shipping is owned by an investment fund managed by Irving Place Capital, an affiliate of private equity firm Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. MC Shipping knows the rap when it comes to ocean freight transportation. The company's fleet of more than 20 vessels consists mainly of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) carriers; it also includes containerships. MC Shipping leases its vessels on time charters, bareboat charters (in which the lessee provides its own crew), and spot charters. Day-to-day operation of the company's fleet is overseen by independent ship-management companies. It has offices in Indonesia, London, Monaco, and Singapore.

Landair Transport keeps its wheels on the ground. The truckload carrier transports general commodities and provides dedicated contract services, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to customers long-term. The company primarily operates east of the Mississippi River, employing a fleet of about 850 tractors and 2,000 trailers. It acquired Summit Logistics Services in late 2008, enabling expansion to states in the west and north. In addition to freight transportation, Landair provides logistics and warehousing and distribution services. Major customers have included John Deere, Lowe's, and Sonoco. CEO Scott Niswonger and president and COO John Tweed own the company, which Niswonger helped found in 1981.

Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) moves cargo that ranges from cranes to chairs. The company's ATS Specialized unit transports heavy equipment and other cargo requiring flatbed trailers; an offshoot concentrates on wind energy equipment. Its ATS Van Solutions unit offers dry van truckload transportation, and SunBelt Furniture Xpress transports new furniture for manufacturers. Overall, the company's trucking units operate a fleet of some 2,000 tractors and 6,500 trailers. ATS also offers logistics services, including international freight forwarding. Harold Anderson established the family-owned business in 1955.

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.

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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